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Re:Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM sl... by stavros on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:42PM (#42774966)
Sorry, move them from what to what? Surely an eSIM isn't locked to the first phone I use it on?
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Re:Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM sl... by klausa on Monday January 20, 2025 @11:48PM (#42776735)
It is.

The QR codes that provision the eSIM are single-use.

Most "real" carriers will of course let you migrate your eSIMs, with varying degrees of pain involved (my Japanese eSIM migrated automatically from iPhone to iPhone; the German one involved making a phone call); but ~all "travel plans" eSIMS will be single-use only.

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Re:Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM sl... by stavros on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @02:15AM (#42777373)
Oof, that's not great...
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Re:Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM sl... by smileybarry on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:58AM (#42780114)
The QR codes aren't really single-use, my carrier reuses the QR code and you can move devices by removing the eSIM from one and re-importing the QR code on the newer. (The QR code is invalid so long as the eSIM is provisioned on a device, not necessarily powered on)
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