UScellular
UScellular Try US (eSIM Network Test Drive App)
UX Design Lead: Tianyu Qiu
Design Manager: Jerime Bernhardt
Project Snapshot
UScellular is a Regional cellular service provider, and their total market share across cellular services is shrinking year by year. This product is a part of the large business strategy to regain market share and expand customer base.
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UScellular Try US is an eSIM Network Test Drive product, which allows a non UScellular customer trial UScellular's network 30 days for free. Within the 30 days, the trial customers can use UScellular's unlimited talk, text, and data as a secondary esim installed on their phone without losing their primary carrier and phone number.
Client /
UScellular​
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Service /
Product Design​
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Role /
UX/UI Design Lead
Agency /
Deloitte
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Year /
2023
Design Context
eSIM Network Test Drive
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The business goal is to expand the UScellular's customer base.
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The experience allow a non UScellular cellular user trial the service and product, and eventually convert to UScellular.
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Research to understand the entire user journey and experience for potential customers.
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Map the user journey and user flow to find if there are any design opportunities to enhance the user experience.
Define
Competitive Analysis - User Journey Map
By studying competitors' eSIM trial experiences, it helps us identify user's actions and touchpoints throughout different stages of the experience.
We utilized user journey map as a guidance and methodology to design the test drive user experience and find opportunities.
From the studies, we identify five stages of the user journey: Awareness, Consideration, Decision, Use and Loyalty
Mint Mobile's app experience
T-Mobile's app experience
Design
Awareness: Marketing Page
UScellular Try US marketing page is an introduction to what the trial offers and how it works. The page is also an entry point to trial the experience.
UScellular Try US app onboarding experience
The Activation process is step by step wizard experience for users to check their device compatibility, eligibility and instructions to install eSIM to their devices.
UScellular Try US App Dashboard experience
Users will use the app primarily as a dashboard, where they can monitor their usage on the trial services.
Unmoderated Usability Testing
Test Participant Profiles
The unmoderated test for the dashboard
Multiple choice questions after performing the tasks, and the results
Design changes based on the usability testing results
Results
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Became #1 downloaded UScellular app in the first quarter after its release
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Apple App Store