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ID Mobile finally got esims

I have converted my ID sim to an eSim the other day, Swapped over within minutes of asking on live chat.

Working perfectly :) just need Apple watch data plans now
 
They were a bit slow to respond on live chat but was able to get a sim swapped over to esim, can't say I've noticed any difference in performance/reliability, but then I'd not expect to.

Also presume I don't really need to bother with a sim pin on esim as I'd imagine it would be harder to extract the esim from a locked phone.
 
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They were a bit slow to respond on live chat but was able to get a sim swapped over to esim, can't say I've noticed any difference in performance/reliability, but then I'd not expect to.

Also presume I don't really need to bother with a sim pin on esim as I'd imagine it would be harder to extract the esim from a locked phone.
This was my logic when deciding whether to eSIM my EE or iD Mobile sim, but then I decided to eSIM EE as in the unlikely event a theft occurs I have stay connected with EE and they can't just toss it in the trash/remove it :D
 
This was my logic when deciding whether to eSIM my EE or iD Mobile sim, but then I decided to eSIM EE as in the unlikely event a theft occurs I have stay connected with EE and they can't just toss it in the trash/remove it :D
They could trigger a full reset of the phone potentially depending on the settings on it.

I'm less worried about them wiping the phone/sim and more worried about them getting access to the SIM to receive SMS as there still far too many things that rely on SMS for account resets/mfa
 
I moved to an eSIM on iD today, process went all ok.
Messaged Live Chat, passed security, waited a minute and i had an eSIM in my email.
Bonus points for the fact that there was no complicated SIM swap esque procedures, my physical sim worked until the second the eSIM was provisioned and it was an immediate swap - first registered to 3G for a min or two, then got a text saying my services had all be provisioned and I had 5G and VoLTE as always.


They've got themselves a happy bubbles. :)
 
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Did that security check include an SMS code?
Nope.

'What's your customer services PIN'

inputted it and security was done.

Does with 3. Perfectly normal
When I've had eSIMs from Three, the website hasn't requested any codes as far as i can remember
 
Oh - When going through CS @ Three - They OTP you.
Requesting an ESIM through the website in your account - It doesnt. But it will OTP you to sign in. (At least the 1st time you sign in for a while)
 
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Nope.

'What's your customer services PIN'

inputted it and security was done.


When I've had eSIMs from Three, the website hasn't requested any codes as far as i can remember
This is going to be something that we see abused insanely hard

Just with security answers which were all available to view on the My Details section of MyO2, I was able to call CS and have a new eSIM issued

How easy would it be to reset your security pin? They don’t have stores so they’ll probably just ask you some trivial details and then anybody can go onto live chat and take access to your number for themselves with the pin

EE have it right and I think VF aswell, if you can’t get an SMS to the sim you don’t get a new one without going in store or via post

I guess carriers like iD will learn the hard way, like the USA carriers did years ago when they implemented these, a lot of interesting stories to read up on from the period when you could call with a name and date of birth to takeover a SIM

You can see the superior security imposed on access to customer accounts from carriers with links to the USA here, eg TMB/EE, Comcast/Sky, VF etc
 
How easy would it be to reset your security pin? They don’t have stores so they’ll probably just ask you some trivial details and then anybody can go onto live chat and take access to your number for themselves with the pin
The pin can only be changed from within the my iD account.
If not, they pass security in other ways - it’s more of a quick and easy way instead of going about it the Three way (DOB/Letters from post code/account holders name)
 
The pin can only be changed from within the my iD account.
If not, they pass security in other ways - it’s more of a quick and easy way instead of going about it the Three way (DOB/Letters from post code/account holders name)
This is what I meant, if you reused a leaked password somewhere and that happened to be the same one you used for iD account a bad actor can now access your account, view your other details (address, dob I assume like EE), change your pin and than takeover your SIM

These tend to be targeted attacks you’d probably never have to worry about anyway but I love to point out the flaws, there’s some videos of people running in to steal the employee tablets in TMobile stores anyway so there’s only so much you can do to protect yourself
 
This is what I meant, if you reused a leaked password somewhere and that happened to be the same one you used for iD account a bad actor can now access your account, view your other details (address, dob I assume like EE), change your pin and than takeover your SIM

These tend to be targeted attacks you’d probably never have to worry about anyway but I love to point out the flaws, there’s some videos of people running in to steal the employee tablets in TMobile stores anyway so there’s only so much you can do to protect yourself
Ah sorry, as per usual I missed the entire point of someone’s post 🤣🤣
 
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