For many years, mobile phones received cellular service through a physical SIM (subscriber identity module) card that connected your handset to your phone carrier. These physical SIM cards made it ...

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If you’ve ever upgraded your phone, you likely know what a SIM card is and what it’s for. In short, a SIM card is a small chip that lets you connect to your carrier’s network. These days, physical SIM ...

The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding ...

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Still works with older phones. Easy to find in local markets. But requires physical handling and SIM swapping. Limited flexibility compared to eSIM. No remote activation, you need to be on-site. When ...

If your new phone no longer supports SIM cards, or you don't want to use them anymore, you can convert to eSIM instead. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

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In the US, all versions of the Apple iPhone 16 series support eSIM. They also all support dual-SIM, using two eSIM profiles at a time. However, there is no support for physical SIM cards in the US.

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another. I started my career with CNET all the way back in ...