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Tech Talk: Everything you need to know about eSIM


Love it or hate it, you'll likely use an eSIM soon.

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)The word "eSIM" stands for e mbedded s ubscriber i dentity m odule, and it's the perfect name to describe what it is and what it does. This includes all your account information, your phone identity, and it can often hold other data about contacts or a locking mechanism to make sure nobody can use your cell plan without knowing a code. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)When using an eSIM, the memory is inside the phone itself, and you don't need a plastic card.

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