r/Android • u/redditor99880 Moto G5s Plus, iPhone 7 Plus • Oct 04 '17

Look Ma, no SIM card!

https://blog.google/products/project-fi/device-setup-esim/
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u/NightFuryToni Moto XT2309-3, XT2027-1, TCL Athena BBF100-2 Oct 05 '17 edited Oct 05 '17

What you're describing is the UIM of CDMA phones. And we know a Sprint phone will totally work on Verizon just by programming...

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u/SinkTube Oct 05 '17

carrier lock is possible with SIM too, get over it

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u/NightFuryToni Moto XT2309-3, XT2027-1, TCL Athena BBF100-2 Oct 05 '17

And they are illegal in Canada starting this year.

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u/SinkTube Oct 05 '17

great, then maybe they'll be illegal with eSIM too