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> For the second SIM option, that requires a dual-SIM device Or a device that supports an eSIM, which is every iPhone since 2018, for starters.
by stephenr 3y ago
> For the second SIM option, that requires a dual-SIM device
Or a device that supports an eSIM, which is every iPhone since 2018, for starters.
- aidenn0 3y agoThe eSIM is going to be more expensive than a regular SIM since no MVNO I'm aware of in the US supports eSIMs
- sneak 3y agoMint.
- stephenr 3y agoI'm also not aware of any but that's less about whether they're actually available and almost entirely because like 7.6 billion other people, I don't live in the US.
- aidenn0 3y agoConsidering how we were talking about how dual-SIM phones are niche in the US, I think my comment was rather relevant.
- stephenr 3y agoDual-sim phones aren't just a niche in the US either. But regardless: using your existing 5 year old iPhone with an eSIM that isn't "cheap" is still going to be cheaper than buying a new dual-sim phone.
- piperswe 3y agoAlmost all of them do now, since iPhones don't have SIM card slots in the US anymore.
- aidenn0 3y agoThanks. Apparently my info was out-of-date; I last checked in early 2022.
- caturopath 3y agoI use Visible and Mint via eSIM
- guru4consulting 3y agoI guess dual SIM is different from having eSIM+physical SIM. Dual SIM typically allows both SIMs/phone-numbers to be active and when you receive a call, you will know which number is being called. With eSIM+physical SIM card, only one can be active at a time. The other has to be disabled. At least, this is what I found few years back.
- piperswe 3y agoI know that iPhones with SIM+eSIM can have both active at the same time, and iPhones with just eSIM can have two eSIMs active.
- josephg 3y agoYeah I found this out the hard way when travelling recently. There are some great apps that let you buy cheap data-only eSIMs in dozens of countries. You can even buy an eSIM before you travel. It’s crazy convenient and much cheaper than roaming fees. My girlfriend could keep her home phone line enabled while using the eSIM but I couldn’t, even though we have the same model of phone! Turns out her home line uses a physical sim, but mine is set up using an eSIM and the iPhone 12 can only have 1 eSIM enabled at a time. You can do 1 physical + 1 eSIM, but not 2 esims. I couldn’t get texts or calls from home without noodling with my phone settings each time. And FaceTime kept enrolling and unenrolling my number.
- lstamour 3y agoGood news, with the elimination of the SIM card slot, they fixed this bug and you can have two eSIMs active with no chance of ever getting a physical travel sim to work! /s
- josephg 3y agoBleh physical sim swapping when travelling is such a pain. I used travel data only esims all through the US, Europe and Egypt. All set up through a single app. I didn’t need to talk to dodgy airport phone shop people a single time in 3 months on the road - which, iPhone limitations aside, I consider a massive win. (I used the Airalo app. No association. It worked great.)