Apple SIM
Apple SIM is a proprietary subscriber identity module (SIM) produced by Apple Inc. It is included in cellular-enabled versions of its iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 tablets in the United Kingdom and United States. The Apple SIM supports wireless services across multiple supported carriers, which can be selected from a user interface within their operating systems, removing the need to install a SIM provided by the carrier itself. While Apple did not acknowledge the feature whilst presenting the iPad models that ship with Apple SIM, promotional materials on its website discuss the feature as being geared toward users of short-term mobile internet contracts across multiple carriers.[1]
Carriers supported by Apple SIM on launch include AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile US in the United States, and EE in the United Kingdom.[1] However, activating mobile services on AT&T will permanently lock the Apple SIM to AT&T, requiring the purchase of a new Apple SIM in order to use a different carrier.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Apple's new iPads let you switch wireless carriers without changing SIM cards". The Verge. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "More proof AT&T is clueless/evil: Carrier busts ‘Apple SIM’ feature". VentureBeat. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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