<s>
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
subscriber	O
identity	O
module	O
(	O
SIM	O
)	O
produced	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
GPS	O
+	O
Cellular	O
versions	O
of	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
supports	O
wireless	O
services	O
across	O
multiple	O
supported	O
carriers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
from	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
within	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
removing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
SIM	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
carrier	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Apple	O
did	O
not	O
acknowledge	O
the	O
feature	O
whilst	O
presenting	O
the	O
iPad	O
models	O
that	O
ship	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
,	O
promotional	O
materials	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
discuss	O
the	O
feature	O
as	O
being	O
geared	O
toward	O
users	O
of	O
short-term	O
mobile	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
contracts	O
across	O
multiple	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carriers	O
supported	O
by	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
include	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
,	O
EE	O
,	O
au	O
,	O
GigSky	O
,	O
Truphone	B-Language
,	O
Three	O
,	O
and	O
AlwaysOnline	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
activating	O
mobile	O
services	O
on	O
AT&T	O
will	O
permanently	O
lock	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
to	O
AT&T	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
is	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Removable	O
SIM	O
with	O
Remote	O
Provisioning	O
–	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
SIM	O
card	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
different	O
operator	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
devices	O
have	O
embedded	B-Device
Apple	I-Device
SIM	I-Device
(	O
except	O
China	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
devices	O
support	O
physical	O
Apple	B-Device
SIM	I-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
