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245 reviews from r/algeria, r/ThailandTourism, r/Europetravel and 61 more subreddits

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Airalo

4.5

(38)

"Just download airalo and buy an eSIM."

"I’ve always had good experiences with Airalo eSIMs."

"You can also just use Airalo, buy, download and install the E-sim on your own phone."

"Try Airalo."

"AirAlo was great!"

"Way better than swapping sims or figuring out roaming."

"I bought one through airalo.com. It worked very well."

"I used Airalo in Ireland... it was so much easier not having to switch out sim cards."

"If your phone supports eSim just get Airalo."

"Airalo esim is excellent if your phone is compatible and you keep your number."

Vodafone

4.1

(7)

"I recommend picking up a Vodafone SIM card for 20 euro, you'll get the best coverage out of the three networks with unlimited data and 100 minutes."

"I've used Vodafone and Orange SIMs and they worked in multiple EU countries."

"Vodafone appears to be the most cost effective at the moment and it's coverage is improving"

"Vodafone works well for me."

"I had a vodafone sim I used to top up."

"I have found Vodafone (One NZ) the most reliable for coverage in general in rural areas across NZ."

"Vodafone."

Smart

4.8

(6)

"Maganda dahil sa promo nila na power all enhanced offers super sulit"

"Madalas ko gamitin powerall data ni smart."

"That has unlifb tiktok(callsntext din) taa 10gb for allsites"

"Affordable din power all promos since enhanced na ito ngayon"

"May net pa rin eh based on experience lang"

"Smart and Metphone are probably the most popular."

Viettel

4.5

(6)

"Cost me 170k a few months ago."

"Agree viettel sim is worth."

"I always use Viettel."

"I would recommend getting data with calls, just in case."

"I'm on a 7GB/day data plan, no calls."

"The SIM at the airport was around 13 Dollar."

Orange

4.3

(6)

"Orange for sure."

"I used orange for a week in august. No issues."

"Orange I think are slightly better with cell service"

"I recommend orange , and ask the seller to charge it with data and calls."

"Orange."

"It’s not the cheapest but it was very reliable."

Ooredoo

3.8

(6)

"I think oreedoo is the best."

"Ooredoo best of the best mobilis is rubish"

"Ooredoo is definitely better, but the further you go, mobilis have better coverage."

"I would say."

"It works good for me."

"Mobilise is a disgrace."

AIS

4.6

(5)

"AIS is best on those islands I have found."

"On day 1 in Thailand I went into an AIS store in one of the malls in Bangkok and got a 6 month prepaid sim card."

"I hear AIS is the best so that’s what I’ll buy when I arrive."

"AIS on both physical and esim offer a 6 month unlimited data plan for 1800THB."

"Ais 50gb per month for a year. Prepaid now is 2200."

BHTelecom

4.4

(5)

"Has the best coverage"

"BHTelecom has the best coverage"

"BHTelecom, at the airport (small shop at the end of the hallway on the right side of the bar) or the official BHTelecom shop..."

"Buying regular SIM card in for example BhTelecom would cost 5 KM (2.5 EUR)..."

"Found this tourist offer"

T-Mobile

4.2

(5)

"Either T-Mobile or Verizon will get you the best coverage overall."

"It was really nice to just keep my same phone number."

"If she doesn’t mind the cost T-Mobile and att have international plans."

"T-mobile's cheapest plan (and one of the cheapest in the country)."

"If you're coming from the USA, it's good to have T-mobile like I do."

#10

KLOOK

4.0

(5)

"You can also buy an e-sim on apps like Klook."

"Klook or Mobimatter."

"I suggest to buy a sim for each country. klook is a good deal."

"Klook esim."

"Buy it on KLOOK besides tickets for tourist attractions they also have ESIM cards."

#11

CelcomDigi

5.0

(4)

"If you want to use what the majority use, go pick up the CelcomDigi."

"I’d recommend celcomdigi esp if you’re travelling to the rural areas in borneo."

