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Yeah same, I want to know how you move phones if one breaks, or any number of similar situations where you can’t run an app or access another device

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That’s my big concern as well.

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With Google Fi you just sign into the fi app and transfer the phone. You need wifi but that’s it.

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Yeah, I’ve been using Fi for more than 5 years and haven’t needed to worry about sim cards in a really long time.

The process with esims is so easy.

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You call support and have them issue a new one.

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yea, that’s my biggest annoyance with it, if you can’t pass security on the phone (talking to you prepaid carriers who have absolutely shit CS and protocols) you can no longer just hot swap the sim to get your verification code. You are just locked out of your account now. It’s nice that it’s more secure but, also such a pain in the ass for people who don’t call their carrier a lot so they don’t know their security.

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As in ring the network (presumably on a third, working phone) and wait for them to post you something? Doesn’t sound like a great user experience!

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No, they issue it virtually. Then you download it via their app or via regular cell network provisioning.

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Don’t you need a SIM for calling?

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I’m not sure if there’s some special calling feature to reach a previously associated provider, but when I’ve been in that situation I just borrowed my roommate’s phone.

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Its a shitty replacement. If I couldnswap phones like a sim card i wouldn’t care. But they charge for a phone swap no thanks.

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