topic Re: eSim hole that I'm in in SIM cards & Porting

eSim hole that I'm in

Tishminx1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:06:14 GMT

I have a Google Pixel 6 phone, a number that I've had forever and all is well. However, just got a new Acer Chromebook and it has the ability to either set up an eSim or insert a sim card. Could someone explain to me like I'm a toddler, how I get either an eSim or a physical sim that is on the same number as my mobile and how the hell I set it all up?

I seem to have gone round and round in circles looking at various questions in the community, my Chromebook is asking me to set up a new network for an eSim and the only way to do this is to put an activation code in (which I don't have) or scan a QR code, again which I don't have. Would it be easier just to insert a sim? And if yes, how do I get a duplicate sim card?

Thank you 🙂

Re: eSim hole that I'm in

XRaySpeX — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:22:20 GMT

You can't have 2 SIMs on the same no.

It is always easier to use a physical SIM.

Re: eSim hole that I'm in

Tishminx1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:24:28 GMT

So what's an esim then?

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Re: eSim hole that I'm in

XRaySpeX — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:27:35 GMT

You can't have 2 SIMs on the same no.

It is always easier to use a physical SIM.

Re: eSim hole that I'm in

XRaySpeX — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:31:41 GMT

An embedded version of a physical SIM that is built into your smartphone and cannot be removed. It's 1 or the other for a particular mobile no.