[bandergirl]

> eSIM provides just so much better experience.

No, it only provides a better experience if you change SIM card more often than you change your phone, which isn't the case for most people.

eSIM card transfer can be a hassle, expensive or outright impossible because it's up to the telco to decide it. I had to visit a store in Thailand to transfer my SIM card. I had to pay $ to re-download my eSIM for another operator. I was simply told "can't do" with a still-active eSIM I bought from Airalo.

Definitely nice to "download SIM cards" instead of buying them, but everything that follows is a pain.