So it looks like I'm going X-rated. I'd be upgrading from a 5s to an unlocked and probably SIM-free X. The eSIM is the question.
I'd back up my 5s to iTunes. Currently my iPhone-syncing computer is on 10.9.5 with iTunes 12.4.3.1. No doubt the X will need a newer OS and iTunes (as I'll always backup to a computer).
My other Macs are on various OSs so I'll probably use Sierra and iT 12.6, if that meets the X's sys reqs.
Originally the plan was to get a SIM-free, unlocked 8 and move my 5s' att SIM to the 8. I was hoping to avoid an activation fee. Obviously, that won't work with the X.
I'd be buying the X outright so it would be unlocked. Given that:
1) Is there an equivalent to SIM swapping with the X or is it activated just like any regular upgrade?
2) With respect to the above, is there even an advantage to getting an X SIM free instead of an 'att' phone?
3) At one time the pro tip was to get an vzw phone so you could use it anywhere. I don't go in country much anymore so CDMA isn't mandatory, but if I can have all the bells and whistles, why not.
4) I know none of the phones will get the newest T-Mo band and am not concerned. But is there a 'best' model of X that covers everything but the kitchen sync (sorry) and that T-mo band?
5) I'd stay on att for a bit and then move to something else, probably T-Mo (gives me great reception where I am most often) or one of it's MVNOs. All the other guys' coverage is unknown and the maps can't be trusted. att's map says I get great reception. No, I don't. Thank you, terrestrial attenuation.
I'm trying to understand what my options are, and how to best implement whichever I choose.
I'd back up my 5s to iTunes. Currently my iPhone-syncing computer is on 10.9.5 with iTunes 12.4.3.1. No doubt the X will need a newer OS and iTunes (as I'll always backup to a computer).
My other Macs are on various OSs so I'll probably use Sierra and iT 12.6, if that meets the X's sys reqs.
Originally the plan was to get a SIM-free, unlocked 8 and move my 5s' att SIM to the 8. I was hoping to avoid an activation fee. Obviously, that won't work with the X.
I'd be buying the X outright so it would be unlocked. Given that:
1) Is there an equivalent to SIM swapping with the X or is it activated just like any regular upgrade?
2) With respect to the above, is there even an advantage to getting an X SIM free instead of an 'att' phone?
3) At one time the pro tip was to get an vzw phone so you could use it anywhere. I don't go in country much anymore so CDMA isn't mandatory, but if I can have all the bells and whistles, why not.
4) I know none of the phones will get the newest T-Mo band and am not concerned. But is there a 'best' model of X that covers everything but the kitchen sync (sorry) and that T-mo band?
5) I'd stay on att for a bit and then move to something else, probably T-Mo (gives me great reception where I am most often) or one of it's MVNOs. All the other guys' coverage is unknown and the maps can't be trusted. att's map says I get great reception. No, I don't. Thank you, terrestrial attenuation.
I'm trying to understand what my options are, and how to best implement whichever I choose.