Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM.

Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM.

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
    13·
    1 hour ago

    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

    • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      49 minutes ago

      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

  • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
    81·
    15 minutes ago

    I personally like eSIM. I have an app by my phone provider where I can just create or move a eSIM in minutes.

    And additionally, I can just create a new eSIM with a new number in just about the same time. When my wife got a new phone, I just created a new eSIM for her old phone. This way, she could use them both for a week or two.

    • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
      186·
      2 hours ago

      So you’re now fully bound to your ISP, their proprietary shit app, and their servers providing you a new SIM instead of just swapping a physical piece of hardware in seconds. Getting new SIMs in an ideal condition is the only advantage.

      • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        31 minutes ago

        So you’re now fully bound to your ISP

        Do you think you can only use an eSIM on a locked phone? Physical SIM or not, a carrier locked phone is a locked phone. You can use eSIMs on unlocked phones just fine

        their proprietary shit app, and their servers providing you a new SIM instead of just swapping a physical piece of hardware in seconds

        The difference is you don’t have to physically go someplace to get a card or have one shipped to you. You just need the Internet and an app.

        You’re complaining about semantics with no real difference, just convenience 99% of the time.

      • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
        10·
        1 hour ago

        Only if your phone is locked to your carrier. On which case, you were already bound to them and their policies.

        I have esims from an international provider when I travel. My phone is unlocked.

      • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        16 minutes ago

        You’re right, i need to use this specific app to change my eSIM. But I’m not bound in any way that I can’t change providers. In fact, eSIM makes switching to another provider even simpler.

      • ji59@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
        3·
        1 hour ago

        I wouldn’t be so dramatic. Transferring an eSIM is only a few clicks, there is no need for searching the little thingie to open SIM compartment, no searching for the right hole to stick it into, no fear of losing the tiny SIM card during the process. I would say the transfer process is pretty hard, mainly for older people or people with bigger fingers. On the other hand, you still need the operator and his servers and proprietary code for the SIM to be useful (unless you are building your own network).