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I think there has been some misunderstanding. The first question here is: can your carrier activate an eSIM while you do not have an active cellular connection
by someotherperson 3y ago
I think there has been some misunderstanding.
The first question here is: can your carrier activate an eSIM while you do not have an active cellular connection to the carrier (i.e while overseas)?
If I were to install the Mint app and sign in while in the UK, will they activate the SIM card while I am outside of the US? In the experience of my brother-in-law that accidentally deleted their eSIM profile, the answer was no -- they had to wait until they were back in the US weeks later (and didn't have access to their iMessage, various SMS-based MFA or anything else as a consequence).
If the answer here is no, then you are completely out of luck in OP's example while overseas.
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoThis is a carrier imposed restriction. You can do it without cellular, via WiFi. I suppose they geo block it.
- licebmi__at__ 3y agoI think that’s also an artificial limitation on the network side. I was able to get an eSim from mexico sent to me across the atlantic just with a whatsapp photo. The shitty part was that a friend had to go to the office and pretend to be me with a fake id because the carrier only offers the eSim by directly handing you an envelope with the qr.