- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM.
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I moved to eSIM a few years ago and I had to switch back to physical.
Swapping sims is easier now. You scan a QR code, wait 30 minutes, restart phone and you’re good to go. No need to wait for a sim card to be mailed to you. No need to purchase a sim card in the local store.
But if I am trying to debug some mobile connection related thing I can’t be waiting 30 minutes to swap it back and forth every time. Then I won’t be able to solve the problem in a timely fashion.
I have 5 esims and swap betwen them offten, click and done. SIMs are a pita.
Seems to be migration to phones every other week for reviews is an issie but not one most people are going to have ? I’ve had the same phone for years now
Until you have to move them to another phone. Especially if there is special provisioning on the SIM that you have to call the carrier to provision every time a new eSIM is issued, since few scenarios let a direct eSIM copy occur. (Apple may be the only one.)
What are your use cases for all those SIMs?
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Three uses I could see:
- Personal
- Work (if no work phone)
- Travel (providers like Saily allow you to take a temporary sim for a country you’re visiting, basically what used to be the people selling sims at the airport. eSIM makes it less shady and basically one-click) [maybe multiple of these if they travel often because different providers are better in certain regions]
I think the nightmare starts when your phone stops working completely, I experienced this without eSim and it was already complicated for a switch, I guess eSim adds some problems, but overall I think it still makes things easier, especially when you travel and the roaming fees are too expensive
It depends on what you change more often.
If you change your provider more often, than eSIMs are fine. You don’t have to wait for anything in the mail, or go to a store.
If you (me) keep your provider for a couple decades, a physical SIM card can be moved to any new phone at any time, without even needing to talk to your provider. Never mind asking them to approve your new niche little phone they’ve never heard of, and don’t know will work (it will)
I used an eSIM a few years ago, but it always felt iffy and reminded me too much of Verizon’s old CDMA networks where the phones had no SIMs and were permanently tied to the carrier no matter what. Then my phone (Pixel 7 Pro) decided to take a shit, leaving me with no phone number for several days while I waited for the replacement SIM.
eSIMs have their place for secondary lines, like a different carrier for certain low-service situations that pop up here and there in my area, but otherwise I now only run a physical SIM for my main line.
