Unused data does not carry over once a travel eSIM plan ends. The plan stops at the end of its validity, which is counted in days, and any data left on it goes with it. It is also not refunded. A plan ends in whichever of two ways comes first: the days run out, or the data runs out. Think of a plan...
Short answer Almost every app on your phone works abroad over eSIM data, because apps only need an internet connection. WhatsApp, Google Maps, airline apps, hotel apps, DigiLocker and your bank's app all run as they do at home. UPI at shop counters is the one that depends on the country, so check th...
Short answer Yes. Turn on Personal Hotspot (iPhone) or Mobile Hotspot (Android) on the phone that holds the eSIM. Your second phone or laptop joins it like any wifi network and uses the same data balance. Check the plan page first, because sharing depends on the plan you pick. Your cousin lands with...
Do Google Maps and Uber work on a travel eSIM? Yes. Both apps behave as they do at home, because a travel eSIM gives your phone mobile data on a local network as soon as you land. An eSIM is a SIM built into your phone, so there is no small plastic card to swap. People often say eSIM card, but the w...
Your flight from Delhi to Toronto changes planes in Frankfurt, and the second leg leaves six hours after you land. You want a map, a gate number that keeps updating and a message home, and you are wondering whether a travel eSIM bought for a few hours is a sensible thing to do. Short answer Yes. A t...
How do you install a travel eSIM on a Samsung or Android phone? You have bought a travel eSIM and now a QR code sits in your email. You are not sure where on your Samsung, Pixel or OnePlus phone it goes. The good news: it takes about five minutes, and you can finish it at home before you leave for t...
Short answer: Most eSIMs that seem dead after landing just need two things: Data Roaming switched on for the eSIM line, and the eSIM chosen as your mobile data line. Try those first, then restart your phone. You have just landed. The plane door opens, you switch off flight mode, and your phone shows...
You are about to fly out on your Jio prepaid number, and you are not sure whether it will just work abroad, or whether you need to buy something extra first. Jio's regular prepaid data does not extend to other countries by default, and getting this wrong before you fly can mean landing with no data...
You bought an eSIM for your last trip to Thailand, and now you are heading to Georgia and trying to add a new one. Your phone throws up an error, or the QR code just will not scan, and you are wondering if the old eSIM is somehow in the way. Quick answer: yes, most phones let you install a new eSIM...
You are about to book a travel eSIM, but you are not sure your phone can actually use one. Buy the wrong type and you land with no internet. Here is how to check in under two minutes, before you pay for anything. Quick answer: most iPhones from the XS onwards and many recent Samsung and Google Pixel...
You scanned the QR code. You followed every step. And now you're staring at "No Service" or a blank signal bar, wondering what went wrong. It is frustrating. Especially when you are at the airport, about to check into a hotel, or trying to navigate a city you have never been to before. But here is t...
