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Article: I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret (arstechnica.com)
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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don’t blame the technology here but the implementation or the scenario

  • the article makes it clear they understand it’s an uncommon scenario to have to switch number so many times
  • wtf is the carrier doing requiring text 2fa to get a new eSIM? Thats just dumb
  • Apparently android needs some work?

I have the opposite anecdote: eSIM has been more reliable than physical SIM. It just works on my iPhone. I like never having to goto a physical store. When i got my new phone this fall it transferred the eSIM so smoothly I barely noticed. It just worked.

Meanwhile from previous phones it always seemed about half the time I got a bad SIM and had to goto my providers physical store to get a new one. What a pain!