Why eSim makes life easier when traveling away from home: 4 reasons to say goodbye to tourist sims
Since discovering eSims I must say that my life on the road has significantly improved in many ways. [...]
Ever since I discovered eSim I must say that my life on the road has significantly improved In many respects. I have a corporate phone contract with Vodafone that guarantees that I can use the phone worldwide. For only 10€/month I can take advantage of 100 minutes of calls made/received worldwide, but in 15 countries (in addition to continental Europe + UK) I have unlimited minutes like at home. So when I travel to the U.S. or Japan and 13 other countries I don't have to worry about anything, since in addition to unlimited minutes I also have 5gb per month of traffic, of course the monthly bill cost is steep, but on balance it pays for itself.
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It is different when I travel outside the magic 15 countries, Here I have only 100mb/month, basically two photos on whatsapp. And if until 2021 I was using a forklift, today with eSIMs, vità has improved in security, peace of mind and simplicity. And since regular people don't have subscriptions like mine, eSims are even more useful.
#1 always connected, and no time wasting
It's not that I have a phobia of checking status on FB, but Being able to turn on the phone and say "hey I'm alive," check my mail and whatsapp messages in a "dead" moment since I am sitting with my seatbelt fastened waiting to get to the gate, it allows me to optimize my time and, when the plane doors open think only and exclusively about getting through customs as quickly as possible.
Passed checks retrieve my suitcase and fly out of the airport as soon as possible, without standing in line or looking for the cheapest kiosk.
#2 my data always safe
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Turning to the kiosks in airports has always given me a little bit of anxiety, Because at best a photocopy of the passport is made, other times directly the photo with a cell phone of the attendant. Of course nothing happens, but giving an attacker my data and maybe paying with a credit card is not the smartest thing to do. It is not in Europe that we have GDPR, let alone in Egypt or Cambodia.
True eSims can cost a few euros more, compared to traditional sims bought locally, but it's still better than finding 1000 phone contracts in China used by a gang of web pirates, or finding out that there is a guy in Aosta who managed to open an online bank account with our passport,
#3 plans and consumption under control
When addressing the pop-up at the airport, or the vendor in town, you are never sure what you are buying and its characteristics. Traffic and speed is advertised, but maybe you didn't read the small print in Thai on the back of the sheet, for example a couple of times I happened to Not having the ability to activate the hot-spot, which is essential for me to share the connection with other devices. With Airalo you can make hot-spot and you have everything in one convenient free app.
Or when you run out of credit, you have no idea how to top up and end up making a new sim and giving documents and personal info to a second vendor. With eSims everything is under control, I get alerts on remaining traffic, I can add credit and, if I want, jump from one eSim to another without stress.
#4 no Sim exchange
The sims are going to disappear, but what is certain is. are getting smaller and smaller, and losing them is a snap. Returning home, landing and no longer find where that tiny chip ended up. is a moment that can cost more wasted time searching for an agency where to make a duplicate and pay the associated fee.
#5 how to save or not pay for eSims
I do very well with Airalo, thanks to the Introduce a Friend promo you will get €3 for every friend who buys an eSIM and he too will get €3 off his first order. TFC readers can also take advantage of two discount codes for their orders
The code to be entered are:
- New customers TFC15 to obtain the 15% discount on the first order
- Active customers TFC10 to obtain the 10% of discount on all orders
In conclusion
I have also tried other operators, but of all Airalo is the one that has never left me stranded and allowed me, thanks to introduce a friend, to get over 200$ credit Just by introducing a few friends.
