• veroxii@aussie.zoneEnglish
    291·
    11 months ago

    Maybe I’m out of the loop but are eSIMs insecure or something? What’s the problem? I started using eSIMs while traveling overseas and it been a game changer. So easy… No more swapping. No more trying to find a Sim provider at the airport etc.

    • SpeedLimit55@lemmy.worldEnglish
      463·
      11 months ago

      AFAIK esim is not available everywhere and it’s also less private since you need to register an account to activate rather than pay cash and pop in the card.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        Yes eSIM adoption is low, but half the world requires you to register either way. The main concern is the friction (sometimes inability) with swapping eSIM’s between phones. They are great and convenient but they should never be the only option.

      • Kelteseth@feddit.deEnglish
        172·
        11 months ago

        In the eu you have to register your regular sim card with your full personal information. So for us nothing would change.

    • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
      18·
      11 months ago

      What I like about physical Sims is I can easily swap it between different devices without need to login into a website or app to transfer it over.

      Is esim that convient when it comes to swapping the same sim between different devices?

      • PupBiru@kbin.social
        61·
        11 months ago

        i’d say it’s a toss up really: personally i’d prefer logging into an account rather than having to find/carry something to pop open the sim tray, but i can see why some people would prefer that option

        • Dog@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I keep it on my keys. You need those to get into your house/apartment/vehicle anyways.

      • Skelectrician@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I’d say it’s pretty handy if you don’t have an ejector pin on you. Don’t have to take the phone out of the case either

    • cbarrick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Agreed, except that it can still be more difficult to get an eSIM than a physical SIM in some parts of the world. It depends on where you are traveling.

      That probably won’t be an issue in the next couple of years.