re: Japan Tips?

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If your phone is still under contract (being paid off), at least T-Mobile will not let you add a new SIM or e-SIM.

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Haha funny you say that because ironically enough, then (in Thailand & Vietnam) I had a T-Mobile (Netherlands) contract with a device on contract and was able to add the physical cards into the dual SIM tray.

Later I had a second T-Mobile NL SIM from my employer that I kept in the second tray slot and that also worked and at one point on a subsequent trip to the US I replaced that second tray slot with a physical T-Mobile US card (prepaid, 1 month unlimited data) and those both worked too.

In the Netherlands T-Mobile got taken over and changed its operating name to “Odido” last summer - I digress most things are still the same, but I’ll find out in two days if the Airalo e-SIM I bought actually works or not (I again have a device being paid off still) and otherwise that’s €25 down the drain and I will have to get one of those pocket wifi router things - c’est la vie…