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

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
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    5 months 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

    • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months 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

      • russjr08@piefed.zip
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        5 months ago

        I’ve been using Google Fi for the last few Pixel phones I’ve been on. Each time I’ve switched, during setup I just get asked if I’d like to activate the phone (with a warning that my old one will be deactivated) and I click yes. It’s then active before I can even complete the phone’s OOBE setup.

        Android also does apparently have a “copy to another device” function mentioned here, but they hint to what you said regarding carrier limitations applying. Though Apple’s quick eSIM transfer has a similar note as well.

        Definitely seems like a “When it all lines up, it can be convenient, but when it doesn’t you’re fucked” situation.

        • psud@aussie.zone
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          5 months ago

          My phone provider requires you contact them to authorise the esim swap (even if you are signed into their app on both phones). I wonder if they do that too make SIM stealing easier

      • Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 months 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]