Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones

I don't understand how this wasn't more of a priority to begin with. If you're going to offer a digital solution for something it should at least be as convenient as the existing physical solution.

Uh, I assumed that was a minimum viable product requirement.

Okay, now do it when the phone is broken.

physical sims can be swapped regardless of OS or whatever arbitrary limitation they impose on us.

i still dont get why esims are a thing besides imposing more control over us

How do these eSIMs work from a user's perspective? I've only ever had phones with physical sim slots

This thread made me wonder how often y'all change phones. It sounds like four times a day.

*Google

Nice. That is always the most tedious and annoying part of switching phones every single time for me.

but some carriers don't

I tried to transfer my eSIM from my old S21 to my new S24 the other day. It failed miserably. My carrier charges me $10 for a new eSIM (which i think is way too much for a digital service). Transferring eSIMs sounds like a good idea if it works, but might not be endorsed by carriers that earn large profits from the service.

I had a physical sim stuck in a phone whose screen broke (but could use screen mirroring to operate). I tried to convert the sim to an eSIM. No dice.

Called my carrier and asked if they could convert it to an eSIM. Nada.

I ended up just going to my local brick and mortar and got a new physical SIM altogether.

I don't trust eSIMs.

Looking for a new, non-shot phone. Can anyone ID the one on the left?