"Celcomdigi is the most used and covers most areas even (sometimes) the rural ones in sarawak."

"Celcomdigi & Maxis would be the safest choice."

#12

Telstra

4.8

(4)

"Telstra or boost(this uses telstra's network)."

"Get telstra, don't make the same mistake I did where I got optus and had no signal."

"Get telstra or Vodafone (optus sucks in remote areas)."

"Woolworths use the Telstra network."

#13

STC

4.0

(4)

"Using STC. Worked quite well in Makkah."

"Stc and mobily are good."

"Stc, Mobily and zain sims should all be fine."

"I used the STC and their service was pretty good."

#14

Holafly

4.0

(4)

"I used Holafly eSIM in China. Worked great with high speed data."

"Holafly offers an eSIM plan specifically for Latin America."

"I did HolaFly for 10 days in Europe for $36."

"Holafly offers only unlimited data, so check if you really need that."

#15

eSIM

4.0

(4)

"Maybe get an Esim? Saves you time and you activate it upon arrival."

"Get a trial esim. Free."

"Basically every esim will do the things that you need."

"I would recommend getting travel esim."

#16

Mobilis

5.0

(3)

"I recommend Mobilis because its offers are better."

"I recommend Mobilis"

"For me it's mobilis"

#17

Lyca Mobile

4.7

(3)

"Have used a Lyca mobile eSIM in France for the past 2 weeks and it’s awesome."

"They have eSIM or regular sim."

"Did you try Lyca France?"

#18

Spark

4.7

(3)

"I used Spark and generally had better service than my friend who used OneNZ."

"We used Spark. Had no complaints."

"So Spark's travel pack does a 3 month plan that I use just for general use in nz."

#19

LINEMO

4.7

(3)

"I use Linemo."

"I changed to LINEMO about 5 months ago and am super happy."

"Maybe Linemo! They have some reasonable deals."

#20

ChungHwa Telecom

4.7

(3)

"We got a 10 days unlimited data, call and texts."

"I usually pick ChungHwa telecom SIM as they seem to have the best coverage from my experience."

"I was personally happy with Chunghwa 中華電信 at the time"

#21

Iliad

4.3

(3)

"The best provider and cheapest in Italy."

"Illiad is also the only one without hidden expenses and you can easily manage everything on their web site."

"Iliad"

#22

Telkomsel

4.3

(3)

"Telkomsel is the main provider in Indonesia, it is available everywhere literally."

"Buy Telkomsel 25 GB simcard from Klook."

"AIrolo is good but pricey compared to Telkomsel sim."

#23

Ubigi

4.3

(3)

"I found Ubigi is more value for the cost and amount of data."

"I used Ubigi, $12 for 10Gb."

"I use Ubigi when I go abroad. No complaints after having used it in Japan, Austria, and Czechia."

#24

Google Fi

4.0

(3)

"You can also get google fi as backup, I think they have 1 month free offer."

"Just download Google fi. It’s like $60 for the month and you can call text and use internet all over the world."

"Google fi is another choice."

#25

Three

4.0

(3)

"If your phone supports and allows esims, then get any of Three.ie, Vodafone or any other."

"You can get a 3 prepay eSIM for €20 which is unlimited data and 200 min of call."

"Included roaming in most of Europe and USA."

#26

eSIMDB

4.0

(3)

"Get the cheapest from esimdb.com that fits your requirements regarding days and data."

"If your phone supports esims and you just need data, this is the easiest."

"EsimDB.com lists every option with filters by duration, GB, data only etc."

#27

Mobal

4.0

(3)

"I used mobal while I was living there and couldn't complain."

"Coverage is good, I haven’t had a problem yet."

"On the pricier side though."

#28

Amaysim

4.0

(3)

"I'm on Amaysim PAYG. It's $10 for 365 days."

"Amaysims $10 a year plan does still exist..."

"$48/yr is really good."

#29

O2

4.0

(3)

"O2 have some reasonable packages that treat jersey the same as the uk."

"I would recommend O2, pretty straightforward, no hidden cost."

