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Can't activate the eSIM

First time? Check out our eSIM setup guide

If the install fails or throws an error, work through these.

  • Get on a stable wifi connection if you can
  • Check your phone supports eSIM
  • Check your phone is not carrier-locked
  • Turn airplane mode off if it is on
  • Check whether the Atli eSIM is already installed. If it is, there is nothing left to activate
  • Be somewhere with coverage, two bars or better

The two errors and what they usually mean

  • eSIM not supported, or "this eSIM is not compatible with this device", almost always means the phone is carrier-locked, or your operator blocks eSIMs on it. Only they can lift that: ask them to unlock the device, then activate
  • A VPN can throw the same error. Turn it off and try again before you call anyone
  • Unable to activate eSIM usually means it is already installed on the device

Still stuck after those? Talk to a human and we will help.

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