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I really don't see the connection between an eSIM and your SIM not working abroad here. All an eSIM does is replace a physical one with a "digital" one. You'd

by doix 2y ago

I really don't see the connection between an eSIM and your SIM not working abroad here. All an eSIM does is replace a physical one with a "digital" one. You'd still be using your carrier in these places. For your sim to work, your carrier would need to have agreements in place with providers in the country you're in. And then they'd charge you an extortionate amount of money to making any calls or use any data.

gruez 2y ago
He's probably talking about how on iPhones[1] and some Androids[2], you can do something called "wifi calling using cellular data" or "backup calling", which basically enables you to roam for "free" on your one SIM by using wifi-calling over the data connection of the second SIM. It only triggers if the first SIM doesn't have any reception, but there's workarounds for that, but in any case it's not as simple as installing an eSIM and getting free roaming. [1] https://cdsassets.apple.com/live/7WUAS350/images/ios/ios-18-iphone-16-pro-dual-sim-control-center-second-line-using-cellular-data.png https://cdsassets.apple.com/live/7WUAS350/images/ios/ios-18-... [2] https://lemmy.world/post/58708 https://lemmy.world/post/58708