▲ 389 ▼ Article: I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret (arstechnica.com) submitted 10 months ago by OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] jellygoose@lemmy.ca -7 points 10 months ago (1 child) This never happens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago My parents came to visit my over xmas and installed Airalo to get a local SIM. Activation failed, the support AI bot re-issued the eSIM, activation failed again, it got escalated to human support, they asked for a refund, and 12 hours later randomly the phone popped up an "eSIM activated!" message. That would have sucked if you actually relied on needing the SIM on landing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago My parents came to visit my over xmas and installed Airalo to get a local SIM. Activation failed, the support AI bot re-issued the eSIM, activation failed again, it got escalated to human support, they asked for a refund, and 12 hours later randomly the phone popped up an "eSIM activated!" message. That would have sucked if you actually relied on needing the SIM on landing. permalink fedilink source parent