Buy a bigger plan, or top up mid-trip?
Start with roughly what you expect to use and top up if you get it wrong. Two things flip that advice, and both are worth knowing before you pick a plan rather than after.
Field notes
from the road.
eSIM guides, destination briefs, and the odd travel-hack we couldn't keep to ourselves.
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eSIM, pocket WiFi, or a SIM from the airport?
Three ways to get online abroad, and the choice is mostly about how many people and how many devices. Here is what each one is actually good at, without pretending the other two are useless.
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Multi-country trips: when one regional plan is the right shape
If every stop on your route sits inside one plan's coverage, one regional plan and no admin at any border. If the trip is really one country with a short hop attached, the answer is usually different. Here is how to tell.
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Roaming with your home network, or a travel eSIM?
If your provider includes the country you are going to at no extra cost, use it. If it does not, or you are not sure, a travel eSIM is the version where you know the cost before you leave. Here is how to tell which you are in, in about five minutes.
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What happens to your normal number when you use a travel eSIM
Your usual number stays exactly where it is. A travel eSIM adds a second line for data, and your home line carries on with calls, texts and bank codes. Here is how the two sit side by side, and the one setting that catches people out.