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The US variants also force a reboot each time the user switches eSIMs, while other models do not, because the CSC codes correspond to a single carrier. If a phone is bought directly from a carrier with a SIM lock, the phone can only add eSIMs from the same carrier as the one on the physical SIM card, even after a carrier unlock.
But physical SIM cards are slowly being replaced by eSIMs — the e stands for embedded — built into newer phones. These digital versions do the same thing and can make life easier, though ...
Android phones and iPhones can be made senior-friendly, but the Smart3 arrives that way: It's a phone made specifically with seniors and their specific needs in mind.
The Apple SIM is known as a Removable SIM with Remote Provisioning [5] – it is a special SIM card that may be configured with different operator profiles. This is in contrast to an embedded SIM, which is not removable and may also be remotely provisioned. It appears that Apple has begun to include both types of SIM in their newer devices. [6]
The eSIMs are far from a perfect solution: Older phones can’t use them and an existing connection is needed to download new ones. Some of the eSIMs don’t work properly.
In some cases, a SIM-locked handset is sold at a substantially lower price than an unlocked one, because the service provider expects income through its service. SIM locks are employed on cheaper (pay-as-you-go) handsets, while discounts on more expensive handsets require a subscription that provides guaranteed income. Unlocked handsets have a ...
The company operates the Lively phone service, an MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator, where it rents cellular service from other operators, and primarily caters to seniors with old-fashioned phones and medical alert devices. [16] Lively manufactures the Jitterbug Flip phones, an easy-to-use cell phone marketed for American elderly. [16]
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