Only a couple of years ago, travellers had to buy a physical SIM card – and try not to lose the existing one in the change-over.
Most recent smartphones are eSIM compatibleOn September 6, 2024, I flew into Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and as soon as I set foot in the airbridge, I was online with a new service provider. I hadn’t bought a new SIM card, it was as simple as activating a different eSIM using an app in my phone. Within seconds I was retrieving emails, downloading WhatsApp messages and checking the price for a taxi from the airport to my hotel.
The “e” in eSIM stands for “embedded”, and it refers to the hardware SIM built into many recent model smartphones. While these phones still have the slot for a standard SIM card, the eSIM is rewritable, which lets you change providers and add eSIMs for different regions without inserting a new SIM card. That’s a bonus for travellers since it gives you multiple SIMs in one phone. My current iPhone has four, although I could have up to eight, but only two can be activated at any one time.
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