Jirachi
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Despite the US being the notorious ones, you don't see the crap happening in their country.
esim discussion
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anyone managed to get Circles VoLTE & 5G working with eSIM on Xiaomi 13T?
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Today you approach case, machiam pay admin fees of $10.90 and then need to pay membership fees in tier (think is $15 cheapest). And what these group of clowns offer you is some useless paper tiger approach. You might as well spend the money in SCT.
If today I am government, I would have close this cmi company. Form another solid company with real powerhouse young lawyers. No need to talk simi admin fees or membership. Just take 10% of the compensation. Get $1m compensation charge $100k lo. This kind then will be power mah. Else wayang wayang. Today I am business owner, someone said want to complain to CASE, I think I will laugh at them
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Strangely I see Case president Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye profile sibei satki lei. He has my upmost admiration and respect. But the amount they charge vs SCT, SCT sibei friendly price
SCT charges really like Elvin Tay previously recommended. Based on performance matrix. Super impressive. For $5000 charge $10. Above $20k and below $30k is 1% of total compensation. I think I like chief justice more.
https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/civil/how-to-file-serve-small-claim
looks like zero1, maxx and eight now all support eSIM already
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Been a while since, need to revisit and update liao.
zym still sleeping with physical SIM.
Zero1 don't seems to publish their esim replacement policy, does anyone have info on that ?
Edit: Found this : https://zero.zero1.sg/announcement/zero1-mobile-plan-esim/
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I was ready to ditch physical SIMs forever — then my toddler threw my phone off a balcony
While on holiday, my toddler decided my phone would look cool skydiving from a ninth-floor balcony. Spoiler Alert: It didn’t stick the landing. Not only did the iPhone’s screen shatter to pieces from one corner, but the grade 5 titanium frame literally tore from the antenna band. Not to mention the internal damage to other crucial components.
After mourning the loss and explaining to my child that phones aren’t actually meant to fly, I faced a new problem. I needed a new phone. And fast. Apple told me the phone can’t be fixed and will need to be replaced. Shedding tears of desperation, I swallowed the bitter pill and coughed up to buy the iPhone 16 Pro.
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But here’s the catch. You can’t just pop into a store, grab a phone, and swap out the SIM anymore when you’re only using an eSIM. Sure, transferring an eSIM is usually as easy as scanning a QR code, but what happens when your old phone’s display is completely dead?
To make matters worse, I wasn’t even home. I was about to travel to an even more remote location just an hour after the whole mess started. So there I was, holding a brand-new iPhone with no carrier connectivity, meaning I couldn’t access 80% of my apps that relied on two-factor authentication tied to my phone number. Payment and banking apps in my country are also married to the user’s phone number, so I was also left without access to digital payment methods. Not the best scenario when you’re on holiday.
I figured my carrier could just activate the eSIM on my new phone remotely. Turns out, I was wrong.
I ended up stuck without a working phone for three whole days until I could get to a carrier store in the nearest big city, where they finally deactivated the eSIM on my old device (RIP) and got me up and running on the new one.
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The pros of eSIM convenience got defeated due to telcos and security concerns e.g. SIMJacking, so in the end eSIM ends up especially worst when facing such situations.I was ready to ditch physical SIMs forever — then my toddler threw my phone off a balcony
While on holiday, my toddler decided my phone would look cool skydiving from a ninth-floor balcony. Spoiler Alert: It didn’t stick the landing. Not only did the iPhone’s screen shatter to pieces from one corner, but the grade 5 titanium frame literally tore from the antenna band. Not to mention the internal damage to other crucial components.
After mourning the loss and explaining to my child that phones aren’t actually meant to fly, I faced a new problem. I needed a new phone. And fast. Apple told me the phone can’t be fixed and will need to be replaced. Shedding tears of desperation, I swallowed the bitter pill and coughed up to buy the iPhone 16 Pro.
...
