Travel esims - What's your favourite ?

[JJP2]

I have used Airalo successfully.

I know of Holafly and Nomad.

What are people's experiences of Holafly, Nomad and others ?

[MSF]

@JJP2  I have never used one for two reasons:

1. Until reading a bit more on this forum, I knew nothing about them.

2. I am a cheapskate and rely on freebie wifi if I am out of the EU Roaming area 😎. (You can understand that with an attitude like mine, nobody wants to call me or hear from me anyway!!)

[JJP2]

😂

Airalo is really cheap, $4.50 for a Gigabyte of data in most places, $5.00 in some others.

[MSF]

@JJP2  - Quick! Somebody pass me my inhaler!!  It's not cheap at $4.50 when compared to the £1 that SmartyVox charges! 🤣

[give-us-eSIM]

Airalo is *not* cheap. In any respect. The plans they resell are grossly marked up, and offer highly poor value for money. Don’t use them. 

[welshguru]

I needed data on a recent trip to Alaska and got an Airalo e-SIM which worked well in the towns & cities (rural areas don't have much coverage from any network).  USA data isn't cheap from any network and I thought the cost was fair.  The app also worked well on my Google Pixel.    

[give-us-eSIM]

You wasted money unnecessarily. Verizon, Visible, T-Mobile, ATT, all offer minimum 15 day test drives of their carrier with unlimited data.

The US market is light years ahead of the British one carrier wise. 

[Chalkychap]

I've used a data only eSIM from Soracom Mobile, which worked well for me while in the US and Australia. 
One of their eSIM products provided data in the destinations I wanted, for the time period I needed, all in single eSIM package. 

Seems there are many data only eSIM options available online these days - spoilt for choice (provided your handset supports an eSIM).

[JJP2]

Not heard of them, will check them out,

”Sparks” looks good - Their plans last for 45 days, not the usual 30 days. 

It does seem as if one or two new eSIM companies pop up every month or two.