FNB launches eSIM support on FNB Connect

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Major South African bank launches eSIMs on its mobile service provider

FNB has announced the launch of eSIM support across its FNB Connect product suite for its retail and commercial customers, making it the first South African banking mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to do so.

To mark the launch, FNB Connect will also give qualifying customers an extra 100GB of free data for six months when they get an FNB Connect eSIM.
 
Ooh I’ve been waiting for this forever.

Probably be a traumatic ballache to get it done though.

As always details are deeply lacking.
 
I wonder if the free 100GB applies to physical sims on FNB --> that go to eSim.
 
"Free 100GB to qualifying customers " which package does this apply to ?
 
"Free 100GB to qualifying customers " which package does this apply to ?

Yeah also wondering. Guess one will have to "phone 087 736 4800 or 086 032 7827" and hope you find the correct person who knows...
 
Yeah also wondering. Guess one will have to "phone 087 736 4800 or 086 032 7827" and hope you find the correct person who knows...

Good luck calling in and finding " the correct person "
 
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Where does it come through? I got an SMS saying the sim is about to be replaced, but nothing else.

I just happened to search for this again, I've been wanting to get an eSim for my FNB cellular for a while.

Edit: There is a new menu option that appears under your number in the FNB app. Not very intuitive, but it is installed. Yay!
 
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What they don’t tell you, the sneaky bastards, for whatever reason disable your Personal Hotspot functionality when you switch to their eSIM.
 
kind of works on the Watch 5, but you need to pay R20 to get it
if you have a physical SIM card, option is very well hidden, and nobody seems to know where to find it.

typical of South Africa, one step forward , 2 steps back.
 
kind of works on the Watch 5, but you need to pay R20 to get it
if you have a physical SIM card, option is very well hidden, and nobody seems to know where to find it.

typical of South Africa, one step forward , 2 steps back.
Is it a once off R20?

Where does one find it?
 
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