ESIM roaming and connecting one line via the other
#16
Join Date: Feb 2017
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They all are standard plans and you can use either a sim card or esim interchangeably.
I hope this answers your questions.
#17
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
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-David
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My point is that it's not a best practice because anyone who thinks to "text Gfunk" will type in my phone number and not my email address. It would be fine for people who are replying to an existing conversation but not for people starting a new one.
#19
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
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For me, it's still what I consider a good idea to use your Apple ID to initiate new conversations in the Messages app, but I certainly concede that's not necessarily going to solve every problem for you if you can't keep your main number active without paying for a data pass with your carrier. At least with the dual SIM and my carrier I really have no use for the virtual number app anymore since I don't seem to have that data pass problem. I can just keep both lines active without worrying about paying for extra data.
-David