iPhone 14/Plus Transfer eSIM to new iPhone while roaming

[thewhitehart]

I’ll be traveling from Japan to New York when the iPhone 15 is released, and I’d like to buy it. I realize it won’t have a SIM card tray if sold in the US.

Could I transfer my Docomo eSIM to the new iPhone 15 while roaming? Or should I wait until I get back to Japan? I don’t want to suddenly end up with no service during my trip.

 

[Shirasaki]

Safest option is transferring it when you are back to japan Imo. Me never tried to transfer eSIM while roaming,

 

[thewhitehart]

Safest option is transferring it when you are back to japan Imo. Me never tried to transfer eSIM while roaming,

Yeah, I agree. I wonder what's really going on during the transfer. I know it'd work with a physical SIM, but I wonder if the eSIM first has to be on its own network to initialize authorization or something.

 

[rocketbuc]

Never tried that before but it would be good to know. My home SIM card is an eSIM. What happens if I am abroad and the phone has a problem to the extent that I need to rescue the eSIM to another iPhone while being in roaming.

 

[kevcube]

yes this works. I have done it with a US sim in eu.

 

[StaceyMJ86]

Did you check to make sure the USA iPhone will work in Japan? Will they share the same bands?

 

[thewhitehart]

Did you check to make sure the USA iPhone will work in Japan? Will they share the same bands?

Yeah, it'll definitely work.

 

[thewhitehart]

yes this works. I have done it with a US sim in eu.

Oh great! That's good to hear. I'll try it then.

 

[hutzi20]

Yesterday I activated a totally new eSim from Germany in Brazil without any problems.

 

[Fred Zed]

Good Luck OP. Im just glad to be back in the USA now else I would have been in the same situation as you.

 

[thewhitehart]

Yesterday I activated a totally new eSim from Germany in Brazil without any problems.

Great. I'm definitely going to try it then.