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Going to the States next month for a couple of weeks. My own plan doesn't have international roaming so an add on plan is £60 with my provider.
I came across e-sims which look to be quite a bit cheaper. Anyone got any experience using them?
Thanks for looking
Airalo.
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I started a thread last month Sevvy, loads of good feedback on it.Originally Posted by sevvy
I used Airalo, worked great.
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I used Airalo on a recent trip and it was great.
If you sign up with a referral code you get $3 off your first purchase so let us know if you want one and m I’m sure someone will sort you out.
Have used Airalo, and am currently using Holafly in Greece now.
Found Holafly easier to set up but both work fine
Malc
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Sorry, didn't realise there was one started.
Cheers for the feedback
Yep. Used one in Egypt recently.
Use a comparison site though - lots were priced at about $40 - $50 for 10Gb for 7 days. I ended up paying $15.
Airalo. Not that easy to set up the first time. Much cheaper than my regular provider
I work for an American company and visit fairly often and can concur with the recommendations for Airalo.
I didn’t find it difficult to setup and easy to use when you are there. Just remember it’s days only though!
Not the states but used an eSIM when I visited Australia for work. The Gen z girl in the counter set everything up for me in a speed this millennial could not follow 🤣 Was one of the larger provider and paid next to nothing compared to roaming.
Im also using eSIM to have two lines on my phone, Swedish and British. Definitely one of the better things that have happened to phones.
Ironically, Airolo was one of the operators charging $44!
ie there are much cheaper options out there.
Yes, many times. I use Mobimatter to purchase.
Used Airalo recently inspired by the other thread. Faultless and pretty simple to set up.
I like the look of and the prices available on Airalo so thanks for signposting me to it. A rookie question if that's ok please? The plans say 'Data Only' and I'm assuming that means I'll be able to call and text using my data. I know that sounds blindingly obvious but there's three of us needing this so I have to be sure.
Many thanks.
You’ll be able to make calls using FaceTime and WhatsApp but not a real phone call where you dial 079 or 0208 etc
When I used an Airalo eSIM in the States I found on my iPhone that Apple Pay did not work nor did iMessage to some contacts. I think it was because you have no mobile number with the data sim. Some iMessage contacts worked as I think I also had their email. Apart from that everything else worked no problem. When my daughter used it for South Korea she actually got a new number with the sim as the government use it to send emergency notifications. So I guess it depends where you go as to exactly what you get. Either way an eSIM is very handy and dead easy to use. The one thing I would say is to activate it just before you go as it needs internet access for that part if you get to your destination airport and can’t get on their WiFi you can’t activate it. The charging period does not start until it connects to the country in questions mobile service anyway. I did find I needed to flip airplane mode on and off to fully get it to connect up properly in my case.
Great help, thanks a lot folks. Another Brexit benefit eh 😩
Worth checking who the network provider is before committing.
I’ve just come back after staying just under a month in Turkey and Airalo there used only one network which wasn’t the best. By contrast Simlocal (which I didn’t get a chance to use) operate under both Vodafone and Turkcell which would have given me 100% signal vs 20-40% and the ability to swap operators in the event of bad coverage.
Check out a site called esimdb.
Went for the Airalo plan in the including 10gb, 200 minutes and 100 texts for £22. My own network wanted £60 and that was just data only
I ended up paying £23 for a Vodafone eSIM to use in the states and Canada. 20gb across a 30 day period starting from the day you buy.
Most sims either worked in the US or Canada but not both so that was a great deal IMO.
I'm going to Singapore and Indonesia (Manado) in March, has anyone used Airola in this region?
Interesting topic this as I've used Airalo in a few countries, Turkey, Egypt, and USA. Hopefully Tunisia later this year.
Recently had the same issue in the US with iMessage not working. The way to fix it is delete the old message thread and start a new one. Worked well for me with a few contacts.
Always seem to have a few minor niggles after the eSIM has been deleted, but seems to sort itself out after a restart, etc. Usually have to delete old messages again and start a fresh.
What about it? I’m looking at this stuff for the first time for my long travels outside EU this year.
I’ve used it in Malaysia.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Thanks 👍
If you have a Revolut account, check their eSim deals - I got one for a trip to South America and it was the cheapest I could find.
I used it a few times and it worked well in Ecuador and Colombia.
M
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Yes I've got Revolut but wasn't sure how reliable their esim would be be compared to Airola
Does anyone had experience with eSim in Australia, east-coast?
My daughter has done a fair bit of travelling now using Airalo for the esim. She's used it in Australis, Japan, South Korea in 2023 and latterly in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore. In the last set she bought a South East Asia coverage one.
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