> Apple simply shouldn’t have removed the physical SIM tray. The world isn’t ready for eSIM, and I simply refuse to blame Airtel.

Well Apple didn’t! I mean, it did, in the USA which is ready.

But it didn’t in India.

Now if you take a US Model there then you might or might not have issues.

Why didn’t you just use your Pixel for the days you would be with your family?

Btw, I live in a third world country and we don’t have issues with eSIM. After Apple announced the eSIM-only iPhone and considering many people import their iPhones here…the big carriers got in the game right on.

I’m guessing the made for India iPhone has a SIM tray?