HI Brenda,
I suspect you might be right about eSIM only working on Verizon postpaid accounts. I ended up not even attempting to activate my new iPhone 13 Mini using the eSIM option. I had ordered a physical SIM from Verizon which was good since my account is Verizon Prepaid. I had a hard enough time getting my new iPhone activated on Verizon which I attribute to attempting to do it with my old mobile phone which was using the same phone number as the new phone I was attempting to set up. I should have figured out this wasn’t going to work but until I got disconnected in the middle of the process, I did not make the connection, pun intended. Fortunately, I had an available landline I was able to use to complete the process with Verizon help. Next time, I’ll use my computer and the Verizon website to activate a new iPhone. Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of br...@hostany.net Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 1:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSim instead of a physical SIM? I am on the Apple upgrade program. I used the Esim to activate my service transfer from the 12 to the 13. I am on Verizon also, but on a postpaid account. It’s working fine, but I kind of wish I could just have kept the physical sim, which is a lot easier to deal with in the event of repair issues, beta testing that goes bad, etc. I don’t think they offer Esim on the prepaid lines though, but I could be wrong on this. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSIM instead of a physical SIM? Hi List, I realize the answer to my question might vary considerably depending on country of location and mobile service carrier. I’ve ordered a new iPhone 13 Mini and since I have a Verizon Prepaid account, I was unable to specify Verizon as my carrier when ordering using the Apple Store app. The order would fail each time the app attempted to confirm my Verizon account so I had to select the option to purchase the phone for use on any carrier. Phones ordered in this way come with no SIM card. I understand from the email Apple sent me indicating my iPhone had shipped that I can use eSIM when activating it. 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