Free Mobile introduces eSIM for new customers
There is no price difference between eSIMs and standard SIMs, with a EUR 10 one-off charge applying across all plans for both options, as detailed in the operator’s December tariff brochure. Rivals Orange, SFR, and Bouygues Telecom have all already introduced eSIM support for compatible smartphones.
Free remains fairly discreet about the compatibility of its mobile network with eSIM technology. A help page has, in any case, been put online to learn about the activation. The pricing does not reserve any surprises, with a standard price of 10 € with the order (as for the SIM card).
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for a free eSIM from Iliad France, you must:
- Be an existing Iliad customer
- Have a phone that is compatible with eSIM
Your eSIM is available immediately after subscribing to a Free mobile plan. To activate and download your eSIM to your compatible mobile, it’s very simple:
- Log in to your Subscriber Area Go to the My Account section, then My offer
- Click on I activate my eSIM (after 14 days, the eSIM is automatically activated, and the button changes to I download my eSIM).
An assumed delay of the eSIM free mobile esim
When Freebox Pop was launched in July, Xavier Niel raised the issue of eSIM. Asked about 01TV, the founder of Free and historic leader of the Iliad group hoped for an eSIM launch before the end of the summer.
However, Xavier Niel had confided that he was not originally a big fan of eSIM for Free.
“It was a business choice on our part not to deploy. What worried us was being dependent on a terminal vendor and that our consumer himself would become dependent on a terminal vendor. terminal. At one point, this terminal vendor tells us to give me a percentage of your turnover, and in the end, the price goes up. “
Xavier Niel had, however, stressed that the contracts of the equipment manufacturers and financial conditions have changed. Obviously, there is no longer an obstacle to the deployment of eSIM by Free.
For detailed help tailored to your phone purchased from Free:
- Apple
iPhone (XS and above models) - Huawei
P40 and P40 Pro - Samsung
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Galaxy S20 5G Galaxy S20 + 5G, Galaxy S20 4G, and Galaxy S20 + 4G Galaxy Note 20, 5G Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G and above models
See the complete list of eSIM-compatible terminals sold by Free.
Here are some indicative prepaid eSIM prices for travellers to France:
