The Problem with eSIM
For many years I’ve used the same physical, plastic SIM card and simply transferred it to any new smartphone I bought. This year was different though. Although I reset my old phone before disposing of it, I accidentally left my SIM card in it. After contacting my telecom provider’s support team the plastic SIM’s connectivity was cancelled and I was issued with a new-fangled eSIM by email. All I had to do was focus the new phone’s camera on the included QR code and as if by magic it was transferred across and my new phone began working. Forward a couple of months and I decided to upgrade my smartphone again as the screen of the new one was too small for my aging eyesight. I reset the old one and deleted the eSIM, which is a part of the resetting procedure, then tried to obtain a new eSIM from my provider as had happened before … but apparently their old system no longer worked. I had to log into my online provider account and request it there. Sadly I needed an active phone with the sam...