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I'm not sure about all your use cases, but I had great success with Airalo when traveling. It was data only, but my normal Verizon number was routed through th
by CubsFan1060 5y ago
I'm not sure about all your use cases, but I had great success with Airalo when traveling. It was data only, but my normal Verizon number was routed through that data connection. The biggest negative was not really being able to make local calls. There's a few other companies that do the same thing (GigSky and a few others that I can't remember).
It was my first time traveling internationally that I felt like it was a great solution.
- culturestate 5y agoThe problem with those roaming SIM packages is that they're usually dramatically more expensive than just buying a local SIM. It's fine if you only travel sporadically, but if you travel often it really adds up. Example: I have a SIM from Free (French carrier) that gives me 150GB data in France and 25GB of roaming data throughout the EU and a few other countries for €20/month. It would cost more than double that to match the allotment with the travel carriers you find on e.g. Airalo.
- CubsFan1060 5y agoHm. I may be getting the discussion a little confused. I also don't read French. It seems like Free Mobile offers eSims, at least looking at a translation of https://assistance.free.fr/articles/telecharger-et-activer-mon-esim-968?search-text= https://assistance.free.fr/articles/telecharger-et-activer-m... and https://alertify.eu/free-mobile-introduces-esim-for-new-customers/ https://alertify.eu/free-mobile-introduces-esim-for-new-cust... I think the problem is less eSim vs Sim, and more market forces. I think the hope would be that if eSims are the only option for iPhones, it'll force more and more carriers to support eSim.