From PC Mag: Apple's new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR are a potential revolution in how Americans pick their service plans. With their built-in eSIM, you'll be able to pick from a menu of carriers, switch at will, and add a second physical SIM if you feel like it or if your carrier doesn't support eSIM.
Apple's eSIM will not be enabled when the iPhone XS launches; it will "come later this year," Apple says. But in a perfect world where everyone buys their iPhones up front, this means people could swap carriers on demand when they see a better deal. Realistically in the US, most people are tied to monthly phone payment plans, so carrier churn won't be as vigorous. Still, carriers want to be on the list so they can win over customers, whether they're the big four US nationwide carriers or smaller, virtual players with lower monthly fees.
During the initial iPhone announcement, the list of US carriers that will support eSIM was missing a big one: Sprint. That's just an accident of timing, Sprint CTO John Saw told us at Mobile World Congress Americas.
"We will be [in the eSIM]," Saw said, although he didn't want to go on the record with a specific date.
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