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		aaomidi on July 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: eSIM is altering how consumers interact with opera... Esims do not need internet or QR codes. A carrier can just push a sim to you as a notification.

callalex on July 27, 2023 [–]

Push how? Over Bluetooth/NFC? Or do you mean over the internet?

aaomidi on July 29, 2023 | [–]

I’m not entirely sure how the mechanism works, I think it just gets pushed through GSM carriers around you?

I’ve recently had experience doing this.

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