Cheapest telco for e-sim?

Heyitslei on 23/10/2024 - 22:28
Last edited 25/10/2024 - 17:20

I am wanting to stop lugging around 2 phones— one personal and the other a work one. I am wanting to convert my personal number to e-sim so I can just carry my work phone. Personal is currently on Skinny’s cheapest plan and even then I hardly use up all the data, but use it actively otherwise. Skinny does not have esim functionality yet so wondering what is the cheapest route I can take to essentially “merge” my numbers and just use one phone. Thank you!

EDIT: Happy to report I am no longer prancing around with two phones. LOL Have converted my personal number to esim on Skinny. Thanks, team!

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  • NZSkiBum on 24/10/2024 - 11:42

    https://www.skinny.co.nz/pricing/esim/ - Looks like they have it now.

  • jiriteach on 24/10/2024 - 15:36

    Skinny does have esim support now. You can easily convert you existing sim or any physical sim into an email via the dashboard - login and follow instructions.

    Else 2degrees offers them as well.

  • genesis on 24/10/2024 - 15:50

    I'm in similar situation, carry 2 phones around, work (Vodafone), and personal (Kogan). Bit late to the party and have never dealt with e-sims before.

    Is it possible to have two networks running concurrently on one device? (using an iPhone) If you can, how does the phone know which network to use when you're making calls / using data?

    • Alan6984 on 24/10/2024 - 15:57

      Is it possible to have two networks running concurrently on one device? (using an iPhone) If you can, how does the phone know which network to use when you're making calls / using data?

      No idea if Apple will give you permission to do it on their phone, but on an Android its your choice - you can set the default network for each of calls, texts, and data, and you can also swap to the other network for each of them whenever you like.

      • genesis on 24/10/2024 - 16:03

        I see I see, but are both networks running at the same time? For instance you've switched to your personal number as the default network, but someone is trying to ring your work number, will your phone ring?

        Or, when you say its your choice, do you mean you only have the choice of having one network at a time, but can switch between them freely.

        • Alan6984 on 24/10/2024 - 22:19
          +1

          but are both networks running at the same time?

          Yes

          For instance you've switched to your personal number as the default network, but someone is trying to ring your work number, will your phone ring?

          On Android (Apple might not be able to do this - no idea), they will both ring (and so would any other 'voice call app' that you have installed, such as a VOIP system, WhatsApp etc). Data is always one network or the other (not both at once), but that doesn't matter to apps of course - as long as they can 'get out' to the internet.

    • ace310 on 24/10/2024 - 16:06
      +1

      Yes, you can. I have iPhone and have concurrently run 2 networks. You can select which default sim should be used for data and/or calls.

      Actually, you can have multiple esim profiles can be saved in the phone. Only 1 can be active at a time though.

      • genesis on 24/10/2024 - 16:07

        Ah yup, okay cool thanks. Will look into doing this so I carry around 1 less phone XD

        • ace310 on 24/10/2024 - 16:09
          +1

          Just be mindful, it would drain battery little faster if one of the network is weak. I am not sure how the network switching between 3g/4g/5g works between 2 sims.

      • Heyitslei on 24/10/2024 - 17:35

        If Sim A is active, can e-sim B still receive calls/text without “activating” it?

        • ace310 on 24/10/2024 - 18:35
          +2

          Yes. physical sim & e-sim can work together without issue. I think data is only used from 1 sim, which you have set. For calls/txt you can receive from either one. For calling, you can pick which sim you want to call from.

          I hope that's more clear now.

    • coach on 24/10/2024 - 17:01
      +1

      Yes it's possible, I have 2 iPhone's and 4 networks running concurrently.

    • kyogui on 24/10/2024 - 20:29
      +1

      Its the same on iphone these are the very basic functions of multi-sim phones you can choose your default and change them at call/messages app easily. you can check out some youtube videos. very easy to use.

  • Heyitslei on 24/10/2024 - 17:34

    Thanks, guys!!! Off to convert my Skinny to e-sim! Glad they now have this option.

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