> I share your concerns but at the same time I think, why would we even need a SIM? In the Before Times: handy for travel. Having a (e)SIM for your personal nu

> I share your concerns but at the same time I think, why would we even need a SIM? In the Before Times: handy for travel. Having a (e)SIM for your personal number (but perhaps disable data), and when you arrive at your destination just pop in a new physical SIM for local data (and calling). > We don't have SIMs for ADSL or Fiber internet? I wish we did. At least for ADSL you can use PPPoE to login into a network with whatever hardware you wish to use instead of the telco's often janky, underpowered stuff. With fibre (GPON) they often lock in the MAC of the optic, so good luck using something else besides whatever is provided. If you're lucky you can remove the SFP module and put it into whatever you want. This may not be useful for 99% of the population, but given this is HN we're on, I think a lot of folks can appreciate being 'hardware agnostic'. Otherwise we're back to the 1960s when only Officially Approved™ equipment can be connected: * https://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/att_antitrust.htm https://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/att_antitrust.htm