Chip in a sim card format that stores up to 15 eSIM's

[slawa]

@TL;DR

Store up to 15 eSIM’s on a ‘sim card’ and switch between them in an app. Take them all to a new phone just by putting it in the new phone’s sim card slot. Can use eSIM’s on a phone that does not have a chip to store eSIM (check if your phone is supported).

I am not affiliated in any way with esim.me website/company

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eSIM’s are getting more mainstream. More and more phones support it directly and the telecom companies offer them as alternative to a physical sim card.

eSIM

Now a phone like Google Pixel can store only one eSIM and a physical sim card. You are getting two networks. The eSIM is stored on a chip inside the phone.

When traveling a lot one might have several prepaid eSIM’s for those countries to prevent higher roaming charges. Following tech makes it easy to store and switch between them.

Get eSIM for your smartphone - Explainer Video - English - Landscape View

eSIM.me Store

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I ordered one to test it. I will reply here to share my experience when it is delivered.
There are affiliate codes in on the internet that give 10% discount.

[jimbob132]

@slawa

Now a phone like Google Pixel can store only one eSIM and a physical sim card. You are getting two networks. The eSIM is stored on a chip inside the phone.

Hmm only one? iPhone allows up to 8 esim and one physical sim with two active at the same time, so I think the demand might not be there for iPhone users. Maybe being able to switch to other phones quickly might be helpful.

[qwert_zuiop]

On that note: Which carriers in Taiwan actually offer eSIMs (without additional costs)…?

[slawa]

I am not familiar with iPhones. I don’t use Apple products. But newer Pixel phones also can have multiple (8+) eSIM’s stored on the device (can have maximum of two active at once).
I currently use a Taiwanese physical sim card and a German eSim in my Pixel 6.

This is a niche product which has uses only for a specific group, but many do not know this exists.

Many phones do not support eSIM’s at all, where this also can be helpful.

[jimbob132]

@qwert_zuiop

On that note: Which carriers in Taiwan actually offer eSIMs (without additional costs)…?

TW Mobile - free for first application

Chunghwa mobile - charged me 150NT something, I forgot

Your experience might differ depending on branch and help desk person

[Mataiou]

it’s so annoying though that no TW sold Samsung device supports esims, same for HK versions.

I was looking into getting this travel esim some colleagues suggested me, but too bad, can’t use it:

Local and regional eSIMs for travellers - Airalo

[slawa]

@Mataiou

it’s so annoying though that no TW sold Samsung device supports esims, same for HK versions.

Yes, in China eSIM’s are not available at all.
Wouldn’t this be the solution to this problem? Since for the phone this would act just like a physical SIM card.
If you want to test it, I could borrow it to you first when I get it. I ordered one mainly because I am interested learning about this stuff. My Pixel phone covers my eSIM needs.

@Mataiou

https://www.airalo.com/

Just checked them out and some plans say “Not compatible with Pixel devices.”
Interesting if this eSIM·me would get around this problem.

[Mataiou]

have no clue, these esims are still very early on, they will catch up for sure, I can see that (look what happened with mobile wallets like apple, google and samsung pay for instance)