If you’re upgrading to iPhone 15 from iPhone 13 or earlier, here’s how your wireless company will help you navigate one tricky issue.
Apple announced its new iPhone 15, which, like last year’s iPhone, forgoes the traditional physical SIM card for an eSIM. If you are upgrading from an iPhone that’s at least two years old, it is likely that you will have to make to switch to the new data format.
The transition will vary depending on your carrier, whether it supports eSIM or not (most of them do), and what practices they have in place to facilitate the activation. Most carriers will link your phone number to the device when you order your iPhone, making the setup process as straightforward and simple as possible. Others, maybe not.
Here’s how the three major US phone carriers — Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile — are supporting eSIM activation.
