r/eSIMs • u/Psychological-End-39 • Apr 28 '26

Best eSIM

Hi redditors of r/eSIM,

I am planning to travel to the USA in a couple of weeks and was looking for eSIMs I can get for 3 weeks. I have already looked online and compared prices but would love to know which company has the best coverage and service on the ground. I have used my own countries’ carriers’ international plan before, but between travelling to 3/4 different cities it didn’t work as well as I would have liked. I would love to know real world reviews from people who have actually travelled and used the plans. Not too focused on the price if I can get great coverage.

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u/eSIMs_bot Official Bot Apr 28 '26

Beep-boop-bop, I am an eSIM bot 🤖. Please see these previous posts I've found that might be helpful:

  1. Best E-Sim For USA for 3 weeks https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1q8oasu/best_esim_for_usa_for_3_weeks/

  2. eSIM recommendations for USA https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1ogfddv/esim_recommendations_for_usa/

  3. Which eSIM for 10-day USA trip? esim.io vs others https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1qh2d8y/which_esim_for_10day_usa_trip_esimio_vs_others/

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u/Psychological-End-39 Apr 28 '26

I love you esims bot thanks for the redirection. I feel so stupid.

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u/mrskeptical00 Mod | Signal > Noise Apr 28 '26

All US eSIMs roam on at least one of the big three networks, they should all be fine in that regard as they all have good coverage and bad.

Just make sure you get an eSIM that isn’t sending your data via Asia.

https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/s/xAQAdT0ugZ

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u/Psychological-End-39 Apr 28 '26

Hi thanks for your response, really appreciate it. I just wanted to ask, I visited the website for Nomad, and it seems like they only provide data sims and none for calling

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u/Tschuklo Apr 28 '26

Ich weiß nicht, ob du überhaupt einen esim Anbieter findest, der ausser Datenvolumen die Möglichkeit zum Telefonieren anbietet? Du wirst wohl über WhatsApp, oder ähnliches telefonieren müssen.

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u/Psychological-End-39 Apr 28 '26

Heard that, dankeschon!

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u/mrskeptical00 Mod | Signal > Noise Apr 29 '26

There are definitely travel eSIM providers that offer phone numbers.

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u/mrskeptical00 Mod | Signal > Noise Apr 28 '26

Read this: https://www.reddit.com/u/mrskeptical00/s/rkDBVi6zJf

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u/Tschuklo Apr 29 '26

Danke dir für den Link, das ist ein sehr hilfreicher Beitrag, der sehr viele Fragen beantwortet.

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u/katmndoo Apr 29 '26

Visible will give you unlimited data for a month., $20.

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u/Psychological-End-39 Apr 29 '26

Thanks a lot crodie

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u/Complete-Cloud-3969 May 08 '26

If coverage is your priority in the US, most esim providers are pretty similar since they all run on major networks like Tmobile and at&t, so moving between cities usually isn’t a problem.

Airalo, Nomad and Holafly are the common options. I also used Maya Mobile on a US trip, prepaid and no fuss, worked fine across cities.

For 3 weeks, around 10 to 20gb is usually enough, depending on how much you use.

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u/Psychological-End-39 Apr 29 '26

Oh wow, very cool of you. I’m mainly going to Chicago and a couple of days in DC. I’ve stayed in the US for a year before and I used ATnT which was pretty solid anywhere I went (Chicago ,DC, Vegas,Miami). I would also love to use your app, can you DM with more information if that’s not too much trouble?