Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL eSIM not locked to Project Fi; tech will work with some major U.S. carriers

The eSIM technology found inside the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will eventually allow these models to connect to the Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T networks without requiring the installation of a physical SIM card. Instead, a chip embedded inside the phones will connect to those wireless providers once they enable support for the feature as promised.

Last year, Google placed eSIM chips inside the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, but that was only to allow the two phones to work with Google's Project Fi MVNO. This year's Pixel models are not eSIM locked to Project Fi like ...