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I think macbook with eSIM could land once the OS has good controls over the network usage. Carriers aren’t gonna let those things run wild
by enos_feedler 4y ago
I think macbook with eSIM could land once the OS has good controls over the network usage. Carriers aren’t gonna let those things run wild
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- zikduruqe 4y agoYep. I am very, intimately familiar with the inner workings of carriers. But one can dream.
- mcculley 4y agoJust bill me by bandwidth used. It is ridiculous that one cannot buy a MacBook Pro with a cell modem. I fight with tethering at least once a week.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoi had a windows laptop with inbuilt 4G modem, was great fpr business travel. Had better reception than a phone. Many business people use mac and would love this. Really weired
- enos_feedler 4y agoI think its less about money and more about network capacity and also ensuring your average mac user can leave it on without running up a surprise bill. Until users have good control with sane defaults it wont happen
- mcculley 4y agoYou can buy a Dell with a cell modem. It’s more likely about the patent/royalty situation with Qualcomm. If Apple starts making their own cell modems, they will start putting them in laptops.
- enos_feedler 4y agoDell also cares less about users sim card bills. Apple is the kind of company that just wants it to be done right.
- mcculley 4y agoI remain unconvinced that it has anything to do with Apple thinking about the user’s mobile data bill. Watch what happens when Apple is no longer entangled with Qualcomm royalties. Though I do like the idea that this is why tethering to my iPhone is so flaky. It isn’t due to bugs, it is because Apple cares about my mobile data bill!