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UnknownTechGuy t1_j1ypxtv wrote

I have a Jio number which I have saved on my phone as an esim, I live in the UAE and travel to India regularly.

I can confirm from my own experience that your number stays, only the sim is changed from physical to an embedded one. here’s the link to the process, to do it yourself, or by visiting a store

The US devices are esim only, so if you ever happen to travel anywhere, you will need to connect to a network that has esim as an option. That’s the only trade off, what you could still do to save money compared to India pricing is get one from Dubai as many Indians do.

Hope that helps.

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drDVMHomie OP t1_j1ywaux wrote

Oh, very helpful. Dubai, as in Apple.com.du or similar? Fast delivery, probably, eh?

I'm also wanting dual sim capabilities, as some places in India Jio is 2nd best, and maybe Vi or Airtel is better bet. Which iPhone are you in right now?

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UnknownTechGuy t1_j1yzqxm wrote

Nope.. Dubai as in the market shops, Apple has high prices compared to what reseller have.

As far as i am aware only airtel n jio support esim, VI n bsnl don't.

All iPhone are dual sim, US models of the 14 series all dual esim, global is 1 physical and 1esim, china/Hong Kong is dual physical.

I'm using the 14Pro Max. Have 1 physical sim and 1 esim in use.

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isthislifereal- t1_j1z6t7j wrote

Hey, could suggest a good place to buy iPhone from Dubai with face time?

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UnknownTechGuy t1_j1z7bky wrote

All iPhone, irrespective of where you buy it from have FaceTime ( even UAE) FaceTime is not visible as an app or in settings for people who set the region of their device as UAE in the settings app. Change it to any other country and boom.. It appears.

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Bittucharya t1_j1zdgs1 wrote

how much is it in Dubai? I ordered one online, US and it came to around 86k for the 14pro +4k for international transaction charge so essentially 90k

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UnknownTechGuy t1_j1zds57 wrote

128gb comes around 104k INR while 256 will set you back around 112K

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Bittucharya t1_j1zf3lv wrote

okk ty so I didn't overspend :D it was the purple 14pro 128gb, came to $1061 ($999) with tax

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drDVMHomie OP t1_j1zfffq wrote

Oh, right, besides, shipping to India from anywhere outside India would mean customs. Don't plan on traveling to Dubai, nor do I have friends who do, so it's either Apple US via a friend visiting, or Apple.in.

Unless there are resellers in India worth pursuing… know of any doing better than Apple direct here?

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