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

  • Thorry@feddit.org
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    5 hours ago

    Out of curiosity, what sort of reasons do people have to switch out their SIM? I haven’t done that in a long time myself, but I might not be the typical user.

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      34 minutes ago

      I switch mine out fairly often. I can’t use a phone with a camera at work, so i just swap it out for my normal phone on Friday. Alternatively I’d either need 2 lines, 2 providers, or whatever. Instead i just toss the work phone in the drawer and use the phone i had from before.

    • darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
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      5 hours ago

      I travel internationally semi-regularly. I use an eSIM when not traveling, and will buy a local physical SIM if I’m visiting somewhere where local service is cheaper than my roaming rates.

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      If you are a phone reviewer, you would have to swap it frequently. For the average person, maybe if they have two devices, one each for work and personal, with just a single line. Not very common tho.

      • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        For the average person, maybe if they have two devices, one each for work and personal, with just a single line. Not very common tho.

        I’ve never heard of anybody doing that, and I work in an industry where separate work phones are extremely common. 99% of them are company-supplied.

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          32 minutes ago

          I do that exact thing. My shop doesn’t supply a phone, just a small stipend (like $30) and they lock they ever loving shit out of any phone you use that for. We can’t have cameras for example, and require specific mobile apps.

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      It might be useful to switch phones when you’re going somewhere with a high risk of loosing your phone or the phone getting stolen.