Originally Posted by
aster
Can you also disable and then re-enable the eSIM, for instance switching off the eSIM when departing and then turning it back on again when you return?
I do this very thing regularly (late-model iPhone).
Furthermore, the carrier I use in my main location outside the USA has a VoIP app, so I can still use their service -- both sending and receiving both SMS and phone calls -- even with that carrier's eSIM turned off. It's handy for e.g. OTP codes for online banking.