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Hi Community,

I have an existing plan with and ID Mobile number with an eSIM. I would like to add a second number to the eSIM - specifically a number from another provider (I have a PAC Code to do this). Can you help please?

Best answer by andewhite

You’d need two active eSIM products, each with its own number, ​@Alasdair Tu

Seamless switching would depend on how the phone handles dual-SIM operation, which varies from phone to phone. 

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Whether using a SIM or eSIM, you can only have one number per SIM / eSIM, ​@Alasdair Tu

If you have a dual SIM phone, with eSIM capability, you might be able to have a second eSIM (from another provider).


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Thanks for the reply,  helpful.

The iD Mobile eSIM Support Page https://www.idmobile.co.uk/esim   indicates ‘Double Digits - You can have two active numbers and seamlessly switch between them’.

If I were to open a new (second) plan with ID, and used this plan for the old number, could the eSIM recognise both as ‘active numbers’?


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You’d need two active eSIM products, each with its own number, ​@Alasdair Tu

Seamless switching would depend on how the phone handles dual-SIM operation, which varies from phone to phone. 


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Thanks for confirming.


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Hey there ​@Alasdair Tu, as kindly advsed by ​@andewhite, you can only have one phone number per eSIM.

 

If you wish to buy a second iD Mobile contract with another eSIM, then if your phone is compatible, they should both work on your phone, but only one can be active at anytime.

 

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Tyler