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I have 5 esims and swap betwen them offten, click and done. SIMs are a pita.
Seems to be migration to phones every other week for reviews is an issie but not one most people are going to have ? I've had the same phone for years now
Until you have to move them to another phone. Especially if there is special provisioning on the SIM that you have to call the carrier to provision every time a new eSIM is issued, since few scenarios let a direct eSIM copy occur. (Apple may be the only one.)
I've been using Google Fi for the last few Pixel phones I've been on. Each time I've switched, during setup I just get asked if I'd like to activate the phone (with a warning that my old one will be deactivated) and I click yes. It's then active before I can even complete the phone's OOBE setup.
Android also does apparently have a "copy to another device" function mentioned here, but they hint to what you said regarding carrier limitations applying. Though Apple's quick eSIM transfer has a similar note as well.
Definitely seems like a "When it all lines up, it can be convenient, but when it doesn't you're fucked" situation.
I think the nightmare starts when your phone stops working completely, I experienced this without eSim and it was already complicated for a switch, I guess eSim adds some problems, but overall I think it still makes things easier, especially when you travel and the roaming fees are too expensive
What are your use cases for all those SIMs?
Three uses I could see:
Extrajudicially unlicensed medication dispenser.
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