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AT&T finally has a network test drive program


The promise of eSIM is still alive.

T-Mobile was offering a trial program of some sort long before eSIM was a thing: previously, the company would give you a free mobile hotspot and even loan you a whole phone so you could try its network. AT&T has offered a network test drive through its Cricket Wireless brand for the past couple of years, but today marks the first time you can start a trial through AT&T proper. It’s confusing at the very least, but the FCC introduced a proposal this year to simplify things by requiring all carriers to automatically unlock a device 60 days after it’s been activated.

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