There certainly are, however MVNOs are paranoid about protecting themselves.
As long as people are aware that eSIMs may look convenient on the surface, but dig deeper and understand the caveats as well as account takeover risks.
Think about what happens if you need to change phone. For Eight, you would need to request for another eSIM, and that *will* require you to physically go down to their service center, according to their FAQ.
And if in the process of convenience, your account gets taken over (due to lack of identity checks, or slack checks) and you find that all of your money is gone from your bank account because the threat actor managed to get your bank OTP SMS. What now?
This is a hypothetical situation which unfortunately was a reality for the giga victim.
I get what you’re saying, but this is like a case of not eating because there’s a possibility of choking.
One could argue that companies like Apple and Google have provided really robust methods for transferring eSIM from one phone to another, with both phones being in close proximity, that is not supported by the MVNOs.
Another step taken by some carriers, such as those in the US, is to lock the number so it cannot be ported over. And if you want to port out, you need to unlock first, then there is a cool off period before you can do the transfer.
But security is not just an issue for telcos to deal with. It’s incredible in this day and age, I can’t use 2FA OTP through apps like Authy or hardware keys like Yubico to secure my bank accounts, for example.
Safety is always going to be an inconvenience to users. However, it feels like there’s much better alternatives to getting this done, without having to inconvenience the user as well.
