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Verizon’s Visible Now Lets Android Users Try For Free For 15 Days

Kellen November 1, 2023

The era of free wireless service trials is one we truly appreciate, as competition from the traditional wireless carriers has stagnated. There are other players in the space, mostly of the prepaid variety, many of which that can save you money over service...

First Look at Android’s Native eSIM Transfer Tool

Tim August 22, 2023

Earlier this year, Google announced that it was building a native eSIM transfer tool for Android devices. This tool would allow for the quick and easy transfer of an eSIM from one device to another, a process that can sometimes be slightly irritating. This...

Android is Getting a New eSIM Transfer Tool

Kellen February 27, 2023

The mobile world has slowly been adopting eSIM support over many years, letting you ditch the physical SIM card you've used from phone to phone and instead bring your number with you digitally. The idea of an eSIM makes a lot of sense, especially for those who...

Physical SIM or eSIM For You?

Kellen November 4, 2022

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

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

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...