Ever since Apple released iPhones with dual SIM support, an eSIM and a physical nanoSIM, I have switched one of my postpaid SIMs to eSIM. Globe Telecoms was quick to embrace this new SIM technology and provided eSIM for their postpaid subscribers, with Smart nowhere to be found. Whilst Smart is my main number, I had no choice but to convert my Globe postpaid subscription to eSIM to make both work on the iPhone. So I have been rocking a Globe eSIM + Smart nanoSIM combo ever since.
As I have said, Smart is my main number, which makes it a no-brainer to have international roaming enabled on it when I travel. Globe, as a secondary number , can be replaced with another eSIM from the country I'm visiting. Easy, right? Well, frankly, I'd rather that I use Smart eSIM and Globe eSIM when I am in the Philippines, and have the flexibility of getting a local physical SIM or an eSIM when overseas .
Smart recently launched the Philippines' first prepaid eSIM, and I tried to order from their online stores as soon as it was announced, but they ran out of stock quickly. I waited for stocks to be replenished, but up to this writing, it is still out of stock on their online channels. Fortunately, I was able to secure an eSIM from one of their stores - when I came in to have a defective physical SIM replaced.
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