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Come on Telus! Fix/change/update your e-sim support policies.
I just received my brand new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Amazing device, but that's not why I'm here today. Please "Kudo" this of any of it applies to you. My old/current device had a physical sim c...
I’m going to face this when I upgrade my iPhone later this year. iPhone natively supports e-SIM transferring between devices but Telus doesn’t support it so you have to pay the extra $20. It’s the usual nickel and diming of customers because they can. There’s no incentive for making this barrier-free for customers. There’s a rumour the physical SIM-free iPhone (released in the US last year) will be going to more countries this year. If it comes here, that’s going to suck hard.
That is more likely than not with Samsung also considering moving all North American model devices to eSIM in the next few years as well.
- Hmmmm, I really don't think so.
Other service providers in North America provide free e-sims (Verizon and T-Mobile just to name two) as it's a feature built in to devices made by nearly every main manufacturer.
Unfortunately, all evidence points to this being just another Telus cash grab. 😒- As a T-Mobile USA customer. eSIM's are free when transferring from a pSIM to an eSIM, which can be done right in your account. If you are a new customer or need a new SIM for a new line. There is still a one-time fee for that new SIM, even if it is an eSIM.
- That may be your experience with your T-Mobile plan but it appears ALL the main mobile providers in the US offer free sims (or esims if required) based on minimum plan usage. 🤷
I've been looking into it for travel purposes.
