Forum Discussion
Prepaid Plans dislike iPhone SE 2nd Gen?
No issues checking my iPhone 15 Pro Max's IMIE number when preparing to buy a prepaid plan from the T-Mobile website, and eSIM is allowed on my iPhone too; but when I try the same for my wife's 2nd Gen iPhone SE's IMIE, the website says the following:
Your device is partially compatible with the T-Mobile network—you can still use this device on the T-Mobile network, but it's functionality may be limited.
Select your SIM card:
• Physical SIM Card — The Physical SIM kit allows you to connect any device to the T-Mobile network
• Use my T-Mobile SIM card — Already have a physical T-Mobile SIM card you want to use?
PROBLEM: There is no option for eSIM!
But why? My wife's iPhone supports eSIM, so the above makes no sense.
My wife and I live in Japan and will be traveling to California soon, and I want to get a mobile plan for the two of us, using eSIM so I don't need to visit a T-Mobile store and deal with physical SIM cards.
What's the solution to this problem?
Thank you.
Older eSIM standards are more than likely not supported. When eSIM's first started appearing on devices, there were multiple implementations and weren't all compatible with one another. Similar to VoLTE in some ways, having multiple implementations, none of which are compatible with the other implementations.
