Moving to eSIM, is there any benefit?

Edge_3 said:
One huge benefit is being able to use a different data provider. I have an EE eSIM with limited data, and an all you can eat 3 SIM card just for data. I can swap between them if I need to pretty effortlessly.
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That’s a great idea, shame 3 network is rubbish. What’s the script for if everything is link to you EE/number? Would you still receive sms/phone calls if it’s using the 3 network?
 
ChrisD. said:
You can have two active eSIM’s.
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I thought you could have 2 eSIM's 'installed' but only 1 active at any time?

My EE account is on an eSIM and when holidaying in January I setup a Truphone eSIM but had to switch between them manually if I wanted to be able to make/receive calls on the EE account or receive an SMS to my EE number.

An eSIM works well for me, it's easier to pickup a physical travel SIM (as I did in Johannesburg last month) then it is to get a travel eSIM.
 
I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, with the thieving UK mobile providers now charging roaming fees in Europe (thanks Brexit), I'll probably rock up at my destination and pay a tenner for a local SIM rather than pay EE their daily roaming charge. It's like going back to the dark ages.

Feek said:
It is done.
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This means I can put the local SIM in the phone and disable the eSIM which will make things easier. It was always a concern back in the dark ages that one would lose the tiny little UK SIM somewhere but now it won't be a problem.
 
When my iPhone 14 Pro arrived on Friday I was on autopilot and moved my number to the physical SIM that EE sent me. I've just switched back to an eSIM but an only getting an EDGE connection, previously I was getting 4G. Maybe I'm being impatient, I don't think it's an EE network issue as the work phone still shows 4G.

Edit - Yeah, I was being impatient. All good now.
 
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Feek said:
I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, with the thieving UK mobile providers now charging roaming fees in Europe (thanks Brexit), I'll probably rock up at my destination and pay a tenner for a local SIM rather than pay EE their daily roaming charge. It's like going back to the dark ages.
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Do you have smart benefits with your plan?

My plan has EU roaming, but it's a legacy one prior to the changes. I'm going to keep it until the CPI rises make it more expensive, but currently it works out cheaper to stay with it.
 
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Feek said:
I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, with the thieving UK mobile providers now charging roaming fees in Europe (thanks Brexit), I'll probably rock up at my destination and pay a tenner for a local SIM rather than pay EE their daily roaming charge. It's like going back to the dark ages.


This means I can put the local SIM in the phone and disable the eSIM which will make things easier. It was always a concern back in the dark ages that one would lose the tiny little UK SIM somewhere but now it won't be a problem.
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Be prepared to fill in more paperwork than required to buy a house and have your passport photocopied if you ask for a PAYG SIM in Italy
 
Reuben klang said:
That’s a great idea, shame 3 network is rubbish. What’s the script for if everything is link to you EE/number? Would you still receive sms/phone calls if it’s using the 3 network?
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3 is okay where I am. I have a business line with EE with shared data. This setup allows unlimited data. I’ve been running it for a couple weeks, it’s just data that uses 3, everything else is my EE number.

Side note, you can buy prepaid £50 120gb EE sims on Amazon that last a year… (obvs or until the 120gb runs out)
 
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Feek said:
I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, with the thieving UK mobile providers now charging roaming fees in Europe (thanks Brexit), I'll probably rock up at my destination and pay a tenner for a local SIM rather than pay EE their daily roaming charge. It's like going back to the dark ages.


This means I can put the local SIM in the phone and disable the eSIM which will make things easier. It was always a concern back in the dark ages that one would lose the tiny little UK SIM somewhere but now it won't be a problem.
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Where are you going to? Most places I've noticed using EE it's only £2 a day for roaming - e.g. a week abroad would cost £14 day max to use your phone abroad everyday. Or, you could add the £10 Roam Abroad add-on for a month, saves a few quid and makes more sense if going for more than 5 days. It's relatively cheap for EU tbh.

Buying a local SIM doesn't really make any sense still for EU usage. Unless you're going outside EU then it starts to make more sense to buy a local SIM plan.
 
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Feek said:
I'm going on holiday in a few weeks, with the thieving UK mobile providers now charging roaming fees in Europe (thanks Brexit), I'll probably rock up at my destination and pay a tenner for a local SIM rather than pay EE their daily roaming charge. It's like going back to the dark ages.


This means I can put the local SIM in the phone and disable the eSIM which will make things easier. It was always a concern back in the dark ages that one would lose the tiny little UK SIM somewhere but now it won't be a problem.
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EE roaming is free in the EU isn’t it?

*googles*

Ah you have to have a ‘smart’ plan, what a load of ******** that is. Thankfully it’s on mine as I was positive I didn’t have to do anything the last time.
 
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Reuben klang said:
EE roaming is free isn’t it?
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My wife is on a legacy plan so it won't cost her anything (well, it won't cost me anything because she's on my contract) but because my plan changed, I'll get stitched for roaming.

Sparx said:
Where are you going to? Most places I've noticed using EE it's only £2 a day for roaming
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Guernsey. We'll effectively be there for eight days so it's sixteen quid.

Sparx said:
Or, you could add the £10 Roam Abroad add-on for a month
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This could be the way to do it, add that a few days before we go and then remove it when we get back.
 
Feek said:
My wife is on a legacy plan so it won't cost her anything (well, it won't cost me anything because she's on my contract) but because my plan changed, I'll get stitched for roaming.


Guernsey. We'll effectively be there for eight days so it's sixteen quid.


This could be the way to do it, add that a few days before we go and then remove it when we get back.
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I’m the same, i’ve got a legacy plan and they can’t look at it with their current deals - okay I’m stuck of 4G which is fine for me, I’ve never thought oh i need 5G here on my mobile.

It’s pretty decent of them to allow you to turn it on and off monthly after rogering all of us by stopping the free roaming. :mad:
 
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