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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's actually great for traveling. You can buy a travel eSIM from wherever and have it activated right away.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's my use case as well.

Just find a carrier you like for the country you're traveling to, download the eSIM, and you're ready to go.

All while keeping the physical SIM card of my regular, domestic carrier in the SIM card slot.

This simple issue was a major hassle before eSIM cards existed, and now it's the easiest, most convenient thing in the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

alternatively, what I've done is move my US carrier to an eSIM and then get a super cheap physical SIM in whatever country I'm going to. You can also do dual eSIM these days, so really leaving your primary carrier as an eSIM is the way to go for maximum flexibility

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally found it easier to grab a travel eSIM via Airalo while out of the country. No need to visit a location to pick one up. Just setup via wifi!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

when I went to Japan, I did physical SIM while my gf at the time did eSIM. I had much better latency and it was noticeable. With lots of the eSIMs they actually give all the traffic an extra jump back to wherever their HQ is, so you'll see 500-800ms latency vs 30-100.