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Just curious.

I used eSim for a while when I first got a phone that supported eSim, because I wanted to make it harder for a thief to disable the phone tracking, but now my main phone is broken and I'm a bit annoyed at having to chat with customer support for half and hour to activate eSim on another device.

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[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple user here. When I went from the X to the 14, I went full eSIM.

Primary is eSIM. Works fine. When I travel, I add a second eSIM to my phone from a cheap, local provider. When I’m done, I deactivate and delete the traveling eSIM.

Not once do I have to use a paperclip. It’s wonderful.

[–] Drusenija@lemmy.drusenija.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we had the dual eSIM model in Australia this would be my setup as well, but since we still have one physical and one eSIM, having the home SIM being physical basically provides the same benefits you've described.

[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that would make sense in that situation. And primary carrier is a rare change, so it’s not really an inconvenience.