Posted 16 hours ago
Esim - can I make the most of "new account" offers?
I bought the pixel 8 pro, and it comes with an esim. I currently have a lebara Sim with a number I want to keep as I have had it for about 30 years.
1: If I were to put in my Sim card, with a known account, could I download an esim as a new customer, taking advantage of the 1p for 100gb for 2 years deals etc? Would the Sim and esim talk to each other, and inform Lebara that I am actually pulling a fast one?
2: Assuming it goes through OK, with one old account, and one new, what do I do at the end of the offer period if I wanted to take another offer? Do I delete all on the esim, just tell it the new login details and number,or would the new profile simply override the old one? Again, would it call home and grass me up?
Perhaps installing my old number on the esim would be best, and just get new Sim cards with offers. In which case we go back to scenario 1.
I was thinking of keeping my number as a Sim because I could swap to any phone if I wanted, without esim dependency.
Or.....
Could I have 2 profiles, with neither talking to each other?
Could both profiles be live at the same time, so irrespective of which number you call/text, it will get through? I understand physical and esim is either, not both. Does that mean the offline number goes to answer machine? What of any received texts?
1: If I were to put in my Sim card, with a known account, could I download an esim as a new customer, taking advantage of the 1p for 100gb for 2 years deals etc? Would the Sim and esim talk to each other, and inform Lebara that I am actually pulling a fast one?
2: Assuming it goes through OK, with one old account, and one new, what do I do at the end of the offer period if I wanted to take another offer? Do I delete all on the esim, just tell it the new login details and number,or would the new profile simply override the old one? Again, would it call home and grass me up?
Perhaps installing my old number on the esim would be best, and just get new Sim cards with offers. In which case we go back to scenario 1.
I was thinking of keeping my number as a Sim because I could swap to any phone if I wanted, without esim dependency.
Or.....
Could I have 2 profiles, with neither talking to each other?
Could both profiles be live at the same time, so irrespective of which number you call/text, it will get through? I understand physical and esim is either, not both. Does that mean the offline number goes to answer machine? What of any received texts?
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sorted byDoes Lebara offer eSIM
We don't currently support eSIM, but it is on the roadmap for the end of 2024. Follow us on social media to be the first to hear any updates on eSIM.
Both regular and esim can be active at the same time for calls and SMS (you can control this in settings, ie ask every time which to use or set a default for outgoing) however you must select which SIM is used for data.
Oh and Lebara don't currently offer esim afaik. (edited)
I had typed esim and lebara. Just checked the site and unfortunately it was the Swiss one, so they can get it. Once again we Brits get shafted
Whether that extends to dual mac addresses etc Im not sure.
So. If company A does esims and physical Sims, and I have an account already with them, would the Sims handshake and grass me up if I got another Sim from company A that was on a special deal for new customers only? The IMEI would be different per line, so they couldn't compare.
1. The eSIMs/ SIMs don’t ’handshake’ or communicate with each other and they won’t grass you up.
2. The companies don’t care if you have multiple ’new customer’ and in fact Lebara will allow you to manage multiple ’new customer’ offers on the same account and app.