I seem to be travelling abroad with work these days and although I have a work phone to burn roaming data, I’d prefer to keep personal and work separate.
so who uses what eSIMs and what are cons?
thanks
We use breeze for (primarily) USA trips and they have been great. No cons.
Ive used Saily(owned by NordVPN) which was easy to setup and use. Easy to see how much data you’ve used through the App.
O2 still offer good EU roaming included in most of their offerings
I used to use O2 but recently switched to Giffgaff due to O2 price rises, which gives 5gb EU roaming. Anywhere that’s not covered, I use Saily, which seems to work well, clear and decently priced.
Nomad is another option - worked well for me a few times in the UAE
O2 still offer good EU roaming
Up to 25Gb per month, which seems like a lot but we use up ours if we stay away for a month and stream a lot of telly. I’ve used ByteSIM in Greece because it’s the only one I’ve found that uses the Cosmote network which is often the best.
I used an airalo eSIM for an Australia trip this year. It was just a data only package. They are a bit more expensive than a physical sim but it worked seamlessly and you keep your number in case of any important calls or texts. The app clearly shows how much data you have left.
I have a work phone to burn roaming data, I’d prefer to keep personal and work separate.
Use your work phone as a mobile hotspot for your personal one.
I've used BNE a few times and been very happy with the service.
Use Mayamobile for US and outside EU. Some O2 and EE roaming seems to miss out some Euro countries, so worth checking coverage
We used Saily in Canada, easy to setup, decent value and never didn't get a signal.
If the goal is separation, data only eSIMs are the simplest route. I’ve used esimx because it lets you choose specific country plans or Europe wide ones, with clear data caps and durations shown upfront on the site.I seem to be travelling abroad with work these days and although I have a work phone to burn roaming data, I’d prefer to keep personal and work separate.
so who uses what eSIMs and what are cons?
thanks
Activation is QR based, network selection is automatic, and switching countries didn’t require reconfiguration. Downsides are no voice number and no unlimited plans, but for personal usage alongside a work phone it’s a clean setup.
Just used the honest mobile one for USA.
Sounds like an amazing idea and is for certain applications. It's one esim that switches providers based on signal so you can get the best signal on offer.
Great for remote options.
Downside is limited app support. So you can't just browse etc. WhatsApp works and maps so the very basics.
Cheap.
Normally use 3 data Sims. They're the best value I've found for roaming beyond Europe.
Just used the honest mobile one for USA. (Covers loads of countries.)
Sounds like an amazing idea and is for certain applications. It's one esim that switches providers based on signal so you can get the best signal on offer.
Great for remote options. Bit confusing to install.
Downside is limited app support. So you can't just browse etc. WhatsApp works and maps so the very basics.
Cheap.
Normally use 3 data Sims. They're the best value I've found for roaming beyond Europe.
It's one esim that switches providers based on signal so you can get the best signal on offer.
I think most "tourist" eSims do that. I've used a couple of eSims when travelling and they switched providers regularly, which is actually a better experience than being tied into a single network provider...
"Regional" eSims take this further and use multiple providers across multiple countries
It's one esim that switches providers based on signal so you can get the best signal on offer.
I think most "tourist" eSims do that. I've used a couple of eSims when travelling and they switched providers regularly, which is actually a better experience than being tied into a single network provider...
"Regional" eSims take this further and use multiple providers across multiple countries
Ah i suppose they partner with different providers as you travel
This one does it in the UK though. Which I thought quite neat, so if in remote areas you get several licks at the signal.
We used saily this year in west coast Canada. It was a good price, worked as advertised, no problems, always had signal. I'd use them again for sure.
Currently investigating options for Latin America. There are a few regional esims but very few that include Belize, and Belize only sims are incredibly expensive.
For staying in the UK, there's been some brilliant deals posted on HUKD for Three data SIMS sold by Scancom.
I've used Airalo for various countries outside Europe. They're a reseller so they're selling lots of different network operators sims and it can be a different operator for the same country at different times. They also offer SIMs that cover multiple countries or worldwide. It's always cheapest to buy a single country but less convenient if you're moving around.
Mostly works really well. I've kept my home Sim as a physical card (as that means I can have two different virtual SIMs so that overland borders are easy).
We had some issues a couple of years ago with it somehow scrambling the location data for contacts that I'd called while I was on the virtual SIM - after getting back to the UK my iPhone would do the 'intelligent dialling' thing where it automatically adds the country code but it was doing it in such a way that the calls failed. (it's like it thought my partner was an overseas number and added something other than +44 to the start. It was a while back and I can't actually remember what solved it either - I think we might have had our UK provider resend network settings). It didn't happen last time we were away so might be an odd bug thats been solved.
Each time you enable a new SIM you have to be a little careful about roaming settings - quite often the SIMs need roaming switched on. Follow the instructions and you're OK.