Useful reads on staying online while travelling, choosing an eSIM and setting it up.
Latest articleHow an eSIM works, how it differs from a SIM card, which phones support it and how to use one abroad — everything to know before your trip.
· 6 min readHow much mobile data maps, messages, social media, calls and video use — plus ready estimates for a weekend, a week or two weeks abroad.
· 4 min readRoaming, a local SIM card or a travel eSIM? A clear comparison of price, setup, coverage and convenience — and which one fits your kind of trip.
· 5 min readInstall at home, keep roaming off on your own line, switch on arrival and never delete it by mistake — seven tips so your travel eSIM works from the first minute.
· 5 min readStaying online in Vietnam with a travel eSIM — coverage from the north to the south, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying online in Dubai and the UAE with a travel eSIM — networks, how much data a city trip or a stopover takes, calls over apps, and setting it up before you fly.
· 3 min readHow to stay online in Turkey with a travel eSIM — coverage, how much data to take, why a foreign phone and a Turkish SIM don't mix, and how to set it up before you fly.
· 3 min readStaying online in Thailand with a travel eSIM — coverage in the cities and on the islands, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying online in South Korea with a travel eSIM — some of the fastest networks in the world, which apps you will need, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 3 min readStaying online in Singapore with a travel eSIM — coverage across the island, how much data a stopover or a city trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying in touch with family during Umrah or Hajj, and online across Saudi Arabia — networks in Makkah and Madinah, how much data a pilgrimage takes, and setting the eSIM up before you fly.
· 3 min readStaying online in Russia with a travel eSIM — coverage in the cities, how it compares with roaming and a local SIM card, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you go.
· 3 min readStaying online in Malaysia with a travel eSIM — coverage in the cities, on the islands and in Borneo, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying online in Kazakhstan with a travel eSIM — coverage in the cities and on the way to the mountains, how it compares with roaming, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up.
· 3 min readStaying online in Japan with a travel eSIM instead of a pocket Wi-Fi — coverage, how much data a trip takes, using trains and maps, and setting it up before you fly.
· 3 min readStaying online in Bali and across Indonesia with a travel eSIM — coverage on the islands, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying online in Georgia with a travel eSIM — coverage in the cities and in the Caucasus mountains, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readHow a regional eSIM for Europe works — one plan across dozens of countries, which package fits your route, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 3 min readStaying online in Egypt with a travel eSIM — coverage in Cairo, along the Nile and on the Red Sea coast, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 2 min readStaying online in China with a travel eSIM — how it differs from a Chinese SIM card, which apps to prepare, how much data a trip takes, and setting it up before you fly.
· 3 min readFind out if your iPhone or Android phone supports eSIM and is unlocked — with the *#06# test, the settings, the exact model, and what to do if it does not.
· 4 min read