Bought the wrong plan? An unused, never-activated eSIM can be refunded in full within 30 days of purchase. See our refund policy for the full terms.
Fixed data plans give you a set amount of data, for example 1 GB or 5 GB, to use at full speed for the whole plan period. When it runs out, you top up or buy again. Pick this if you know roughly how much you'll use.
Unlimited plans have no total data cap for the plan period, but each day includes a high-speed allowance. Once you use that day's allowance, you carry on at a reduced speed. Reduced-speed data has a daily limit too, and if you reach it, data pauses until the allowance resets 24 hours after you activate the eSIM. Pick this for heavier or less predictable use. A fair-use policy applies.
Pay As You Go is not a plan at all. You add credit once and it comes off by the megabyte at the local rate as you use it, so you never pay for data you do not finish. Credit never expires, data pauses when the balance hits zero, and the same eSIM keeps working across every country we cover. It costs more per gigabyte than a plan, so pick this for light or hard to predict use rather than heavy days.
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When a major accident or disaster threatens an area, Civil Protection has the mobile networks text everyone there, roaming phones included, in Portuguese and English. Genuine warnings always come from the sender AvisoPROCIV, or AVISOAZORES in the Azores, and are free with no sign-up.
CP's fast Alfa Pendular trains come with free Wi-Fi and a power socket at every seat, handy on long runs such as Braga or Porto to Lisbon and Faro. Wi-Fi on other CP services varies by train type, so check before you count on it.
Before a levada walk on Madeira, check Visit Madeira's trail status map, which flags each officially classified walking trail as open, restricted or impassable. The same page advises telling someone your route and when you expect to be back.
One number reaches all three services. Source: UK travel advice for Portugal.
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