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T-Mobile CEO John Legere takes to Twitter to help clear up Apple SIM confusion

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/tmobiles-john-legere-clear-apple-sim-confusion' title="T-Mobile CEO John Legere takes to Twitter to help clear up Apple SIM confusion"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/10/ipad_mini_3_black_unboxed.jpg?itok=ifUi04IV' />[/url]</p> <p>T-Mobile CEO John Legere has taken to Twitter to explain how the recently announced Apple SIM (http://www.imore.com/ipad-air-2-comes-new-apple-sim-card-switching-carriers-will) works in the new iPad Mini 3 (http://www.imore.com/ipad-mini-3) and iPad Air 2 (http://www.imore.com/ipad-air-2), highlighting how competitors continue to make it difficult for customers to switch operators.</p> <!--break--> <p>The Apple SIM replaces the traditional SIM consumers would normally receive from their mobile carrier, providing the ability to easily switch between networks without having to grab a new card and set everything up. It's designed to make your life easier, if carriers play along (http://www.imore.com/new-multi-carrier-sim-card-ipad-air-2-and-ipad-mini-3-will-lock-att-after-activation). Unfortunately, while US networks support the new SIM (except Verizon), not all is well.</p> <p></p><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>4/ @verizonwireless (https://twitter.com/VerizonWireless) chose not to play at all….Not even on the Apple SIM!</p>— John Legere (@JohnLegere) October 25, 2014 (https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/526090302894116866) <p><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></center> <p></p><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>7/ @TMobile (https://twitter.com/TMobile) and @Sprint (https://twitter.com/sprint) embraced the Apple SIM concept - you get as many choices as you want.</p>— John Legere (@JohnLegere) October 25, 2014 (https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/526090613130010624) <p><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></center> <p>It's interesting to note how iPads bought through retail differ to those purchased from the carriers. iPads sent to the top carriers in the US are kitted out differently with AT&amp;T and T-Mobile opting for Apple's new SIM, while Sprint and Verizon still ship with their own cards.</p> <p></p><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>5/ You can pick @att (https://twitter.com/ATT) but once you do, you can't switch again! #typical (https://twitter.com/hashtag/typical?src=hash)</p>— John Legere (@JohnLegere) October 25, 2014 (https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/526090413082673152) <p><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></center> <p>Verizon will require you to insert a new SIM to use a new iPad on its network, while AT&amp;T will outright lock the SIM. The good news is it's possible to switch out the locked SIM with a new one to get going once again, but this eliminates any advantages the Apple SIM brought to the table.</p> <p>We recommend you read through the full tweet storm on John Legere's Twitter account (https://twitter.com/JohnLegere) for more details. Via: Storify (https://storify.com/jbrodkin/john-legere-tweetstorm-on-apple-sim-lockin)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-27939"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3fd693c3/sc/15/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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