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Data-only eSIM: what happens to calls, texts and your phone number — How-to travel guide
How-to
Data-only eSIM: what happens to calls, texts and your phone number

Your travel eSIM shows up with no phone number, and that's normal. Here's exactly what moves to the eSIM, what stays on your home SIM, and how hotspot fits in.

Jul 28, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Best eSIM for Bolivia: coverage from La Paz to the Salar de Uyuni — Americas travel guide
Americas
Best eSIM for Bolivia: coverage from La Paz to the Salar de Uyuni

From La Paz's thin air to the salt flats of Uyuni and the Santa Cruz lowlands: which networks reach furthest, how much data to buy, and where signal stops.

Jul 27, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Can’t find your eSIM or order? Here’s where to look — How-to travel guide
How-to
Can’t find your eSIM or order? Here’s where to look

No account, a different email, or a confirmation lost in spam: here's every place a Zwitchy order actually lives, and the fastest way back to it.

Jul 27, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Best eSIM for New Zealand: coverage from Auckland to the Fiordland trails — Oceania travel guide
Oceania
Best eSIM for New Zealand: coverage from Auckland to the Fiordland trails

New Zealand's networks reach further than the empty-looking map suggests, but the best-known trails and fjords have none. With a realistic data budget.

Jul 26, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Extending an unlimited eSIM plan with a top-up: what actually changes — How-to travel guide
How-to
Extending an unlimited eSIM plan with a top-up: what actually changes

Bought more days for your unlimited eSIM and today looks the same? That's expected. Here's what an extension adds, when it starts, and how to check it.

Jul 26, 2026 · 5 min readRead →
Best eSIM for Malaysia: coverage from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi and Borneo — Asia travel guide
Asia
Best eSIM for Malaysia: coverage from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi and Borneo

Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, then Sabah or Sarawak across the sea. Which networks cover each leg, and why new prepaid SIM rules make an eSIM easier.

Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
One-tap eSIM install: what it is and when to use it — How-to travel guide
How-to
One-tap eSIM install: what it is and when to use it

No QR code, no second screen: tap a link on the phone you're setting up and the install screen opens itself, already filled in. Here's what it needs.

Jul 25, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Best eSIM for Maldives: coverage from Malé to the resort atolls — Asia travel guide
Asia
Best eSIM for Maldives: coverage from Malé to the resort atolls

Resort stays, local-island hopping and liveaboards each need a different data budget. Which carriers cover the atolls and when to install before a seaplane.

Jul 24, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Single-country, regional or global eSIM: which plan do you actually need? — How-to travel guide
How-to
Single-country, regional or global eSIM: which plan do you actually need?

One country, a region, or the whole trip? What really separates the three eSIM plan types, and a simple way to pick the one your itinerary needs.

Jul 24, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Why is my eSIM locked and asking for a PIN? How to fix it — How-to travel guide
How-to
Why is my eSIM locked and asking for a PIN? How to fix it

A PIN or PUK prompt out of nowhere is unsettling, but it's almost never a broken eSIM. What's really asking, and the safest way back online.

Jul 23, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Best eSIM for Taiwan: coverage from Taipei to Kaohsiung and how much data to buy — Asia travel guide
Asia
Best eSIM for Taiwan: coverage from Taipei to Kaohsiung and how much data to buy

Taiwan's west coast is hyper-connected, the mountainous interior much less so. How much data a Taipei-to-Kaohsiung trip needs, and where signal thins out.

Jul 23, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Unlimited eSIMs are here: what they mean and how they work — Tips travel guide
Tips
Unlimited eSIMs are here: what they mean and how they work

We just launched unlimited data eSIMs. Here's what unlimited actually means, how the daily high-speed allowance works, and when it beats a fixed-GB plan.

Jul 22, 2026 · 4 min readRead →