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Physical SIM or eSIM For You?

Kellen November 4, 2022 62

When Apple launched the iPhone 14 line a few weeks back, they made a pretty major move to the way they'll connect to a cellular network. Apple removed the physical SIM card slot and instead forced everyone in the US who bought one to connect via eSIM. This...

Visible eSIM Now Available on a Bunch of Samsung Phones

Kellen May 19, 2022 9

Visible, the cute little prepaid wireless service that uses Verizon's network and gives you a whole mess of features for $40/mo, added a big group of Samsung phones to its eSIM compatible list today. That means your Samsung phone can sign-up for and access...

Verizon Pixel 4 Gets Dual SIM Dual Standby and eSIM Support

Kellen April 18, 2020

During my initial write-up of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL back in October, I pointed out that these new Pixel phones from Google supported Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) and an eSIM. I've actually used it on the Pixel 4 XL to run both Google Fi and T-Mobile at...

T-Mobile Launches eSIM Support for iPhones, Hopefully Coming Soon for Android

Tim August 28, 2019

T-Mobile announced today that it is launching eSIM support for post-paid customers with select iPhone models. This is great news, minus that iPhone part. With eSIM, you won't need to fudge around with physical SIM cards, which is a future I think we can all...

Pixel 2 Phones Use eSIM, so They Won’t Even Need a SIM on Project Fi

Kellen October 5, 2017 33

Google packed the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL full of the latest in most smartphone tech, but one area they are ahead of everyone is in the SIM card department. The Pixel 2 phones include an eSIM, which is an embedded SIM that lets you quickly connect to a carrier...