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When I transfer my subscription to a new physical SIM I am issued a new SIM card, aren't I? Or do they use used SIM cards in those situations? I've needed to g
by vel0city 3y ago
When I transfer my subscription to a new physical SIM I am issued a new SIM card, aren't I? Or do they use used SIM cards in those situations?
I've needed to go from a full-size SIM to a mini to a micro to a nano over the years. Each time was a new physical SIM, each time was more of a "transfer" to the new SIM card.
- Dylan16807 3y agoThose situations you are describing are "new SIM". The pretty different situation, the one izacus was complaining about, is when you take your active SIM out of one device and put it into a different device. eSIM broke this for them.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- vel0city 3y agoOnce again, eSIM didn't break this for them, their carrier's shitty eSIM policy broke it. There's little reason why they couldn't provision it through a web page or other forms. It's practically the same thing as needing to come into the store to get a new SIM because the old phone was a different size SIM or if a SIM was broken. Provisioning an eSIM should be as simple as logging into your carrier's app or website and clicking a button or scanning a QR code. If it's any more complicated than that, your carrier sucks and you should start the porting process immediately. They're obviously customer-hostile and aren't deserving another month's subscription.
- Dylan16807 3y agoYes the carrier sucks but the differences between normal SIMs and eSIMs enabled them to make this policy for transfers. The reason I originally replied is because you said "it's not like eSIMs created or enabled that policy". Even as a single policy, it affects a lot more situations now. eSIM enabled a big expansion of scope. And "different size SIM or if a SIM was broken" is significantly rarer than changing phones.