A portable electronic device (100; 1200; 1300; 1400; 1500) comprising: an embedded subscription identification module, eSIM; first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection; second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection; memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable electronic device; and a processor adapted to: transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to an external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry; receive an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device; transmit, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection; receive, from the external electronic device, a profile downloaded from a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server; and store the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM. an embedded subscription identification module, eSIM; first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection; second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection; memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable electronic device; and a processor adapted to: transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to an external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry; receive an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device; transmit, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection; receive, from the external electronic device, a profile downloaded from a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server; and store the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM. transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to an external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry; receive an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device; transmit, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection; receive, from the external electronic device, a profile downloaded from a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server; and store the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM. <EOS>