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I see this as progress. Yes, Apple could use the SIM-less phone to control everything and that would be bad. But this also means we could have "unlocked" SIM-l

I see this as progress. Yes, Apple could use the SIM-less phone to control everything and that would be bad. But this also means we could have "unlocked" SIM-less phones where I could swap networks freely. I never understood SIM cards: what I want is to use Orange like I use Skype. That is, input an user and password and presto! If I want to switch over to Vodafone, input my Vodafone credentials and that's it.

sp332 14y ago
Unless you can store identities on the phone, and switch carriers by pressing a button or some other completely painless process that takes less than 5 minutes, it won't be as nice as SIM cards, where you can have one for each country you travel to and pop them in & out as you go along.
glogla 14y ago
Vodafone SIM is your Vodafone login and password, and it is the same with any other operator. And with the problems we are facing with PKI right now, it might as well be the most practical way to do it, since MITM on mobile network would have been a night mare. Then again, it probably isn't the most practical way, the technology is old and the encryption broken.