eSIM in India: How to Switch — and the New Scam to Dodge

Switching to eSIM is free and takes about 2 hours on Jio, Airtel or Vi — your number stays the same.

You'll need your phone's 32-digit EID; activate from the device itself, never share it with a caller.

An eSIM can't be physically pulled or cloned, which blunts the classic SIM-swap attack.

New scam: fake 'customer care' agents trick you into converting your SIM to their device and hijack your OTPs.

No telecom company ever calls asking you to upgrade to eSIM — treat any such call as fraud.