Ah yes, obviously. And the author mentioned going to the store in his article.
Comment on Article: I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 hours agoThe carrier can bypass that authentication, so basically the same process as if you had lost your physical sim. Show up at the shop in person with id.
BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 5 hours ago
amju_wolf@pawb.social 6 hours ago
…how is that an improvement over physical SIM then ;D
uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 1 hour ago
When traveling you can pre-purchase an E-SIM and already have it loaded to your phone in advance of landing - avoiding the whole airport SIM purchase shuffle, or he holding off on using your phone until you get to a convenience store, etc.
I use an E-SIM for my personal plan, saving the physical SIM for a work line.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
AFAIK, the only ‘improvement’ is that it takes up less physical space.
timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Kind of like the jack. They say removing it does this or that but all it really did was save the corporation a couple cents and was overall a downgrade and removal of functionality for the average person.
Rooster326@programming.dev 9 minutes ago
As someone who had a shit phone that regularly “lost” the SIM card physically inside of my phone. It’s an improvement.
Phone would say “No SIM card phone” when it was literally in the phone
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
It’s not a physical SIM