I'm such an e-sim pusher but another thing I have discovered about them is if you blow through your data plan in a month and don't want to pay the inflated prices of your evil oligopolistic telecom, you can also get a cheaper e-sim from a 3rd party supplier (I like Airalo) to act as a stopgap.

They're also just really good pre-paid plans if you don't want standing monthly data packages. So easy to use.

@casseagull Are e-sims basically what you'd use for a short trip to another country? In the past I'd buy a cheap pay as you go plan with a physical sim card (always a better plan for less than at home of course 🤦).

Asking for a me.

@casseagull I looked up airalo and the answer seems to be "yes" ... But there's no risk of my local ogliopoly deciding I'm roaming and filing me with fees? It just seems too convient to be true. But I want to believe! (🛸)

@dairpo Yup that is exactly it. In Europe you can even go with one of their bigs (I recommend Orange - their setup is good) because all telecom plan prices are regulated continent wide (IMAGINE).

You can buy a plan and you get a QR code to scan with your phone so that you are ready to go as soon as you arrive. It's amazing.