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<blockquote data-quote="TimCullis" data-source="post: 235" data-attributes="member: 412"><p><strong>DUAL SIMs and eSIMs</strong></p><p>Some older Android phones have dual SIM slots where you can keep your existing SIM and add a second one. What’s more usual nowadays is for phones to be able to simulate having a dual SIM by having an electronic version (eSIM is how cellular support is provided on the Apple Watch). iPhones that support eSIM include ALL models from the SE 2020, XR and XS onwards (so also iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14). </p><p></p><p>When you have multiple SIMs enabled (whether SIM or eSIM), you normally choose which one is used for mobile data and outgoing telephone calls, however you can have both services activated at once for incoming and outgoing telephone calls. You can also configure mobile data switching so you use whichever has the better coverage but you probably don’t want this as you would incur additional charges from your home service. If you have both SIMs active, when you come to make a normal telephone call, the SIM you are about to use is shown at the top of the screen and you can change that if you wish.</p><p></p><p>The iPhone 14 sold in USA doesn’t have a physical SIM tray and only supports eSIMs, there are rumours that the next generation of iPhone 15 models for Europe will be similar, which means the devices would work only with eSIMs for cellular connectivity. It’s currently not easy to obtain an eSIM from one of the three Moroccan companies, though it has been reported that if you visit one of Maroc Telecom’s big stores you can convert your free SIM into an eSIM deal and set up your phone for the eSIM at a cost of 60dh on top of whatever you add for your data plan.</p><p></p><p>On this link, Maroc Telecom suggests the eSIM should be the same price as the nano SIM, <a href="https://www.iam.ma/particulier/offres-mobiles/services/pratique/e-SIM.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.iam.ma/particulier/offres-mobiles/services/pratique/e-SIM.aspx</a></p><p></p><p>Apple has suggestions on international eSIM support, <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ExternalLinkInterstitial?redirectTo=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple.com%2Fen-us%2FHT213448" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213448</a> and one of the vendors mentioned that offers a prepaid data eSIM that you can install yourself is Airalo, see <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ExternalLinkInterstitial?redirectTo=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airalo.com%2Fmorocco-esim%2Fchoukran-7days-1gb" target="_blank">https://www.airalo.com/morocco-esim/choukran-7days-1gb</a> Airalo’s eSIM works on Maroc Telecom’s network, however be aware there’s no voice calls and the data allowance is just 1GB before needing to be topped up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TimCullis, post: 235, member: 412"] [B]DUAL SIMs and eSIMs[/B] Some older Android phones have dual SIM slots where you can keep your existing SIM and add a second one. What’s more usual nowadays is for phones to be able to simulate having a dual SIM by having an electronic version (eSIM is how cellular support is provided on the Apple Watch). iPhones that support eSIM include ALL models from the SE 2020, XR and XS onwards (so also iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14). When you have multiple SIMs enabled (whether SIM or eSIM), you normally choose which one is used for mobile data and outgoing telephone calls, however you can have both services activated at once for incoming and outgoing telephone calls. You can also configure mobile data switching so you use whichever has the better coverage but you probably don’t want this as you would incur additional charges from your home service. If you have both SIMs active, when you come to make a normal telephone call, the SIM you are about to use is shown at the top of the screen and you can change that if you wish. The iPhone 14 sold in USA doesn’t have a physical SIM tray and only supports eSIMs, there are rumours that the next generation of iPhone 15 models for Europe will be similar, which means the devices would work only with eSIMs for cellular connectivity. It’s currently not easy to obtain an eSIM from one of the three Moroccan companies, though it has been reported that if you visit one of Maroc Telecom’s big stores you can convert your free SIM into an eSIM deal and set up your phone for the eSIM at a cost of 60dh on top of whatever you add for your data plan. On this link, Maroc Telecom suggests the eSIM should be the same price as the nano SIM, [URL]https://www.iam.ma/particulier/offres-mobiles/services/pratique/e-SIM.aspx[/URL] Apple has suggestions on international eSIM support, [URL='https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ExternalLinkInterstitial?redirectTo=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple.com%2Fen-us%2FHT213448']https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213448[/URL] and one of the vendors mentioned that offers a prepaid data eSIM that you can install yourself is Airalo, see [URL='https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ExternalLinkInterstitial?redirectTo=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airalo.com%2Fmorocco-esim%2Fchoukran-7days-1gb']https://www.airalo.com/morocco-esim/choukran-7days-1gb[/URL] Airalo’s eSIM works on Maroc Telecom’s network, however be aware there’s no voice calls and the data allowance is just 1GB before needing to be topped up. [/QUOTE]
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