eSIM, hello!

Does your phone have a SIM card? Mine, for example, doesn't! Turns out you can make calls without a physical SIM card. How?

Any cell phone has a SIM card, you certainly know about it for sure. Only this is because technology is too slow to penetrate the Russian market. Not in every cell phone and not necessarily!

Looking ahead, it is worth saying and paying attention to the frequent mistake in the name "eSIM" - embedded, not electronic sim. The sim card itself is a technical device and, like everything technical, has been subject to evolution. Today in the vocabulary of "sim-card", nano- and micro-simki - something that is used from small to large. Only a few people know the history of the development of this chip, so everyone else mistakenly refers to the familiar Mini- sim as a regular Sim-card.

It's not the first generation of eSIM, and you and I are still waiting and hoping for the full-fledged implementation of the technology. The pioneer of eSIM in Russia was the operator TELE 2, but only a few people had time to try it. The service was banned very soon. But today you can already use eSIM if your watch/smartphone/tablet supports this technology.

Today, all the big four operators (MTS, MegaFon, TELE2, Beeline) support eSIM operation and offer subscribers free replacement of a physical SIM card with an eSIM. However, there are other operators offering eSIM to their customers.

Install eSIM

In order to "install" such a Sim-card it is necessary to press "+" in the settings of the mobile device in the item "Network and Internet" opposite "Mobile networks". The settings may differ for each manufacturer.

After one or two points you will be offered to scan a QR code received from the operator. And now for the main thing - the operator who today FREE allows you to try out the quality of communication and eSIM technology is virtual - Tinkoff. Mobile.

So far, only this operator has started issuing to their customers eSIM. The operator provides all new subscribers with 7 days free trial period, which includes 600 minutes. calls and 25 GB. Internet traffic.

If you don't have a Sim card "Tinkoff. Mobile"it can be free of charge on the website with the same free shipping. Got your SIM card? Already using "Tinkoff. Mobile"? Go to eSIM section on the website and enter your personal cabinet using your phone number. An application is created, after which you need to go to the application "Tinkoff. Mobile".

In the main application window "Tinkoff. Mobile"Press the eSIM button to open the settings for connecting the number to iPhone. For owners of Android devices, I recommend to personal cabinet open "Extension Number" on the website. Copy "SM-DP+ Address" and "Activation Code", you will need to enter them into the settingswhich are located along the following path:

Cellular communication >> Add cellular tariff >> Enter data manually

You can also add settings using a QR code. And yes, remember that eSIM is only available to Tinkoff customers, which means you must be a cardholderwhich can also be ordered free of charge with home delivery. By the way... you don't have to activate this bank card at all, but the traffic on eSIM will be available to you in full.

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Which operator do you use? Does your mobile device support eSIM? Were you able to activate eSIM from "Tinkoff.Mobile"? Write your opinion and activation experience in the comments below.

Gazprombank Mobile

Mobile operator Gazprombank Mobile launched a new tariff line and also offered a favorable promotion for those who will switch to the company with their number.

В Gazprombank Mobile have been informed that everyone new subscribers in the first month after connection will be tariff package doubledThe new unlimited options - Telegram and Messenger messengers - will be added. All tariffs will have bundles of minutes for calls across Russia.

As for the number portability, the operator offers together with it 1000 rubles, as well as the opportunity to receive a discount on subscription fees up to 70% as part of the "Being Together" loyalty program.

The existing tariffs "Easy", "Convenient", "Profitable" and "Always" with the same conditions will become archive tariffs. Tariffs will be changed in the Bryansk, Voronezh, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Lipetsk, Omsk, Tomsk and Tula Regions, Krasnoyarsk and Perm Territories, the Republics of Buryatia and Komi.

Sber launched eSIM

Operators are finally starting to launch support for modern technology, but not in all regions of our vast Russia. The Big Three (MTS, Beeline, Megayon) already allow new users to purchase eSIM. Tele2 is pulling up to them as well... only there is not as much information about it as we would like.

Sber has joined the ranks of "modern operators" of cellular communication, which allows you to issue a cell phone number through its application SberBank, releasing eSIM. Note that it is SberBank, not SberMobile.

Pleasant and unique features of the tariff at your service: unlimited messengers for free, communication for "SberSpasibo". At the time of writing, the site provides 5 tariffs to choose from.

After completing the registration, you are offered to download the eSIM. In my case, everything went automatically without the need to scan a QR code, the application only warned about the need to temporarily disconnect from the current operator. After that, the Sber eSIM was activated in the background and the connection appeared.