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Guides to mobile data abroad: how to get an eSIM working, and what to know about the networks where you are going.
Does my phone support eSIM? How to check in a minute
Check whether your iPhone or Android phone can take a travel eSIM: a dial code, the models, the carrier lock and where to look in settings, plus what to do if it can't.
One eSIM for Europe: which countries, and when it pays off
Which countries our Europe, Wider Europe, UK & Ireland and Balkans eSIMs cover, when one regional eSIM beats a plan per country, and how to set it up before you fly.
eSIM for the USA: a visitor's guide to networks and data
Which US networks our eSIM plans use, where the traffic reaches the internet, the plans that also cover Canada and Mexico, and what a data-only eSIM means for calls in the US.
eSIM for China: networks, coverage and what to know
Which Chinese networks our eSIM plans use, where their traffic reaches the internet, the plans that also cover Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and Korea, and what to check before the trip.
Can you move a travel eSIM to a new phone?
Once installed, a travel eSIM stays with the phone it was installed on. What that means if you change phones before or during a trip, and why to turn the line off instead of deleting it.
eSIM for the UK: a visitor's guide to networks and data
Which UK networks our eSIM plans use, where the traffic reaches the internet, the plans that also cover Ireland and the rest of Europe, and how to set it up before you fly.
eSIM for Canada: a visitor's guide to networks and data
Which Canadian networks our eSIM plans use, where the traffic reaches the internet, the plans that also cover the US and Mexico, and how to set it up before you fly.
eSIM for Thailand: networks, the islands and what to buy
Which Thai networks our eSIM plans use, where their traffic reaches the internet, the plans that cover Southeast Asia on one eSIM, and how to set it up before you fly.
eSIM for India: a visitor's guide to networks and data
Which Indian network our eSIM plans use, where their traffic reaches the internet, the Asia plans that cover India with 27 more countries, and how to set it up before you fly.
Does a travel eSIM have a phone number?
Our travel eSIMs are data only: no number, calls or SMS. How to keep your own number for calls and texts abroad, and how messaging apps use the eSIM's data.
eSIM for Japan: networks, the APN and what to buy
Which Japanese networks our eSIM plans use, where their traffic reaches the internet, the APN to set in Japan, and how a travel eSIM compares with a pocket Wi‑Fi or your carrier's roaming.
eSIM stuck on “Activating”: what to check
Your travel eSIM says Activating or No Service, or pages won't load? Go through these checks in order before you write to support. None of them removes the eSIM.