eSim vs Sim card

lcalamar

When I setup my P6P on GOS I opted to use the sim card as I wanted use google fi in my work profile (privrleged esim only works in owner profile)

Now that I moved google fi to my owner profile I am thinking to use the esim.

Any pros or cons to esim vs sim card?

Assuming all i have to do is remove my sim card and re-setup google fi on esim?

MetropleX

lcalamar Have you got or desire to have Google Play Services in the owner profile? You will need to, to activate eSIM as it is a system level privileged app. It will expose your IMEI to Google as part of the process too. However being a Fi user probably means this is less of a concern for you.

lcalamar

MetropleX yes, i ended up with play services in my owner profile and I activated privileged esim.

I am not married to esim or sim card. Just asking the pros and cons of each... (Assuming play services is installed in my owner profile)

lcalamar

MetropleX I do follow what you are saying regarding Google FI.... its a bit of a 'turn your head and cough' relationship. Unfortunately - for me - I just don't find a better solution for travel (int'l) than FI, certainly not at their pricing.

That said - I'm not really that sure they are overall any worse than Verizon! Though I'm open to listening.

juicer

lcalamar Just asking the pros and cons of each

In my experience, eSim eats more battery.