Free Mobile: all its subscribers are now entitled to ESIM

As said before, all smartphones are not compatible with ESIM. Do not panic however. Free offers you Several models of smartphones and iPhones compatible with ESIM Free. Find our selection of free smartphones in the table below.

ESIM Free Mobile: how to order and activate the card ?

Free finally offers the ESIM card for its mobile packages. What is an esim ? How to download and activate your esim ? What are the free mobile offers compatible with ESIM ? Find all the answers to your questions about ESM Free in this article.

You wish to take out a free package ?

• The essential :
• A esim is a Pre-integrated SIM card in your smartphone.
• You can take out a free mobile offer with an ESIM since December 2020.
• The operator does not offer No ESIM offers for connected watches.
• To download your ESIM Free, go to your customer account at the section “My orders“”.
• Only the New Free Mobile customers can take advantage of an esim free.

What is an esim ?

To operate and access mobile services, a smartphone needsA SIM card. If you have known mobiles in the 2000s, you have already used a Mini SIM, namely the largest SIM card marketed by operators today. Since then, they have decreased the size of SIM cards. THE Micro Sim and Nano Sim thus appeared in the 2010s.

Recently, a New SIM card format made its appearance: the esim (an abbreviation of Embedded Sim, in French SIM integrated or on -board SIM). She is almost twice as little as a nano sim and she is irremovable. This means that unlike other SIM cards, it is pre-integrated in your smartphone and cannot be removed. It is welded directly to the motherboard of your smartphone when it is construction.

Another important difference compared to the SIM mini, micro or nano cards: ESIM is not specific to a single operator. As previously said, She is irremovable. If you change operator, you do not change ESIM, because it is impossible. This would mean changing smartphone. With ESIM, when you change operator, you must simply take out an ESIM offer and the change of offer will be automatically done on your smartphone.

Note the ESIM card also allows connected objects smaller than a smartphone to access mobile services. It is particularly useful for Connected watches. However, all operators do not offer ESIM offers for connected watches. To find out more about this subject, go at the end of this article.

How does the ESIM card work ?

For Take advantage of an ESIM card, you have to :

1. Possess A compatible smartphone With this technology, that is to say a smartphone in which an ESIM was integrated during its construction.
2. Subscribe An ESIM offer.

In practice, once you have the two elements above, you can use your smartphone as if you had a conventional SIM card. The use of an ESIM card does not change much for the average user. You must register A PIN code When you switch on your smartphone and if you get a step -time in a row, you will have to register A PUK code. You do not have No need to know more on the operation of the ESIM card to fully enjoy it.

Since when can we benefit from an esim free ?

The ESIM card made its first world appearance in 2016. However, it will take several years that French operators begin to offer it. Free was one of the last to follow the movement and proposed ESIM Since December 2020, A few months after its main Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom competitors.

The ESIM Free was however presented by the CEO of the company in July 2020 and was to be marketed in the following weeks, but the operator was late. In question: according to the press, the lack of enthusiasm by Xavier Niel vis -à -vis this technology. The CEO of Iliad has indeed specified several times that he did not really believe in this new technology. It is clear that demand on the market has changed it.

Free Esim: What are the advantages and disadvantages ?

If Free finally markets the ESIM card, it’s not for nothing. This new SIM card offers indeed many advantages for only some disadvantages.

��partery all the advantages of ESIM Free, we count the elements below.

1. More efficient smartphones : ESIM is smaller and takes up less space in your smartphone. This allows manufacturers to gain space and thus offer, for example, a larger battery or a finer smartphone. Smartphones which only offer ESIM can, moreover, do without the drawer dedicated to the traditional SIM card and offer a fully hermetic shell. They are thus more resistant and offer better sealing.
2. Your free services available immediately : by subscribing an ESIM Free offer, you don’t need to wait for your SIM card to be delivered to you. Just activate your esim on your smartphone. You can change your free offer as you see fit, without changing the SIM card.
3. No possible format error : who has never been mistaken before ordering a too large or too small SIM card for his smartphone ? With ESIM, the question of the format becomes osboleète, it being already integrated into your mobile.
4. Your smartphone blocked in a few seconds in the event of theft : Thanks to ESIM, you can also completely block your smartphone remotely in the event of theft or loss of the latter. This prevents fraudulent use of your device and protect your data. To do this, simply contact Free Customer Service.