But here’s the catch. You can’t just pop into a store, grab a phone, and swap out the SIM anymore when you’re only using an eSIM. Sure, transferring an eSIM is usually as easy as scanning a QR code, but what happens when your old phone’s display is completely dead?
To make matters worse, I wasn’t even home. I was about to travel to an even more remote location just an hour after the whole mess started. So there I was, holding a brand-new iPhone with no carrier connectivity, meaning I couldn’t access 80% of my apps that relied on two-factor authentication tied to my phone number. Payment and banking apps in my country are also married to the user’s phone number, so I was also left without access to digital payment methods. Not the best scenario when you’re on holiday.
I figured my carrier could just activate the eSIM on my new phone remotely. Turns out, I was wrong.
I ended up stuck without a working phone for three whole days until I could get to a carrier store in the nearest big city, where they finally deactivated the eSIM on my old device (RIP) and got me up and running on the new one.
Oh well....
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esim is best for roaming use only for now, imo.
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It is still useful in case of theft, the thief can't remove the sim card or enable airplane mode if they don't have your pin code. The moment the phone is switched back on, it will connect to the network. (assuming you've disabled control panel from locked screen)
SIMJacking also assumes your number is known, not true of someone just taking your phone from your unattended bag. A physical SIM can still be taken out and placed into another phone to discover its number.
This is not so relevant in tiny SG depending on your telco. I can just leave my house and walk 5-10 mins to the nearest SIMBA service centre and get a replacement eSIM.I was ready to ditch physical SIMs forever — then my toddler threw my phone off a balcony
While on holiday, my toddler decided my phone would look cool skydiving from a ninth-floor balcony. Spoiler Alert: It didn’t stick the landing. Not only did the iPhone’s screen shatter to pieces from one corner, but the grade 5 titanium frame literally tore from the antenna band. Not to mention the internal damage to other crucial components.
After mourning the loss and explaining to my child that phones aren’t actually meant to fly, I faced a new problem. I needed a new phone. And fast. Apple told me the phone can’t be fixed and will need to be replaced. Shedding tears of desperation, I swallowed the bitter pill and coughed up to buy the iPhone 16 Pro.
...
But here’s the catch. You can’t just pop into a store, grab a phone, and swap out the SIM anymore when you’re only using an eSIM. Sure, transferring an eSIM is usually as easy as scanning a QR code, but what happens when your old phone’s display is completely dead?
To make matters worse, I wasn’t even home. I was about to travel to an even more remote location just an hour after the whole mess started. So there I was, holding a brand-new iPhone with no carrier connectivity, meaning I couldn’t access 80% of my apps that relied on two-factor authentication tied to my phone number. Payment and banking apps in my country are also married to the user’s phone number, so I was also left without access to digital payment methods. Not the best scenario when you’re on holiday.
I figured my carrier could just activate the eSIM on my new phone remotely. Turns out, I was wrong.
I ended up stuck without a working phone for three whole days until I could get to a carrier store in the nearest big city, where they finally deactivated the eSIM on my old device (RIP) and got me up and running on the new one.
If you are within support area this is not much of a concern.
It is most applicable when you are far from it, esp when overseas, and more so for extended period.
Also, even within SG, most people don't have a service centre for every telco within 5-10 minutes walk.
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Unless one frequently require eSIM switches, otherwise roaming or not, doesn't seem to be an issue.
But yes, since roaming usually is for use and throw, as compared to local usage which are permanent.
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Yes, agreed with this.
But in convenience context, say phone switching, eSIM currently unable to port freely by oneself.
And since you brought it up, I believe IOS users should disable control centre access from lock screen.
Personally use this to enhance safety since this feature should only be accessible once unlocked to prevent airplane mode toggle if in situations where device is lost/stolen.
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Seems like a Singapore issue only.
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Need to milk more first to recoup their investments.
Jirachi
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Yeah. But earnings are not seemingly getting better as well
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Looking at this list, I think it is much more than SG.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101569#quicktransfer
But it also seems like it is unlikely to get this in SG.
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