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Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones (www.androidpolice.com)

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

physical sims can be swapped regardless of OS or whatever arbitrary limitation they impose on us.

i still dont get why esims are a thing besides imposing more control over us

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

When I traveled across the world last year it took me 5 minutes to sign up for a temporary cell plan in the country I was visiting, then install the eSIM from my phone’s web browser. I didn’t have to plan ahead and wait for them to mail me a SIM card so I could juggle around SIMs while abroad. I much prefer that over a physical SIM card.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

im glad you had a good experience in the random country you were in.

but have you ever dealt with most carriers? also who waits for sim cards in the mail instead of just buying one?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

For reference, this was in Japan. From my experience, there weren’t SIM card vendors until you get through customs. That could be a 2 hour long process from landing to entering the country before you can get a SIM and communicate with family or your travel arrangements at your destination. It also won’t be doing you any favors if you need to pull up documentation on your phone to provide to the customs agent, like your return ticket.

I can buy an eSIM and install it before leaving my home and verify it works instantly. It’s just a better experience than the alternative.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

also who waits for sim cards in the mail instead of just buying one?

Cellphone carriers that have no brick and mortar? But are also significantly cheaper for basically the same service

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I just bought up a few prepaids and popped them into my phone when I wanted to use them. Also we shared them between people. Not sure how sharing works on eSIMs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe it's just bad luck, but the last time I tried to swap a physical SIM, I inserted the removal tool in the hole, and then the mechanism somehow broke. So I cannot swap my SIM from my current phone to any other phone, unless I have eSim. Unfortunately, my current phone does not have eSim.