��The esim free card, however, has several drawbacks.

1. Not all smartphones are compatible : As said before, to enjoy an ESIM Free, you must have a smartphone compatible with this technology. However, ESIM is still recent in the telecoms landscape and all smartphones do not yet offer this technology. Only the most recent smartphones, and therefore often the most expensive, are compatible. Go below in this article to find out more about ESIM compatible smartphones rented by Free.
2. ESIM is irremovable : the ESIM card is integrated into your smartphone during its construction. So you can’t remove it from your smartphone. If it stops working, you cannot take your ESIM card to insert it into a rescue mobile.
3. ESIM Free is not yet compatible with connected watches : For the moment, Free does not yet offer ESIM offers for connected watch. Go to the end of this article to find out more about this subject.

How to order an esim free ?

New free customer: how to subscribe to the ESIM Free option ?

An ESIM card is not like a classic SIM card. To take advantage of it, it is therefore not necessary to order it strictly speaking. It is enough, during your subscription to Free, to specify that you want Take advantage of your mobile plan via an ESIM. Find all the steps to follow in the case of a free mobile subscription by internet below.

1. Go to the Free website and click on the “Mobile” tab, then on “All packages“”.
2. Click on “Choose” under the package that interests you, then click on “Continue”.
3. Find out your personal information then click on “Validate my contact details“”.
4. Indicate whether or not you want to keep your mobile number and click on “esim“Under the tab”Choice of the SIM card“”.
5. Click on the button “To validate“and follow the instructions on your screen until confirmation of your free order.

To take advantage of your Free Mobile offer with an ESIM card, you will only have to Download and activate your ESIM Free card From your smartphone. To find out how to do it, go below in this article.

Please note an esim free cost the same price as a classic free sim card. By choosing ESIM, you will therefore be billed 10 euros When subscribing.

Old free subscriber: how to subscribe the free mobile esim option ?

The ESIM card is unfortunately not yet offered to people already subscribed to free. To take advantage of this new SIM card, you must be a new free client.

If you absolutely want to enjoy an ESIM, you have 2 solutions.

1. You can terminate your Free offer, subscribe to another operator and then Subscribe again at Free by following the steps detailed above in this article.
2. You can also choose to take advantage of ESIM At another operator.

How to download and activate your esim free card ?

Downloading ESIM Free from its customer account

For Download your free mobile esim card, You have 4 steps to follow.

1. Connect to your free customer area with your usual free identifiers.
2. Go to the section “My orders“, then click on”My SIMS commands“”.
3. A QR code appears on your screen. Scan it with your free mobile.
4. Register the requested confirmation code.

After a few minutes of waiting, your ESIM Free will be downloaded from your smartphone. The default PIN code of the latter is “1234“”. Do not hesitate to modify it in the future for a code more difficult to guess.

Note some smartphones offer a QR code scanner In widgets at the top of your screen. If this is not the case with your mobile, go to the Play Store or the App Store and download an application allowing to scan QR codes. There are dozens, all free.

Activation of its free esim on its smartphone

To take full advantage of your free mobile services via your new ESIM, all you have to do is activate it on your smartphone. The procedure depends on the model of your mobile. Find The steps to follow to activate your ESIM according to the model of your smartphone in the table below.

1. Go to the settings of your iPhone.
2. Click on the section “Cellular data“, then on” add a cell package “.
3. Register the confirmation code provided by Free, then indicate the PIN code of your ESIM.
4. Finally restart your iPhone to take advantage of your free esim.

