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Choosing & pricing

Pick the right plan — eSIM vs local SIM vs roaming, pricing, and how much data to buy.

Roaming outside the EU: what Europe’s big carriers charge in 2026 — Tips travel guide
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Roaming outside the EU: what Europe’s big carriers charge in 2026

What Europe’s big carriers charge for data in Switzerland, the UK, Turkey, the US, Egypt and Thailand, the €50 safety cut-off, and how to avoid a surprise bill.

Oct 4, 2026 · 11 min readRead →
Your carrier's travel eSIM: is it a better deal? — Tips travel guide
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Your carrier's travel eSIM: is it a better deal?

Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Orange now sell travel eSIMs to anyone. How they compare with day passes and other eSIMs, and what the law caps.

Sep 28, 2026 · 17 min readRead →
Which countries make you register a SIM? — Tips travel guide
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Which countries make you register a SIM?

Passport originals, face scans and re-checks when you change phones. Which countries make you register a SIM in 2026, and why a travel eSIM sits outside it.

Sep 25, 2026 · 10 min readRead →
Countries where you cannot buy an eSIM on arrival — Tips travel guide
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Countries where you cannot buy an eSIM on arrival

Türkiye blocks the eSIM shops, India took the apps down, and an eSIM needs internet to install. Where buying on arrival fails, and what to do instead.

Sep 21, 2026 · 11 min readRead →
AIS vs True vs dtac roaming: what it really costs — Tips travel guide
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AIS vs True vs dtac roaming: what it really costs

Two of those three brands are now one network. What each charges for Asia roaming in 2026, and the trips where paying them beats a travel eSIM.

Sep 17, 2026 · 9 min readRead →
Fixed plan or pay as you go: which travel eSIM saves you money? — Tips travel guide
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Fixed plan or pay as you go: which travel eSIM saves you money?

A fixed bucket is cheaper per gigabyte; a metered balance only charges for what you use. The honest math on which one wins, trip by trip.

Jul 31, 2026 · 4 min readRead →
Why your travel data credit should never expire — Tips travel guide
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Why your travel data credit should never expire

Most travel data dies with its validity window; unused gigabytes are money spent on nothing. What changes when the balance carries to your next trip.

Jul 31, 2026 · 4 min readRead →
Unlimited eSIMs are here: what they mean and how they work — Tips travel guide
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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 →
Airport SIM counter vs eSIM: cost and hassle compared — Tips travel guide
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Airport SIM counter vs eSIM: cost and hassle compared

Queue, passport and cash at the arrivals counter, or one tap on an eSIM you set up at home? Cost, time, hassle, and when the counter still wins.

Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
eSIM vs pocket Wi-Fi in 2026 — Tips travel guide
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eSIM vs pocket Wi-Fi in 2026

Renting a pocket Wi-Fi versus using a travel eSIM: the honest comparison on cost, hassle, battery and sharing, and the one case where pocket Wi-Fi still wins.

Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min readRead →
The best eSIM setup for digital nomads and long stays — Tips travel guide
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The best eSIM setup for digital nomads and long stays

Regional plans, monthly top-ups and a dual-SIM home line, the connectivity setup that holds up for weeks or months of nomad life and remote work.

Jul 9, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
How to get a free eSIM for your next trip — Tips travel guide
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How to get a free eSIM for your next trip

What a free travel eSIM actually is, how to spot the catches, and how to claim a genuinely free 100 MB eSIM on us, one per account.

Jun 29, 2026 · 4 min readRead →