Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@Germo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Germo</span></a></span> The problem I have is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> restricts my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfChoice</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devices</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Yes, I do use <em>multiple devices</em> and I want to be able to pick them freely.</li></ul><p>Same with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a>: I can put that on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Card" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Card</span></a> *but I can't swap the soldered-down <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chip</span></a>!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> could've offered / included an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIMcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIMcard</span></a> (yes, these do exist!) and thus solved the entire issue: offering <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DualSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DualSIM</span></a> without the need of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TripleSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TripleSIM</span></a>-capable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Baseband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baseband</span></a>!</li></ul><p>And yes, I routinely use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIMcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIMcards</span></a> because I get the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flexibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flexibility</span></a> of choice, because it's <em>noone's business</em> which <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/device" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>device</span></a> I use Which <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/plans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plans</span></a> on!</p><ul><li>And whilst courts in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> ruled it's illegal to charge for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeciceSwaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeciceSwaps</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIMs</span></a>, that is only enforceable against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MNO</span></a>|s &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MVNO</span></a>|s from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>! </li></ul><p>Plus many plans I want to use and/or help people to setup are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIMonly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMonly</span></a> and not available as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/netzclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netzclub</span></a>)...</p><ul><li>No, eSIM is <em>NOT</em> a <a href="https://mastodon.nl/@Germo/113906252585895220" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sufficient replacement</a> even by the sheer fact that most of my devices <em>can't even manage an eSIM Card</em> unless that would he possible just with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICCDcodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICCDcodes</span></a> and *"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIMtoolkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMtoolkit</span></a>" / embedded Firmware on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIMcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMcard</span></a>! </li></ul><p>I dare you to try to deploy an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2Gonly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2Gonly</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StupidPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StupidPhone</span></a> whereas a regular SIM can just be chugged in!</p>