1. Go to your smartphone settings.
2. Click on “Connection”, then on “SIM card manager“”.
3. Select “Add a new mobile package”, then “activate the package”.
4. Register the PIN code of your esim free.
5. Restart your smartphone.

Note that for Android smartphones, the names of the sections may vary.

What are the free mobile offers compatible with ESIM ?

Free mobile plans are All compatible with ESIM. Find the packages allowing you to take advantage of your ESIM in the table below.

Please note the services included and the price of the Free Serie can vary. This mobile offer generally offers between 60GB and 80GB for less than 15 €/month.

What are the free smartphones compatible with an esim ?

As said before, all smartphones are not compatible with ESIM. Do not panic however. Free offers you Several models of smartphones and iPhones compatible with ESIM Free. Find our selection of free smartphones in the table below.

Then € 19.99/month over 24 months

Then € 19.99/month over 24 months

Then € 14.99/month over 24 months

Then € 19.99/month over 24 months

Then € 19.99/month over 24 months

This table was updated on October 11, 2021.

Free offers an ESIM card for connected watch ?

One of the main interests of ESIM is to be able to benefit its connected watch so that it can benefit from the same mobile services as its smartphone. In October 2021, we still ask ourselves the question: Free will it end up offering packages for connected objects ? It is not for the moment Still not the case.

If you want a connected watch without changing the operator, the easiest solution is to turn to A connected bracelet that works via Bluetooth. Connected bracelets of this type are cheaper than connected watches that work with an ESIM. On the other hand, it cannot indicate your notifications to you and connect to your smartphone only when they are near this last. It’s up to you to decide what your priorities are.

What to do if ESIM Free Mobile ?

In the event of a problem with your free esim, you have 3 solutions.

1. Start with turn off your smartphone and wait 2 minutes before turning it back.
2. If your problem persists, you can Reset your smartphone. Please note, all your data will be lost during the operation.
3. Finally, you can also contact the Free Customer Service by phone, by making up the 3244.

Free Mobile: all its subscribers are now entitled to ESIM

Launched two years ago by Free Mobile for new customers, ESIM is now offered to former subscribers. But the procedure is not yet very simple.

You are free mobile customer and you want to use an ESIM on your smartphone or on your connected watch ? It is now possible. Indeed, the operator has just extended its offer to existing subscribers. When it was launched two years ago, it was only reserved for new customers. For the time being, Free Mobile does not seem to have formalized the provision of this novelty, however the activation of ESIM is available for everyone.
The migration of a SIM card to an ESIM is charged 10 euros by the operator, the price of a conventional card, but it is not directly available in the subscriber’s customer area. You have to go through WhatsApp customer service or by the local service Free Proxis, small call centers available in a dozen cities, as shown in the tweet below.

In WhatsApp, the customer requests a migration and communicates his email address, as well as his identifier. The advisor then sends him a link to transfer the virtual card, by scanning a QR code with your smartphone. After activating ESIM, the physical sim card is marked as being terminated. For free proxy, you must choose My assistance In the website menu and be put in contact with a local advisor. This then provides a link to finalize the procedure.

ESIM is a virtual SIM card, which has the advantage of no longer having to depend on a physical card, which avoids being able to remove it if your terminal is stolen. Thus, the iPhone 14 sold by Apple in the United States no longer have a drawer to insert a SIM card and only use ESIM. It is even possible to use up to six esim active on the iPhone 14/14 Plus and up to eight ESIM on the 14 pro/14 pro Max models. On the other hand, line transfer can be more difficult if you change your smartphone.

Apple iPhone is compatible ESIM from the XS model and watches from the Apple Watch Series 3. The virtual card is also present at Samsung from the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Watch 4G, as well as at Google from the Pixel 3. You can also benefit from it on certain models of Honor, Huawei and Oppo. The virtual card is offered by Free, but also by Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR. In general, the transition from SIM to ESIM is charged 10 euros. Be careful if you want to use both a SIM card and an ESIM, for example on your smartphone and on your connected watch, because this option can be paid. For example, she is billed 5 euros per month at Orange.