Comment What could possibly go wrong? (Score 5, Insightful) 192
I view this as bad for a number of reasons:
1. Normally, when you have service, it's attached to the SIM, not the phone. With this new embedded SIM model, this goes away. Your service is attached to the phone. Bad.
2. Remotely programmable means that it will be even easier for hackers to fuck with your phone. Bad.
3. Your phone is really no longer your phone. The carrier will have ultimate jurisdiction over the phone, unless you pull the battery. Bad.
4. If I lose or seriously damage my phone, my SIM is gone, and I HAVE to buy a new phone and activate it again. Bad.
I won't want a phone like this if this is how the carriers want to do business. I'll keep my removable SIM card thank you very much.