Official Pre-Order Thread: Samsung Z Flip3 5G and Z Fold3 5G!

AlSeattle wrote:

Will the eSIM be enabled on the Z  Flip 3?  I live half the year in the USA and half in Mexico.  My current phone, OnePlus 6T, has dual SIM dual standby so when in Mexico I have AT&T Mexico primary and T-Mobile secondary so as not to exceed international roaming on T-Mobile.  I currently use zero data while in Mexico, but making/receiving phone calls and text messages to/from the USA from time to time is important.

It is time for a new phone and it looks like Z Flip 3 has both eSIM and nano SIM.  However, I have heard that for the US market the eSIM is disabled by firmware at the request of carriers including T-Mobile.  Is this  true, or, not?

It looks like my best choice if the eSIM is disabled is to switch to Google Project Fi.  I am not an Apple user.  I suspect the Google Pixel 6 might also be a solution, but is is a few months away.

Yes it is enabled on mine