I tried to transfer my eSIM from my old S21 to my new S24 the other day. It failed miserably. My carrier charges me $10 for a new eSIM (which i think is way too much for a digital service). Transferring eSIMs sounds like a good idea if it works, but might not be endorsed by carriers that earn large profits from the service.
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The $10 is so ridiculous not because it costs them virtually nothing as a digital service, but because they charge you for access to something you're already paying them for.
I agree. Because of this, I actually changed carrier to one that was cheaper, had better coverage and free eSIM.
This thread made me wonder how often y'all change phones. It sounds like four times a day.
For me it's about every 1 to 2 years, but I'm an app developer part-time so I use it to make money which justifies the high cost of ownership. I keep the trail of older phones for testing on different models.
For my wife, it's more like 4 years, and we prefer to get last year's model especially with today's update commitments.
No. Once every few years. However, the gap in service is absolute disaster in modern society. Without a phone, you can't use public transport, can't pay for parking, can't get a taxi/uber/competitor, etc. etc.
Any "progress" that makes the turnaround time longer when your phone breaks is a horrible and unacceptable downside.