eSIM is slowly gaining traction with top phone brands and should make it easier to switch from one carrier to another—or to add a second line to your phone without heading to a carrier store. I’m one ...

Every smartphone needs a SIM card that assigns you a phone number and lets you call, text, and use the best data plans. But, there's more than one type of SIM card, and the user experience varies ...

SIMs offer faster activation, better security, and easy travel SIMs, but drawbacks include harder transfers, carrier limits, ...

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another. I started my career with CNET all the way back in ...

The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding your phone number on a removable card, an eSIM is a programmable, ...

The sim card that exists inside your phone is what connects your phone to your specific cellular network. For most of us we might not even realize it’s there. When we get a new phone from our carrier, ...

Smartphones released recently now have a small chip (eSIM) soldered onto their motherboards. This chip works like a physical SIM card and can store a subscriber’s identity information, allowing you ...

One of the most shocking announcements at Apple’s iPhone 14 event was the removal of physical SIM cards in the series. We are used to swapping SIM cards around whenever we want to switch phones. It ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Ryan Whitwam Most people rarely think about SIM cards, the tiny plastic ...