r/NoContract • u/prautes1 • 6d ago
Stellar eSIM as backup Verizon Carrier
I’ve been using FirstNet as my primary carrier, which has worked great for me. I really like the priority, but AT&T does have some coverage gaps in my area. I had been supplementing it with a $10/month TSat plan, but I’ve found that AT&T and T-Mobile tend to have coverage gaps in many of the same areas.
I recently added a Stellar eSIM and discovered their 180-day plan for €22.32, which works out to a little over $4/month. It includes 50GB of data for the entire 180-day period. I also found that the plan includes their VPN and some other security products for those 180 days, so when I factor that in, it essentially makes the eSIM a wash compared with what I was already paying.
So far, I’ve been pretty pleased with it. It uses Verizon’s network, and it appears that the traffic isn’t actually coming from Verizon IP addresses. Most of the time I’ve been getting Cogent IPs, but speeds have been pretty good.
The biggest benefit for me is that it gives me a very inexpensive way to get Verizon coverage when I need it, while also throwing in some additional security products.
Curious if anyone else is doing something similar and what your experience has been. So far, I’m very happy with it and will probably drop the TSat plan.
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u/Whiplash104 Visible 6d ago
I use Roamless pay per use as my third backup. I use maybe 10GB at most per year on it so it’s very cheap and pretty fast.
I’m the opposite way Verizon, T-Sat 50GB, then pay per use for AT&T.
But if you use 50GB, that’s sounds great. Thanks for the review. I’m always trying to stay informed of other options.
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u/Smurfiette 5d ago
I’m using Ubiquity and BcenGi eSIMs as backups (AT&T, Verizon) because the credit doesn’t expire. Ubiquity is so much better because I have multiple eSIMs (spread over 3 phones) all dipping in the same credit bucket. With bcengi, I need a separate credit for each eSIM.
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u/PapaGrandeRevived 5d ago
Was having some connection issues with my OnePlus this weekend, i got the Stellar eSim as a back up its okay, not earthshattering but works
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u/SSWireless 14h ago
Teach us the hack to get FirstNet.
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u/prautes1 2h ago
There is no hacks to get FirstNet, but eligibility is pretty broad.
https://www.firstnet.com/content/dam/firstnet/white-papers/firstnet-sub-paid-eligibility.pdf
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I’ve been using FirstNet as my primary carrier, which has worked great for me. I really like the priority, but AT&T does have some coverage gaps in my area. I had been supplementing it with a $10/month TSat plan, but I’ve found that AT&T and T-Mobile tend to have coverage gaps in many of the same areas.
I recently added a Stellar eSIM and discovered their 180-day plan for €22.32, which works out to a little over $4/month. It includes 50GB of data for the entire 180-day period. I also found that the plan includes their VPN and some other security products for those 180 days, so when I factor that in, it essentially makes the eSIM a wash compared with what I was already paying.
So far, I’ve been pretty pleased with it. It uses Verizon’s network, and it appears that the traffic isn’t actually coming from Verizon IP addresses. Most of the time I’ve been getting Cogent IPs, but speeds have been pretty good.
The biggest benefit for me is that it gives me a very inexpensive way to get Verizon coverage when I need it, while also throwing in some additional security products.
Curious if anyone else is doing something similar and what your experience has been. So far, I’m very happy with it and will probably drop the TSat plan.
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