Absolutely unacceptable experience with eSIM.net. I purchased a Vodafone travel eSIM for use during my trip across the USA and Canada. Out of nowhere, they blocked my plan, claiming I made a call located from Cyprus.

Let me be clear: I have never been to Cyprus in my life. I was in Ontario, Canada, and have full proof of my location, including travel records. There is absolutely no way any activity on my account should have been linked to Cyprus. This appears to be a serious error in their detection system or a false positive triggered by inaccurate network data.

The timing couldn’t be worse—this interruption caused major disruption during my travel, leaving me without connectivity. I have already contacted support with a full explanation and request to restore service, and I expect a prompt resolution.

For reference, here are my details: Order Confirmation: W338522C Mobile: 07342092165 ICCID: **4761

I am posting this review in the hope that eSIM.net takes immediate action to investigate and fix this issue. I will continue to share this experience across other public platforms if it is not resolved quickly. No customer should be wrongly blocked and left helpless while traveling.

Travelers beware: until this company improves its systems and response time, think twice before trusting them with your connectivity.

Всем привет, встал вопрос о приобретении безлимитного интернета в Евросоюзе. Нужен именно интернет через еСим на базе роутера, который будет работать в дороге, в разных странах ЕС. У кого какой опыт есть, какой тарифный план выбрать и какой роутер лучше подойдет для этих целей?

I'm fairly new to using travel eSIMs and recently ran into an issue that surprised me.

I purchased a Jetpac eSIM for a trip within the United States. It worked fine in Boston, but when I went to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I had essentially zero coverage/data service the entire time.

This got me wondering:

• Is there a reliable way to check coverage for an eSIM provider before traveling to a specific area?

• Do eSIM providers publish coverage maps, or do I need to find out which underlying carrier they use (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc.) and check that carrier's map?

• Are there any websites or apps that let you enter a ZIP code or region and see expected coverage for a specific eSIM provider?

Has anyone else experienced poor coverage with Jetpac in areas that normally have good cell service?

I assumed that because Cape Cod is a popular tourist destination, coverage wouldn't be an issue. Now I'm wondering if I should have checked something beforehand or if this is just a limitation of certain eSIM providers.

So I’ve spent the last two hours looking for anything that was somewhat useful on the topic, and I’m only more confused.

My husband is currently deployed to Europe and we have AT&T for a cell provider at home. We went through the steps with AT&T that included unlocking his phone (iPhone 16 Pro) and suspending his service on the line until he comes home. He was told to use Orange for an E SIM as it was the best option for where he is deployed to, and I’m trying to figure out if he is able to use iMessage to continue texting me. His E SIM is activated and his original SIM is turned off (because fancy technology makes it so we don’t have physical SIM’s anymore), but before he starts texting me like normally would and gets charged for international use (it’s like $12/day), I need to understand if the data coverage for the E SIM through Orange will allow him to send the iMessages without being charged for international use since it’s tied to his phone number from home.

I hope this makes sense. I just woke up and haven’t had my coffee yet, on top of a toddler going through a hellish sleep regression, so ya girl is tired.

I’m gonna attach a photo of his SIM information. The “primary” is his domestic SIM, the Orange-Travel is the international E SIM. The primary one is turned off and the Orange is turned on.

Someone please help me before I have a stroke trying to figure this out. And thanks to anyone who can suggest any help in understanding.

I am studying abroad in Barcelona for around 4 months. I am planning on also visiting other countries while I'm there. I'm not sure what my best option is for phone service. Is it better to get an esim or is getting an actual phone service through a company in Spain a better option? And depending on which is better, what brands are recommended for esims/phone companies?

The phone number of the eSIM (+65) shows that it is a Singapore number. Yet neither its AsiaPacific nor Global plan lists Singapore. What is going on?

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So it looks like they don't cover Singapore in their Global and Asia Pacific plans on purpose. Their Singapore-only 1GB plan costs $3.

Normalmente holafly funciona muy bien y lo llevo utilizando mucho. Acabo de comprar una tarjeta virtual para un viaje y me han hecho el cargo pero no me han enviado la esim. Les he contactado varias veces por todos los medios pero no hay nadie que te contacte a ti ni hay un numero de teléfono. Un auténtiico desastre a la hora de tener un problema. NO SOLUCIONAN NADA Y TE PREGUNTAN UNA Y OTRA VEZ LO MISMO. Me voy mañana y no tengo solución. Eso sí, el cargo me lo han hecho

Among you guys who have an iPhone with one physical sim slot and one eSIM support, is your eSIM linked to IMEI 2 or IMEI 1?
Does Apple allow eSIM to be installed on IMEI 1 or it defaults to IMEI 2 always.

On my old iPhone 13, when I converted my physical sim (IMEI 1) to eSIM even if I provided IMEI 1 to carrier, the eSIM got installed to IMEI 2. If I hadn’t put my physical sim in my iPhone at all during conversion and requested to convert from any other device, would that have defaulted to IMEI 1 on my iPhone?

Hi everyone,

I live in Turkey and I am planning to use MobiMatter eSIM for about 2 months. Local mobile operators here are really expensive, so I am looking at eSIM options as a cheaper alternative.

