T-Mobile is providing a brand new, low-stakes method to check out its community at no cost for 30 days with no extra gear required. Identified by Light Reading, T-Mobile’s present Test Drive program now works over eSIM with suitable iPhones. All that you must do is obtain an app, comply with the directions to begin the trial with eSIM, and also you’re up and working — no billing data required. There’s no change to your present provider plan or telephone quantity, however you’ll be utilizing T-Mobile knowledge in your machine.

The Test Drive program has been round in a single type or one other since 2014. With the newest iteration — which continues to be obtainable to those that can’t use the eSIM characteristic — T-Mobile will ship you a free Wi-Fi hotspot you’ll be able to connect with together with your present telephone to check out the community. This new eSIM model provides the identical form of trial (30 days or 30GB, whichever you attain first) with much less problem.

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T-Mobile says the eSIM choice is a pilot program that it launched final week. Currently, it solely works with unlocked iPhones beginning with XS and newer units which are working iOS 14.5 or greater. If you may have an iPhone 12-gen machine, you’ll even have entry to T-Mobile’s 5G community throughout your trial.

We gave it a shot and it truly is as straightforward because it appears — simply comply with the set-up prompts and also you’re good to go. It positively beats visiting a retailer or carrying a Wi-Fi hotspot. It is, after all, notably helpful for T-Mobile, too; the provider is seeking to flex its comparatively sturdy 5G spectrum holdings earlier than Verizon and AT&T begin catching up later this 12 months with newly acquired C-band frequencies. Getting extra clients to attempt the community and convert now would assist it profit from its 5G “lead.” But in any case, this is without doubt one of the best methods we’ve seen to check out a brand new community with out ditching your present supplier, and in the event you’re curious what T-Mobile service is like in your space, it’s not a nasty method to discover out.