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Yes, people misread this to read “only physical sims”. The sim tray is useless in 2023 imo, but their phones are stuck w/ them because of laws that aren’t keeping up. We’ll see how well the regulators keep up w/ the next generations of tech.

I understood it but I would definitely want at least one physical SIM on my phone. It has served me well many times (and not limited to remote areas) when my phone is unusable and I can use my SIM on another phone with the lock PIN.

I've had to contact the carrier to get a new phone approved for a SIM here in the states, so in my mind it is a bit of a wash there.

On the flip-side, T-Mobile has an app to add an eSIM to "test drive" their service on your phone for free, and I look forward to the day I can buy travel SIMs in advance on my couch at home.

That day was years ago. You’re looking for airalo or a few other apps that sell data esims you can activate from your couch.

Man, who cares. Doesn’t limit the number of esims you can have.