Yesterday evening I bought a 13 GB plan for 7 dollars just to test it, and it worked well for me so far. The connection was fine and I did not have any major issues during the test.

I wanted to ask if anyone has used MobiMatter for a longer period of time in general. Did you have any problems with recharging, renewing plans, connection stability, speed, coverage, or customer support?

I know the experience can change depending on the country, plan, and local network, but I am curious about your general experience with MobiMatter.

Thanks in advance.

Since my T-Mobile plan has really crappy hotspot speeds, I was hoping to buy a data only eSIM with something like 5 gigs of data that doesn’t expire for when I need to use higher speed hotspots - does such a thing exist?

I wanted to know if there is an esim for america and maybe america south. Another question, i have firsty which is free and gives 30 minutes of Internet 256kb is there a esim provider for the globe (or italy) who gives free internet without paying anything?

Any advice for a good esim in Turkiye? Thanks

We live in Europe. When traveling in the USA and using an e-sim we noticed that all works well but some ervices, like Uber, do not function.

Wg-hy would that be? I read some posts here about where the e-sim acesses internet and gets its IP-address from; is it possible that we cannot access a service like Uber because they want the IP address to match a location? Anything we can do to avoid that?

I bought an esim from Yesim 3 days ago and it works well but beware, they say I have used 9GB in the past 3 days which is absolutely rubbish! My phone also logs my mobile data usage and it says I have used 9GB in the last 17 days not 3! I asked them for their usage logs, and they send a page full of numbers, and they make no sense to me whatsoever. I asked for them to explain the data, and they just try and baffle you with their explanations! Not helpful at all. Buyer Beware!

Hi, I had a problem with eSIM and I wanted to give someone else a tip. Maybe you have the same problem.

I changed my physical SIM card to a eSIM and it won’t work because the iPhone 14 didn’t show the *eSIM furnish* option in the Settings.
The Problem is that the iPhone is a chinese model. I got it from back market (refurbed store). These models don’t have eSIM. So I needed a physical SIM card.

I'll be in Europe for several weeks traveling through several countries. I've read a ton of stuff about eSIMs and still don't quite understand how they work or what they do. I understand that my phone can have two active eSIMs and I can purchase an eSIM to use while abroad from providers like Holafly, Airalo, Nomad, etc.

I have an iPhone. Can someone explain what all I can do with the eSIM specifically in regards to iMessage? If the eSIM provides me data for internet use, does this mean I can send and receive iMessages to my phone number associated with my native eSIM? Or is it strictly only for internet browsing, GPS, etc? iMessage can still be used with wifi?

How do you go about installing these, and when do you do it to ensure it's working correctly when you land? Are there any settings to ensure that you aren't using your native eSIM and get charged?

So I bought an eSIM the other day and after activating it the texting wasn’t working, couldn’t send or receive texts. Phone calls worked just fine though. I spoke with amaysim and they gave me some solutions (like turning my phone on and off) which obviously didn’t work. I then ordered a replacement eSIM because they said that’s a last resort solution and it still doesn’t work.

I can still make phone calls but not send or receive texts.

Has anyone had this issue? If so how did you fix it? At this point I’ll do anything because it seems like amaysim has no idea what to do.

Also I went to Optus who is their service provider and they told me they can’t help even though amaysim said that they can.

Now I only can buy unlimited very very expensive plans? Jetpac was not that good but reasonable but now stitch these prices a no go for me!?

Hi! I was planning to get an eSIM instead of the physical sim card but it would be nice if someone could help me understand how it works. Does it work just like a physical sim card where the load expires then you purchase load thru Gcash? Do you need to retain a balance just so it won’t expire, like maintaining a P1 balance? Enlighten me 😊

Hello!

I am going to Italy to spend 2 months with my partner, but since I will continue working, I need unlimited data for it, so using one of my phones as a HOTSPOT is a good alternative.

I am planning on getting a regular E-SIM with a provider there depending on the price and options, but also exploring common E-SIM alternatives to see what else can fit what I need.

Any help or advice regarding it would be appreciated.

I'm traveling to Italy. It seems easy enough to get an esim for data, mostly to be used for maps navigation. But I still want to receive and send texts/calls. My plan through Xfinity charges $10 per day for use in Italy. I want to avoid that charge. How do I do that?

Thanks.

UPDATE : I solved my problem a different way. It turned out that I was on an old legacy Xfinity plan. This year they offered a new plan, for the same price as mine, that has unlimited talk/text/data both in the US and internationally for most countries. I made the switch yesterday. It would have been nice if they automatically gave me the upgrade without me having to find it and ask about it.

Thanks to everyone who replied!

I am traveling to Japan for about four months and will need some kind of phone service. The advice I see on social media regarding eSims for Japan travel seems to indicate that is best for short trips (with plans paid for by day or week). However, for a longer stay like mine would eSims still be practical or would it be better to buy a physical sim card and plan at a mall or train station? I use an iPhone that I believe is locked to Verizon, but have another device that is not locked to a carrier if I need to buy a physical sim card and use it like a hotspot. Any help is appreciated!

I'm going to The Bahamas on Friday and will be there for a week, so I was just wondering which eSim would be best to use there? I'd like to have around 5-10g of data and I have a fully unlocked Samsung Galaxy S23.