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Ask Jerry: The controversial rise of eSIMs and why many users have concerns

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If your first exposure to the eSIM was trying to convince Verizon to activate your new iPhone 14 without you walking into a corporate store with a receipt and your old phone in working order, there's no wonder you hate it. (Image credit: Stephen Warwick / iMore)For some contrast, my first exposure to eSIM tech was checking a box in the Google Fi app and having my new phone start working without pushing a paperclip into the tiny hole that releases the SIM card tray. As long as you weren't using a phone that was marked stolen or blacklisted due to non-payment, you could always pop a SIM card in the tray and make it work.

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