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Using e-sim and Smarty physical sim query
I have a Smarty sim card in my Sony. I’m about to buy a Sailly e-sim package for our stay in Thailand.
When in-country my question is can I swap and change from the e-sim to the SMARTY sim and back?
This is because I may need to make an actual phone call back to UK and maybe receive a phone call from home. The data only e-sim doesn’t allow for that.
Can I go into the sim management and select which sim to use at any time?
Thanks
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t-squared I can only speak for iPhones, but I am assuming that it should be a similar situation in most modern phones.
When you get into the Settings and look at the Mobile Service, it should let you see the sim details currently available on the phone.
There should be an option to have each sim as priority for data or calls. I normally turn Smarty data off when outside the EU so that I use the travel esim; I leave the Smarty calls turned on because texts would still come through as there is no charge. (The travel esims generally do not offer calls but rely on people making calls through apps such as WhatsApp or else via their own web portal)
Hope this is not too confusing and of some help.
Many thnks for your input. I (hopefully) assume the same applies to my Andriod Sony. I'll look into it.
Cheers!!
