Re:The Rise and (Eventual) Fall of the SIM Card
by bandergirl on Monday September 11, 2023 @01:42PM
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> eSIM provides just so much better experience.
No, it only provides a better experience if you change SIM card more often than you change your phone, which isn't the case for most people.
eSIM card transfer can be a hassle, expensive or outright impossible because it's up to the telco to decide it. I had to visit a store in Thailand to transfer my SIM card. I had to pay $ to re-download my eSIM for another operator. I was simply told "can't do" with a still-active eSIM I bought from Airalo.
Definitely nice to "download SIM cards" instead of buying them, but everything that follows is a pain.
No, it only provides a better experience if you change SIM card more often than you change your phone, which isn't the case for most people.
eSIM card transfer can be a hassle, expensive or outright impossible because it's up to the telco to decide it. I had to visit a store in Thailand to transfer my SIM card. I had to pay $ to re-download my eSIM for another operator. I was simply told "can't do" with a still-active eSIM I bought from Airalo.
Definitely nice to "download SIM cards" instead of buying them, but everything that follows is a pain.