Comment on Article: I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret
amju_wolf@pawb.social 19 hours ago…how is that an improvement over physical SIM then ;D
you are supposed to be able to have multiple, 1 or 2 of which can be active, and switch between them whenever you want.
but afaik that’s only possible on rooted phones with openeuicc or another app like it, because by default only google’s own app is allowed to handle esim configuration, and that has limitations in what it allows.
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.
I think if I ever used ESIM I would do similar Physical sim for the primary line, ESIM for travel or temporary lines
It’s not a physical SIM
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
AFAIK, the only ‘improvement’ is that it takes up less physical space.
timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 16 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.