"The network you are most likely to be able to easily find a SIM for that still offers free roaming is O2."

#30

BSNL

4.0

(3)

"BSNL is cheapest among all network providers."

"If you're gonna be in India, BSNL is the best!"

"I am using BSNL sim. Their Rs. 107 plan gives 200 minutes talk time, 3 GB data for 35 days."

#31

GigSky

5.0

(2)

"Check out www.gigsky.com. It worked great for me."

"The best and easiest has been GigSky (app/eSIM)."

#32

Umobile

5.0

(2)

"Unlimited and can be used anywhere within Malaysia."

"Truly unlimited."

#33

Airtel

5.0

(2)

"Airtel is probably the best imho"

"Airtel has never disappointed me anywhere in Maharashtra."

#34

Free Mobile

5.0

(2)

"Get free mobile get it from their shop."

"I used Free mobile when I lived there."

#35

BH Telecom

4.5

(2)

"BHTelecom cheap for the best providing good signal and speed."

"Honestly use BH Telecom its cheap and most reliable one."

#36

Tello

4.5

(2)

"US$25 a month for unlimited minutes. Free texting. Unlimited data."

"You can order a Tello SIM from Amazon."

#37

GoMo

4.5

(2)

"GOMO is really good. Di ko pa rin ubos ang free non-expiring data that comes with the sim and it's been months"

"Try GoMo :)"

#38

Mobilis SIM Card

4.5

(2)

"Mobilise everytime"

"I swapped to mobilis for my stay."

#39

Fonia

4.5

(2)

"Take this.. is the best"

"I can confirm that the fonia esim works very well."

#40

DTAC

4.5

(2)

"I use DTac yearly sim, unlimited everything."

"If you go with dtac you can keep the SIM active and preserve your balance."

#41

DIGI

4.5

(2)

"DIGI is the cheapest and fastest."

"Digi is what I would recommend."

#42

Maroc Telecom

4.5

(2)

"Maroc Telecom I believe is the best out of all of them."

"If you're going far from cities stick to Maroc Telecom."

#43

Aldi Mobile

4.5

(2)

"If you can get to an Aldi store you can buy a sim card starter for $5 with included credit."

"They seem fairly cost effective and use the Telstra network so, hopefully no issues with regional coverage."

#44

台灣大哥大

4.5

(2)

"Way faster internet than my girlfriend with a two year contract."

"Just got a 90 day unlimited 4G data."

#45

Chingu Mobile

4.5

(2)

"The best one ive tried after so long."

"Suggest you chingu mobile. they have very nice plan for foreigner."

#46

Sim corner

4.5

(2)

"We’ve always used Sim Corner and used T Mobile cards."

"Sim corner, got a physical sim through the post. Worked a treat!"

#47

Mega

4.5

(2)

"The best operator that did not need to be registered for 1 month."

"Ye mega speed is really good compared to beeline."

#48

CTM

4.0

(2)

"Get the SIM card from CTM that works in China, Macau and HK."

"You can buy prepaid cards that work in both places in Macau."

#49

Aldi

4.0

(2)

"I've now changed to Aldi's PAYG 365 day plan ($5 + $15 credit for 365 days)."

"Aldi or Lidl are my preferred cheap options."

#50

Ahamo

4.0

(2)

"I use Ahamo, one of the legally mandated inexpensive plans."

"I’m on Ahamo 20gb, 2800 yen each month."

#51

Globaltel

4.0

(2)

"You can buy Globaltel or A1 eSIM cards as well."

"Try something like this: https://www.globaltel.rs/visitor-esim."

#52

Inwi

4.0

(2)

"I liked that they did double data deals. €5 got you 5G of data which doubled to 10G and lasted 30 days."

"Inwi or Maroc Telecom are great."

#53

TooSIM

4.0

(2)

"I was in Akureyri, Iceland, recently and used the TooSim app."

"I used TooSIM app and got 10 GB for 30 days at $12."

#54

Lebara

4.0

(2)

"I like Lebara. You even get minutes to call abroad. English app."

