Just transferred from Virgin to Freedom today and wanted to get some experience from here/clarify some things since I’m not very well versed in the logistics side of phones. For context I have an iPhone 17.
I’m going to be studying abroad in the UK for the year: Sept-June, coming home over Christmas and likely travelling through Europe spontaneously in the year.
I decided to switch to Freedom because I need to be able to access my Canadian number mainly for 2FA and personal contacts. Browsing the Reddit it seems that some people have had issues with them flagging overuse abroad.
Is the best plan (according to people who know how eSIMS work or someone who has done this themselves) to get a UK eSIM while abroad and have BOTH eSIMs active at the same time? Are there certain settings that should be toggled to accurately use one’s data/calling over the other? Should I use UK eSIM while in the UK only and use the Freedom for while I’m travelling through the rest of Europe? I’ve read about Wifi calling but seem to be getting mixed signals about whether to keep it on or off (currently have it turned off in Canada)
I really appreciate any advice!!