Last vacation, one of our phones broke. We bought a new one, popped in the old SIM, and went on vacationing.
How does that work with an eSIM?
How does that work with an eSIM?
You've already lost me there.
I don't install the samsung dishwasher app or the mcdonalds value points app or the Mountain Dew summer of fun app ... why would I install some random national carrier telco app ?
Same, except you download it.
When my wife’s German T-Mobile eSIM vanished during transfer to a new phone, their portal for downloading a new one required a token sent to that very phone number we just lost access to.
This meant we had to do a trip to their store where they said that there’s no process for the store to supply us with an eSIM, but they’ll setup a new traditional SIM which we could then convert to eSIM. Ridiculous! At least it was all free - apart from the time spent.
That was a few years ago, though. So, I very much hope they’ve improved on the process.
You scan the QR code and then download. Sometimes there is like a code you have to enter. It's a prepaid SIM, the carriers--particularly in East Asia or Africa--aren't particularly concerned with authenticating that much.