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Carrier EE eSim in the UK
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People in this thread experienced it first hand from AT&T https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/esim-active-on-at-t.2147268/
Just make sure you are connected to WiFi if you are transferring the number from your physical SIM. It needs active data to complete the activation.
Just make sure you are connected to WiFi if you are transferring the number from your physical SIM. It needs active data to complete the activation.
You get the benefit of adding another physical sim so that you have two working lines on one phone.
So there’s not benefit at all if you don’t require a second line. So why move your physical sim to an esim? Is it so you could add a roaming sim?
You just contact EE and they activate it for you.
If you use 2 numbers (e.g 1 for personal & the other for business) then you can use both the numbers from the same device.
If your device is unlocked then yes that’s a possibility.
Yes if you don’t have a second phone that you use for work or don’t travel there’s no point.
I'm using it since yesterday afternoon (EE swapped to eSIM, physical 'work' Voda SIM) and in general it's working fine. Anecdotally I am experiencing some slow data speeds which I'm soliciting opinions on both in Apple and EE forums - it could be down to poor weather in London and/or local cell tower issues (though normally I get notifications of the latter, and I've had none).
Anyone else here now on eSIM and experiencing slower speeds?
I have mine working fine. Received the eSIM pack in the post and all up and running.
I have one problem though - I can't work out how to disable one of the phone lines.
I have my personal number on eSIM and work number on physical SIM. I want to be able to disable calls from the physical SIM on days I'm not working.
Does anyone know how to disable one of the SIMs?
Thanks!
I have one problem though - I can't work out how to disable one of the phone lines.
I have my personal number on eSIM and work number on physical SIM. I want to be able to disable calls from the physical SIM on days I'm not working.
Does anyone know how to disable one of the SIMs?
Thanks!
The current beta iOS 12.1.1 for public tester can turn off the physical SIM plan.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-12-1-1-beta-1-―-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2151295/
Beta Program: https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/
Apart from the suggestion below, ok was considering just forwarding that line to voicemail over weekends or when not working.
As said before 12.1.1 will allow this, for now I would just take the sim out the phone when you dont want to use it.
There is a UK eSim thread, lots of discussion about how to get and use the eSim
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/uk-esim-dual-sim-thread.2150657/
What if you need to DFU the phone whilst your number is on the eSIM?
I like to do a fresh install of the OS when major releases come out and don't really want to be contacting EE every time I need to activate my number again.
I do have the QR code ready to go, and I do like all the security improvements having an eSIM brings.
I like to do a fresh install of the OS when major releases come out and don't really want to be contacting EE every time I need to activate my number again.
I do have the QR code ready to go, and I do like all the security improvements having an eSIM brings.
Never mind, read elsewhere that eSIMs survive restore/DFU so decided to go for it.
Nice easy transition with EE to the eSIM.
Nice easy transition with EE to the eSIM.
Maybe your data is running on Vodaphone. EE still has the best and fastest data network i recently saw 50 meg up and down on a speed test in London.
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Maybe your data is running on Vodaphone. EE still has the best and fastest data network i recently saw 50 meg up and down on a speed test in London.
Nope, data was on EE, but the beta update for iOS seems to have resolved the low speeds.