• @k2helix
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    310 months ago

    I have never used an eSIM, but I’d like to know about them. Can anyone explain what are some reasons to use it?

    • @[email protected]
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      10 months ago

      I was in Japan 1 week ago. I couldn’t get roaming to work with my carrier mint (which may not have been there fault, it’s a long story) but I needed data or I would have no way to navigate Tokyo. I paid $25 for 14 days of unlimited 4G data in all of Japan, I downloaded an esim, boom now I have data on my phone again. Easy.

      I did all of this on free airport WiFi.

      And once u have a sim on ur phone u can switch which sims you have active at a givin time, which had no value to me, but could be useful for other, especially someone who may travel frequently.

      • @chiliedogg
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        110 months ago

        I pay more than that as my regular rate.

        The City pays me an $80/month cell stipend for a work phone and the only reason it even covers my work phone is because I had an old backup phone I was able to activate.

        If it weren’t a public job I’d just use it towards my regular phone bill, but I don’t want my personal phone to be subject to Open Records.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah I pay $20 a month with mint. They’re a killer provider, u get a lot for almost nothing.