eSims, what is your experience.

[anat0l]

Just took the plunge into eSIMs by changing carriers, but opting to port my old physical SIM to an eSIM (much faster than having to wait for delivery, which would be very much delayed thanks to Alfred).

Was concerned with a heightened risk of SIM spoofing, until I read around and realised that the risk is pretty much the same even for physical SIMs.

While it's certainly more convenient, I think when I flip to another carrier, I will opt for a physical SIM so that I can have my active eSIM spot free for use abroad as needed.

 

[SYD]

Just took the plunge into eSIMs by changing carriers, but opting to port my old physical SIM to an eSIM (much faster than having to wait for delivery, which would be very much delayed thanks to Alfred).

Was concerned with a heightened risk of SIM spoofing, until I read around and realised that the risk is pretty much the same even for physical SIMs.

While it's certainly more convenient, I think when I flip to another carrier, I will opt for a physical SIM so that I can have my active eSIM spot free for use abroad as needed.

How old / new is your phone? Most modern phones support multiple eSIMs and you can have two lines active at the same time ie 2x eSIMs or 1x eSIM + 1x SIM.

 

[kevrosmith]

WANDER15 is also a current promo code for 15% off for Airalo

 

[CaptainCurtis]

30% off Simify/SimsDirect, although it appears they've increased their list prices which negates part of the discount. I used an unlimited data esim from them for a recent 6 week trip in the US, and it worked seamlessly.

 

[anat0l]

How old / new is your phone? Most modern phones support multiple eSIMs and you can have two lines active at the same time ie 2x eSIMs or 1x eSIM + 1x SIM.

I have a Galaxy S22+, which isn't the latest and greatest but not exactly museum age yet.

My search may have been poor but I was lead to believe that only 1 eSIM could be active at a time (can store multiple, but need to switch between them manually).