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Would this tie up your phone and network? Will it be a pain once in 3 years when I change my phone? Because for my carrier switching from the physical sim to
by 2143 4y ago
Would this tie up your phone and network?
Will it be a pain once in 3 years when I change my phone?
Because for my carrier switching from the physical sim to an e-sim isn't straightforward. I'm wondering how switching e-sims across phones might be.
> ESIMs even let you have two phone numbers on your phone at the same time
Hasn't dual-sim phones been a thing since forever? (At least in Android devices).
Also, at the moment it seems to be the only way to get two carriers going on iPhone (one e-sim and one physical sim / multiple e-sims?).
> But when you want to change phones or switch service providers, SIMs can be cumbersome. Anyone who’s hunted for a tool to open the SIM tray (a skinny paper clip, for instance) knows what a pain that can be.
That makes it sound more difficult that it actually is. You only just have to push a pin through a hole.
If you're worried, buy a whole stack of those push-pins from Amazon. It's cheap.
- MafellUser 4y agoIn the UK for the networks that support eSim, to switch provider you only need to send 2 SMS's, the eSim will then be downloaded to your phone. After a few hours it's ready to go. You keep the same phone number (if you want). This article from uSwich explains the advantages better than the article: https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/what-are-esims-what-do-they-mean-for-switching-network/ https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/what-are-esims-what-d...
- GekkePrutser 4y agoA few hours? I can switch a real SIM in less than a minute
- ac29 4y agoIf you already have a preactivated new SIM card on hand, sure. Its the activation process that can take a while, not downloading the eSIM (for what its worth, my most recent SIM / eSIM activations were comparable and took only a few minutes).
- rat9988 4y agoNo way, delivery take way more than a minute.
- chopin 4y agoThat sounds like it makes SIM-swapping even easier.