eSIMs are now available (for free!) for new plans 📱

@BlueAardvark470 said:
Sorry lol just a habit. Can you move ESIMS to a new device? Let’s say I got a new iPhone. How would I move my ESIM to the new phone?

Hi, the latest news was that you had to go through a SIM and request a new eSIM because it couldn't be done from eSIM to eSIM at FIZZ.

@Whizz possible to read this.

You can have Fizz issue a new eSim for a new phone directly now, no physical sim required. Just go https://zone.fizz.ca/dce/customer-ui-prod/account/plan -> Manage my plan -> Change my sim and follow the instructions.

However, it still requires Fizz to issue a new eSim, which may be subject to an identity verification process and subject to rate limiting. When I was with Freedom before, you could only do this once per billing cycle, which was extremely annoying when I once found out that a new phone I bought was defective and had to be returned a day after I had already transferred my eSim to said phone. Not sure what the limitation is with Fizz (if any) but, in general, I stick with my statement:

• If you switch between multiple sims on the same phone often, eSim is the way to go.
• If you move the same line & plan between different phones often, stick with a physical sim.
• If you use dual-sim on the same phone constantly, your choice of esim vs. physical maybe limited by what your phone can do and what type of sim is available from the "other" carrier. Some Android phones can't do dual eSim for example, only one eSim + one physical. So, the best choice depends on your individual use case there.

If you don't do any of these things, it doesn't really matter too much. The physical sim is easier to handle once active, on the other hand, an eSim offers instant activation without spending the time to go to a store or wait the extra few days for a physical sim to be shipped to you.