https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Is-it-easy-possible-to-switch-over-from-an-iPhone-with-esim-to/m-p/1598387#M56234 <P>The UK-spec iPhone 17 supports a physical SIM - see&nbsp;<A href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/118569" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://support.apple.com/en-gb/118569</A>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:15:56 GMT bristolian 2026-01-28T15:15:56Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Is-it-easy-possible-to-switch-over-from-an-iPhone-with-esim-to/m-p/1598385#M56233 <P>Hi, I'm thinking about getting a new iPhone 17. I intend to keep my 11 for back up. If the need arose, is it easy to switch from the 17 back to the 11 which has a physical sim? I don't want both phones on the network at the same time and know that is not possible without having another plan for the second phone.&nbsp;</P><P>Many thanks.</P><P>Kevin</P> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:14:17 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Is-it-easy-possible-to-switch-over-from-an-iPhone-with-esim-to/m-p/1598385#M56233 KevinBryden 2026-01-28T15:14:17Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Is-it-easy-possible-to-switch-over-from-an-iPhone-with-esim-to/m-p/1598387#M56234 <P>The UK-spec iPhone 17 supports a physical SIM - see&nbsp;<A href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/118569" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://support.apple.com/en-gb/118569</A>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:15:56 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Is-it-easy-possible-to-switch-over-from-an-iPhone-with-esim-to/m-p/1598387#M56234 bristolian 2026-01-28T15:15:56Z