Hello,
I am testing Chateau LTE18 ax (S53UG+5HaxD2HaxD-TC&EG18-EA). I am getting errors when trying to install an eSIM on that device.
Also I am confused about the “Support = Yes” column on this page:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/spaces/ROS/pages/30146563/LTE#LTE-LTEeSIM
Does “Support = Yes” means that all those modems support eSIM?
Does EG18-EA support eSIM?
BR!
Have you noticed the note?
RouterOS version: 7.18+
I am running 7.18.2. Otherwise the esim options are not available.
Also I upgraded the EG18-EA firmware to the latest EG18EAPAR01A13M4G_01.003.01.003.
It’s new/fresh… Probably best to contact support then, as bugs are ironed out
Adding:
These modems do not have eSIM built in. Requires an external eSIM chip. For example, a physical eSIM card (eSIM in a standard SIM form factor).
I’ve read the “These modems do not have eSIM built in.” but in the table below that line there is a “Support” column and some modems have “Yes” and some “No”. I am looking for clarification what does Yes/No mean. The EG18-EA has “Yes”.
Up til now no MT devices have esim built in.
You need to use a physical esim card.
That’s how I understand that table.
Below you will find the reply of MikroTik support:
The eSIM is a software-based solution, but it also requires hardware, a dedicated module, i.e., an eSIM chip where subscriber identities (eSIM profiles) are securely stored.
Currently, we do not have products with a built-in eSIM chip. Therefore, at this moment, eSIM functionality can be used/tested with:
- third-party modems that include an eSIM chip
- eSIMs in the form of physical SIM cards
In other words, RouterOS currently supports eSIM management, allowing you to load, activate, delete, and perform other actions on eSIM profiles.
However, to use this functionality, a device equipped with an eSIM chip or a physical eSIM card is required.
So guys, can you recomend physical eSIM card provider in EU? I will be testing https://esim.me/ soon.
10x
I don’t think that there is that much choice, when the eSIM support was announced:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/esim-in-7-18rc/182138/1
it seemed that there were only two eSIM provider in EU:
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/esim-in-7-18rc/182138/1
to which you can add 9esim
https://www.9esim.com/
(that however has been reported to not work in a couple early tests):
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/esim-adapters-mikrotik-lte-routers/183087/1
@jaclaz, thank you for your condense and valuable reply and for your time posting it.
Has anyone tried: https://www.1nce.com as the eUICC on physical SIM? There “freedom-to-switch” implies it has the eUICC bits, which may work with RouterOS eSIM commands – but dunno since haven’t tested.
So, I just went down this rabbit hole…
The only way to get one of their eUICC-capable SIMs is to buy 100 of them ($1,250 USD), so that option is out for home-lab users. Also, if you wanted to switch to another RSP, you’d have to call 1NCE to start an “integration project”, so it doesn’t appear to be as simple as loading a new profile from another RSP. You can buy their non-eUICC SIMs individually, but that kinda defeats the purpose of putting an eSIM in your MikroTik device in the first place.
Also, they only want business customers, and they make it abundantly clear in their T&C:
“1NCE offers the Services exclusively to businesses for use in connection with the conduct of their business… and does not offer the Services directly to consumers… Any use of the Services directly by non-business customers is prohibited.”
During the sign-up process, there’s a mandatory field for business name, so if you just buy one or two SIMs and lie about the business name, they reserve the right to terminate your service if they somehow figure out that you fibbed about “business use.”
But I did buy a 9eSIM card (before I saw post #9 citing another forum topic about 9eSIM), so I guess I’ll find out if it works soon enough…
I am happy to share that I successfully tested the following setup:
Chateau LTE18 ax
RouterOS 7.19.1
Physical card for eSIMs from www.esim.bg which are partner of www.esim.me
eSIM subscription from holafly.com for one day Internet access in EU
I inserted the physical card straight into the router. In order to download the eSIM to the physical card I had to connect the router with cable internet. Then I executed the following command:
/interface/lte/esim/provision interface=lte1 sm-dp-plus=XXXXXXXXX matching-id=XXXXXXXXX
The new eSIM was downloaded and recorded in the second “slot” of the physical card. Then I had to activate that second “slot” (0 is the first slot, 1 is the second):
/interface/lte/esim/activate number=1
And the last thing I had to do with this particular provider was to enable roaming for the LTE1 interface.
/interface/lte/set lte1 allow-roaming=yes
I confirm I was able to save the eSIM to the physical card without using the mobile app of esim.me. This is huge advantage because esim.me have some fees that confused me.
I also received info from MikroTik support that MikroTik ATL 5G R16
is our first device with an eSIM chip.