Okuthiwa I-eSIM ingena esikhundleni sesidingo se-SIM khadi ephathekayo. I-chip encane nje ngaphakathi kudivayisi yakho futhi isebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-NFC chip esetshenziselwa ubuchwepheshe bokukhokha obufana ne-Apple Pay ne-Google Pay. Kepha akuyona i-eSIM njenge-eSIM.
I-Apple yaqala ukusekela i-eSIM kuma-iPhones nge-iPhone XS ne-XR ngo-2018. Yebo, futhi bayingxenye yezinguqulo zamaselula ze-Apple Watch. Iqiniso lokuthi lokhu kuwumkhuba ocacile kufakazelwa ukuthandwa okukhulayo kwaleli zinga, ukusekelwa opharetha, kanye neqiniso lokuthi ama-iPhone 14s asevele asatshalaliswa e-US ngaphandle kwesikhala somzimba se-SIM khadi yakudala.
Emafonini, i-eSIM empeleni iziphatha ngendlela efanayo ne-SIM yakudala. Kodwa-ke, izinzuzo zayo ziphinde zibe khona lapho uhamba, lapho ungasebenzisa i-eSIM yomsebenzisi osebenza ezweni elithile, isibonelo, kwiphakheji yedatha ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuvakashela ama-kiosks. Kodwa kukhona futhi eyodwa yokungalungi. Okubambileyo, vele, ukuthi awukwazi ukukhipha i-eSIM ocingweni lwakho bese uyifaka kwenye ifoni.
Izinkinga ze-Apple Watch
Kepha uma i-eSIM ocingweni iziphatha njenge-SIM ehlukile, ku-Apple Watch ayikwenzi. Akwenzeki ukuba nenombolo yocingo eyingqayizivele ku-Apple Watch futhi uyisebenzise ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwe-iPhone. Noma ngabe iqukethe i-eSIM, iyikhophi ye-SIM khadi yefoni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma othile ekuthumelela umlayezo noma eshayela inombolo yakho, lolo lwazi luzovela kukho kokubili i-iPhone yakho ne-Apple Watch, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziqhelelene noma cha. Kepha ukube ubunenombolo ehlukile ku-Apple Watch yakho, imininingwane mayelana nekholi noma umlayezo bekuzofika kubo kuphela. Ngakho-ke kungaba idivayisi ezimele, okuyinto Apple Watch akuyona.
Kukulobu buchwepheshe bokukopisha lapho inkinga enkulu ilele. Ukube bekuyi-eSIM ehlukile, i-Apple Watch ibizoziphatha ngendlela efanayo nanoma iyiphi enye idivayisi ene-SIM khadi. Kodwa lokho akuyona inhloso yabo, ngoba zisahloselwe ukuba isandiso se-iPhone. Kungakho kuthathe isikhathi eside ukwethula lobu buchwepheshe be-Apple kunethiwekhi yabasebenzisi ezweni, lapho lusasekelwa ngababili kuphela, okuyi-T-Mobile kanye ne-O2 muva nje. I-Vodafone ingu-opharetha wokugcina ongakayisekeli i-eSIM ku-Apple Watch.
Ngokubona kwami, i-isim ayisebenzi kahle ewashini le-Apple. Ngishayele i-T-Mobile futhi bangitshele ukuthi akuyona inkinga ye-sim, kodwa inkinga yokuxhumana phakathi kwewashi le-iPhone ne-Apple. Kwesinye isikhathi kuyenzeka ukuthi i-iPhone imane ikhale bese iwashi le-Apple lingakhali, ngezinye izikhathi uthola ucingo ewashini le-Apple ungezwa lutho nokunye, ngakho-ke akukho ukuthembela kwe-100% ku-Apple Watch... amahloni. Angazi ngempela ukuthi i-isim isebenza kanjani ngempela ewashini le-Apple nokuthi ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-iPhone newashi le-Apple kwenzeka kanjani ngo-opharetha wefoni.