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In August, Hainline and other researchers came together at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) in Santa Barbara, California, to hash them all out.” [// Quanta Magazine »]( [/digital] [eSIMs explained: What they are, and how you can set one up | Popular Science]( [eSIMs explained: What they are, and how you can set one up]( “Since they first arrived, smartphones have needed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card to connect to a carrier and identify users on the network. But if you’ve bought a device in recent years, then you may have found it uses an eSIM, or embedded SIM, rather than the traditional physical card. … While SIM cards are still around, eSIMs are very much the future. Here’s what you need to know about them and how they work.” [// Popular Science »]( [/lifehack] [StackSocial - Time to switch to an eSIM |[Partner] ]( [Time to switch to an eSIM]( Now that you know eSIMs are the future, are you ready to make the switch? 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