[throw-the-towel]

> If he had an eSIM it would have quickly solved the problem for him.

Except many carriers have you jump through hoops to activate an eSIM on a new device. Here in the comments one person has to receive a new QR over snail mail.

[reverserdev]

Indeed I became aware thanks to this thread!

For me it was 10 mins through my provider's app (and I was also doing it internationally)

[ValentineC]

> For me it was 10 mins through my provider's app (and I was also doing it internationally)

What verification processes did you have to go through?

If it's simple username/password, that could mean that your number could be trivially hijacked by a determined enough attacker.