Lycamobile is a faff but I have successfully replaced eSIM and moved it to another device and then shift it to a physical SIM to use in my router.
Having trouble getting another one though without a different email address and debit card.
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Having trouble getting another one though without a different email address and debit card.
I might get two or three 30% off F&F codes for both new and existing customers on EE but it will be after pre order day.
EE is probably the easiest of all the networks and I believe they also do Apple Quick Transfer for device to device eSIM
They are the only uk network to do quick transfer others require you to get your mobile number back to physical SIM card first instore and request a new QR code to be scanned onto your new device we are really not ready for eSIM big headache the SIM card slot get removed this year.
Not had that with O2. I have QR codes for O2. Activate the eSIM on device then do a SIM swap on the website.
Lycamobile you just request a free payg eSIM and the do a sim swap to it on the website.
They are but they can fail transferring leaving you with a deactivated eSim on both devices and no way in getting it back on a device yourself
Yeah I accepted a transfer to an eSIM as part of the Apple set-up process for my iPhone 14 Pro. It sort of worked but removed 5G access and WiFi calling from my account.
Had to go to an actual EE shop in the end to get the eSIM transferred back onto a physical SIM, which worked fine again.
Yh last time I had to go instore to get it sorted the rep said the technology just isn’t perfected yet and can be random issues with eSim transferring, He recommended just use a physical sim
Seems like a pointless exercise eSIM back to physical and back to eSIM other countries are miles ahead with this technology.
Shame perk discount isn’t valid on upgrade anytime deal when you want to trade in with on EE. Be interesting what tariffs will be this year
Anyone looking for a code for Music Magpie, I can’t find a code for the 14’s yet which the majority of us will be selling but I have found that 10IPHONE works for and extra £10 on 13’s
12 days until this thread just dies and goes quiet!!
They can pry my physical sim out of my cold dead hands, I won't go e-sim until I have no choice.
Same, why would I get rid of the simplicity of being able to remove my sim from my old phone and put it in the new one. I probably would do it if I didn’t upgrade every year as it wouldn’t seem like as much of an inconvenience.
Without wanting to jinx myself I have had zero issues with eSIM on EE.
Had one on my 12 pro (the conversion to it was easy too and done online), got launch day 14pro and it just moved over with the restore. Got an AppleCare replacement in late April and again, effortless move.
Then in July, converted my other half’s to an eSIM (my old 12 Pro) as my daughter was over from the States and giving her a 14 Pro without a SIM tray. I then moved the eSIM over to the new 14 Pro…again, effortlessly.
This is with EE. Probably jinxed myself now on the 15 Pro I am not buying
Had one on my 12 pro (the conversion to it was easy too and done online), got launch day 14pro and it just moved over with the restore. Got an AppleCare replacement in late April and again, effortless move.
Then in July, converted my other half’s to an eSIM (my old 12 Pro) as my daughter was over from the States and giving her a 14 Pro without a SIM tray. I then moved the eSIM over to the new 14 Pro…again, effortlessly.
This is with EE. Probably jinxed myself now on the 15 Pro I am not buying
Nope defo not. No extra facilities really. Works well for my router just to send out texts when there are issues. And considering it for my iPad just for data as a backup
Yeah, and as you may recall, I had a major drama with Apple, Vodafone and my eSIM:
Post in thread 'eSIM + Dual SIM Q&A'
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/esim-dual-sim-q-a.2150226/post-32294106
Yep saw that but think it’s unique. I transferred by aunt and uncle’s lines to eSIM on Vodafone (separate accounts) with no issue. Whole process took about 10 minutes.
Transferring from a SIM to an eSIM wasn’t my issue (I did that successfully last September).
My issue was not having an eSIM after Apple replaced my phone And the only way to get one, was to go into a Vodafone store, get a new physical SIM activated and then get that transferred to an eSIM.
I still have the physical SIM.😏
Well my thinking was that swapping my main SIM to an eSIM would make it easier to pop a physical PAYG SIM card into the phone when abroad in countries where roaming is extortionate, keeping my main line active too.
Which might have worked well if the eSIM hadn't disabled 5G and WiFi calling. No easy way to tell whether it was the new iPhone or the eSIM which was faulty either, which would have been easy to diagnose with physical SIM cards.
I also still have the physical SIM 😏