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I bought 40GB of data for $8.50. Airalo 10GB is $22 for the country I visited.

• orf 4y ago
  That doesn't invalidate the point that services exist that allow you to buy e-sims all over the world if you're travelling. And if you're travelling a lot the price difference is miniscule compared to the cost of travel and accomodation.
  • slaw 4y ago
    I was referring to cheap part. It is 5 times more expensive than local sim, it is data only, doesn't have phone number I needed for local services. I am not sure hotspot is not blocked or not. The website doesn't say.
    • bubblethink 4y ago
      Hotspot isn't blocked. I'm using it right now. The reason it probably doesn't offer phone services is due to KYC stuff. Most governments love ID cards, address proofs and what not before they let you make phone calls. The data only esim bypasses all that. In fact, even the data is not locally terminated although you are using the local network. It terminates in their network (hosted by OVH in the EU at the moment). So it also effectively acts as a vpn. This is also great because most governments around the world have arbitrary censorship. Overall, I would say that it's a good product although the prices can be lower.