kmarriner t1_iu0983x wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Reply to comment by gdesikuco in iPhone 14 No SIM Card Implications by Ok_Drive1036

The price for me to use my line for voice/sms abroad is the same as using it for voice/sms/data. That's the point of Airalo, to disable your normal line and use the local one. The same as when we used to physically switch the sims before esim, you lose your normal number for the duration entirely.

I would rather pay the extra to keep my normal one active. Unless I am in a country that my normal provider doesn't work in.

gdesikuco t1_iu0c99f wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:47 PM

Except that Airalo doesn’t disable your main line since it occupies a separate eSIM slot, unless you have a 2nd line in there, in which case you’d need to disable it for Airalo to work.

kmarriner t1_iu0czpl wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:52 PM

I understand. My point is that if I don't disable my main line, even without data usage and just using it for calls and sms, I get charged $10 a day. If I use data I also get charged $10 a day.

My carrier bundles the cost of using voice and data abroad into one package with no other option, I get charged for both no matter which I use, unless I fully disable it. Your carrier may not charge you for using voice/sms abroad, which is awesome, but mine does unfortunately.

If I am getting charged anyway, then the local data only sim saves me no money.

gdesikuco t1_iu0ebm3 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM

My carrier charges me for roaming calls and SMS but only if I use them while roaming. When abroad I stick to iMessage/FaceTime Audio and I pay nothing for roaming charges.