"Lebara is one that does."

#55

Maya

4.0

(2)

"Get yourself an e-sim. I got mine from Maya and the whole process took me about 10 minutes."

"You can try MAYA too."

#56

Ooredoo SIM Card

3.5

(2)

"Oredoo if u have money"

"In my area Ooredoo is better."

#57

Aldi Talk

3.0

(2)

"I would recommend to use a comparison tool like handyhase.de"

"I used Aldi Talk before my normal contract and it was ok, except the price/amount of GB ratio."

#58

Simba

5.0

(1)

"Simba is good bcos all their plans include roaming to all their countries."

#59

JIO

5.0

(1)

"I use JIO 5G unlimited."

#60

Megacom

5.0

(1)

"Megacom and Beeline has very good Sim Cards."

#61

AldiTalk

5.0

(1)

"Just get AldiTalk. As long as you’re traveling within the EU, you have free roaming."

#62

MontyEsim

5.0

(1)

"Hi, MontyEsim is great! I always use it when traveling in Europe."

#63

BiM

5.0

(1)

"BiM cell is the cheapest"

#64

Red Pocket Mobile

5.0

(1)

"Highly recommend red pocket mobile."

#65

Mint

5.0

(1)

"Mint is probably the best option."

#66

Superdrug Mobile

5.0

(1)

"The best option is probably Superdrug Mobile."

#67

giffgaff

4.0

(1)

"I use a physical mailed giffgaff sim whenever I visit the UK."

#68

2degrees

4.0

(1)

"2degrees has the cheapest plan at $8/month for 150mb."

#69

Lycamobile

4.0

(1)

"Cheap and easy for visitors to get with decent rates."

#70

Giffgaff

4.0

(1)

"They will post it to you abroad for free."

#71

Belong

4.0

(1)

"Belong use the full Telstra network and is somewhat cheaper."

#72

Woori Mobile

4.0

(1)

"They have English support."

#73

eSIM Apps

4.0

(1)

"Easy and always works."

#74

Iijimo

4.0

(1)

"Cheap (JPY 1000) if you need around 5GB."

#75

Bouygues

4.0

(1)

"They are a french company."

#76

Klook

4.0

(1)

"I like buying from klook because the carrier they use for the country specific esim card is usually widely used."

#77

True

4.0

(1)

"I bought my true sim card at the airport two years ago, still works."

#78

711

4.0

(1)

"You can get a regular prepaid SIM card without an ARC."

#79

Chunghwa Telecom

4.0

(1)

"Chunghwa Telecom 中華電信 sells 4G/5G plans up to 180 days."

#80

Giga

4.0

(1)

"My wife uses Giga and works just fine"

#81

A1 Hello Stranger

4.0

(1)

"Sim card comes with enough internet for any needs :)"

#82

Fraenk

4.0

(1)

"10 euro and Swiss roaming is included."

#83

Cosmofon

4.0

(1)

"Great and easy setup for trips and not expensive."

#84

Sims Direct

4.0

(1)

"I was pretty happy with it."

#85

ALDImobile

4.0

(1)

"Would be your cheapest way to go."

#86

ID Mobile

4.0

(1)

"It's a UK sim, Jersey is included in the free roaming countries."

#87

JT

4.0

(1)

"Offer global contracts now."

#88

AussieRoam

4.0

(1)

"Way cheaper than anything else, easy to install, good quality."

#89

Local SIM

4.0

(1)

"Take a local SIM, not touristic one."

#90

sim.de

4.0

(1)

"For German sims there is currently a deal on sim.de for 30GB for 9.99€"

#91

Maxis

4.0

(1)

"I used Maxis when I stayed in Perhentian Islands."

#92

Lobster Mobile

4.0

(1)

"I've used Lobster Mobile in the first few months I was here."

#93

Pepephone

4.0

(1)

"Pepephone gives you a free sim with home internet."

#94

Firsty

4.0

(1)

"You could als use Firsty. It is an esim. You have a free and a paid version."

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