Converting physical One NZ SIM to eSIM on iPhone

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#324195 11-Mar-2026 14:07

I’m currently using a physical SIM with One NZ (pay monthly plan) and noticed I can convert it to an eSIM directly in my iPhone settings. The process looks straightforward, and I’m aware of the main drawback (not being able to easily swap the SIM to a backup phone if this one breaks).

Are there any other "gotchas" or recent issues with One NZ's eSIM specifically? Thank you

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#3468910 11-Mar-2026 14:12

Nope

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#3468913 11-Mar-2026 14:18

Yeah, nah, you've pretty much hit the only nail there is, right on the head.
The gain is that you can then add a secondary physical SIM if you travel.

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#3469210 11-Mar-2026 23:18

thank you!

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#3469288 12-Mar-2026 10:01

When the phone fails you have no way to get the sim again. It's not like you can just login to your telco account and add it to a new phone like you can with the esim roaming apps.

IME its harder to get an esim replaced.

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#3469469 12-Mar-2026 13:41

richms:

When the phone fails you have no way to get the sim again. It's not like you can just login to your telco account and add it to a new phone like you can with the esim roaming apps.

IME its harder to get an esim replaced.

@richms on 2degrees you can via the 2d App or the website

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#3469473 12-Mar-2026 13:45

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richms:

When the phone fails you have no way to get the sim again. It's not like you can just login to your telco account and add it to a new phone like you can with the esim roaming apps.

IME its harder to get an esim replaced.

@richms on 2degrees you can via the 2d App or the website

Well that is a really good thing then. Hope the others catch up with it. Is there any problems with a 2 factor stalemate where they want you to get a SMS, but you can't because the sim is on a dead device with that usage?

Richard rich.ms