Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM.

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
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    9 hours ago

    I have 5 esims and swap betwen them offten, click and done. SIMs are a pita.

    Seems to be migration to phones every other week for reviews is an issie but not one most people are going to have ? I’ve had the same phone for years now

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 hour ago

      Until you have to move them to another phone. Especially if there is special provisioning on the SIM that you have to call the carrier to provision every time a new eSIM is issued, since few scenarios let a direct eSIM copy occur. (Apple may be the only one.)

    • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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      9 hours ago

      I think the nightmare starts when your phone stops working completely, I experienced this without eSim and it was already complicated for a switch, I guess eSim adds some problems, but overall I think it still makes things easier, especially when you travel and the roaming fees are too expensive

      • Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 hours ago

        Three uses I could see:

        • Personal
        • Work (if no work phone)
        • Travel (providers like Saily allow you to take a temporary sim for a country you’re visiting, basically what used to be the people selling sims at the airport. eSIM makes it less shady and basically one-click) [maybe multiple of these if they travel often because different providers are better in certain regions]