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Ensure your eSIM-compatible device is connected to WiFi. Use your device’s camera to scan the QR code on your Telstra eSIM Card. Now follow the prompts to complete setup. Alternatively, iOS users can go to Settings, then Mobile and ‘Add Mobile Plan’. Scan the QR code on the Telstra eSIM Card here and follow the steps. Android users can also manually configure their Telstra eSIM by going to Settings, ‘Network & Internet’ and then ‘Mobile Network’. Scan the QR code found on the Telstra eSIM Card, then follow the prompts. If it’s not already activated, activate your Telstra eSIM and you’re good to go.
Ensure your eSIM-compatible device is connected to WiFi. Install the My Optus app and log in. Select ‘More’ from the menu, then eSIM and ‘Set up my eSIM’. Follow the instructions, then select ‘Download eSIM’, ‘Confirm’, ‘Add Mobile Plan’ and tap ‘Continue’ to download your eSIM. Restart the device to activate the service (or activate then deactivate flight mode). Alternatively, scan the Optus-provided QR code with your device’s camera and follow the link.
Ensure your eSIM-compatible device is connected to WiFi. Before you start on the steps below, have your eSIM-compatible device, eSIM QR code and four-digit eSIM Confirmation Code on hand. On an Apple device, go to ‘Settings’, ‘Mobile’ or ‘Mobile Data’, then select ‘Add Mobile Plan’ or ‘Add Data Plan’ to launch a QR code reader. Scan the QR code and press the ‘Enter Details Manually’ link, then enter the requested details. On a Google device, go to ‘Settings, ‘Network & Internet’, then select the ‘+’ symbol next to ‘Mobile network’. Select ‘Don’t have a SIM card?’ or ‘Download SIM instead’, then select ‘Next’. Choose whether you want to ‘Use 2 numbers’ on the next screen to launch the QR code reader. Note that if you opt to use a physical SIM card and an eSIM, you’ll have to restart the device and repeat these steps. Scan the QR code and press the ‘Need help?’ link, then ‘Enter it manually’. Enter the following activation code: LPA:1$SM-DP+ Address$Activation Code On a Samsung device, go to ‘Settings’, then ‘Connections’ and select ‘SIM card manager’. Then select ‘Add mobile plan’ followed by ‘Add using QR code’ to launch the QR code reader. Scan the QR code, then go to ‘Settings’, ‘Connections’, ‘SIM card manager’, ‘Add mobile plan’, then ‘Add using activation code’. Enter the following activation code: LPA:1$SM-DP+ Address$Activation Code Regardless of the device, now enter your four-digit eSIM Confirmation Code.
Ensure your eSIM-compatible device is connected to WiFi. Download the Gomo app, then follow the activation prompts. Choose your number (your existing one or a new one) to get connected. Note that Optus customers transferring to Gomo should use the ‘Need Help?’ option in the Gomo app to switch. Similarly, Gomo customers on a physical SIM card should use the ‘Need Help?’ option in the Gomo app to request a swap to an eSIM. ‘Get Help?’ is also what you use to move your eSIM from one device to another with Gomo.
