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Comment on Article: I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret

Yeah but how do make money? Is the few cents saved per unit worth it? Like I know that saving 1€ over a million units is 1M€ saved but still.

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ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
That really is how these companies think.

I’ve seen car companies selling $100,000+ cars sweating over whether we use a $0.10 more expensive part that would last 3x longer than the cheaper one

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- ArfArfWoof@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  This isn’t just cheaping out though, this is removing a feature. Surely no one will be glad to put in additional effort for no advantage? Or are there advantages to eSIMs that I don’t know about?
  
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  - 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 the 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.
    
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  - AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yes, eSIMs are much more convenient plus phones can have multiple. While I’ve never tried the multiple eSIM feature, I find it so much nicer to set up a new eSIM online than to have to deal with a physical SIM from a physical store. It’s also more convenient when getting a new phone, at least for iPhone. The setup can just transfer the eSIM from one phone to the next so your number gets moved with no effort on your part
    
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  - ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    From the phone manufacturer, it’s fewer traces and less mechanical design work.
    
    From the carrier side, it requires you to have their spyware installed to register the Sim
    
    From a user perspective, someone can’t just steal your Sim and put it in another phone
    
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    Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    Except that’s not true, I neither need to install any apps nor give my data to my service provider.
    
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PostaL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m betting the mechanical component of a sim card tray is more expensive than the chip

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