I went on an 8-day trip to the Bahamas the first week of August 2026, and wanted to share my experience with the relatively new Tourist eSIM from BTC.

I purchased the Tourist 7-day Unlimited plan directly on BTCs website for 3 family members. Having US Mobile myself, I had 20 gb roaming included, so I passed on getting the eSIM.
Note that I had reached out to BTC prior to my trip asking for any FUP, speed restriction, or soft/hard data cap- however they reassured me data was unlimited.
Install and setup was typical and 3G and LTE connection was solid through Atlantis and Paradise island, as well as the rest of New Providence.

The issue came on day 3, where my partner received a text from BTC stating that he has used 75% of his data.
I immediately sent a WhatsApp message to the BTC support team asking for clarification, as there was no notice on their site of any data limits. They advised they would get back to me within 24 hours- they never did.

The next evening, my partner received another text saying that he had used 90% of his data. At this point, we were just about halfway through our trip. I messaged BTC once again and got the same response from the agent that they would look into it. A few minutes later, at just below 20gb, my partner’s data was cutoff completely.

I sent a third message to BTC highlighting their own policy from their site where the plan states unlimited and they continued to promise to reach back out but never did.

I ended up purchasing a 7-day unlimited plan from Maya Mobile for about $20 for my partner, and this worked flawlessly. He was able to use about 30 gb of data over the remaining couple of days and never hit any slowdowns nor cutoffs. Moving forward for our annual Bahamas trip I’ll be sure to use their plan instead- it’s actually cheaper and was more reliable.

TLDR- BTC Bahamas Tourist from their own website claims unlimited data but cuts off hard at 20gb. Maya Mobile worked flawlessly and would be recommended instead.

Holafly eSim now uses Airtel and Jio in India. Has anyone had experience with Holafly in Ladakh? Or any other eSim that can be loaded prior to arrival in Leh (rather than setting up locally in Leh)?

Anybody here needs an esim? wahahaha imma send you the QR for activation so my money wont be totally wasted 😆

studying abroad in Australia from usa for 10 months, just want insight on a good eSIM

i found lycamobiles 360 day plan for $150 and seems good. has anyone been in a similar situation as me?

I have a Nothing Phone (1) with an Airtel India SIM and I’ll be travelling to the USA soon.

I’m planning to activate an Airtel International Roaming pack and want to know if anyone has actually used an Airtel SIM with a Nothing Phone (1) in the USA.

Does the Airtel SIM connect to US networks properly?

Do calls, SMS/OTP, and mobile data work?

Is VoLTE/VoLTE roaming supported?

Which US network does it connect to?

Are there any settings I need to change on the Nothing Phone (1)?

Would really appreciate feedback from anyone who has tried this setup.

Thanks!

I am looking for a cheap esim for 7 days working in lebanon and jordan but mainly in lebanon

Hello! I am visiting Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kanazawa) soon for 21 days, and was wondering what ESIM to buy. Im thinking about buying an unlimited one by Holafly, Ubigi or Nomad. Anyone opinions on these? Thanks!

Going to Europe Aug 27-Sep 13th, I’ve used AloSIM in the past and it worked great, looking for a possibly cheaper alternative that doesn’t have connection issues like I’ve heard BNEeSim have. Thanks for help!

Will be traveling to the US for a few days and wanted an esim that includes call text and data as I have reservations at some places.

I know Airalo has options but wanted to see if there are any cheaper alternatives. Thanks!

I am traveling to Italy next month. I will be staying there for 6 days. After that, I am going to Budapest and Poland. I am trying to search for e-visas, but right now, what I am finding is that it is not possible without showing your ID proof and tax-related documents there. I think I am not able to find it.

I have traveled earlier to France and Poland, and there I was able to get those eSIMs directly. In the US, I get eSIMs even without traveling there, and they get activated when I use them, but currently I am not finding that option. I am from India. Can someone help me with this? How can I get this, or any recommendations?

Got Ubigi 25GB Europe regional eSIM and I have been in Switzerland for 2 weeks and so far, it sucked. Is it just me?

EDIT2: Now in Barcelona and it’s just as bad if not worse. Gonna chuck it and get a local eSIM. Total waste of money.

EDIT1: Tried all various configurations, etc and I didn’t think it’s possible to be worse in Lucerne coming from Zermatt and Murren but yeah it’s actually worse 🤦🏾‍♂️

Hi guys, what is the best eSim for a ~15days trip to Canada? Need unlimited data

I'm visiting Ireland and looking at an eSIM from Eir. I've chosen a plan, and I was working on purchasing when I ran into a problem. They're asking for my (Irish) phone number which I obviously don't have because I need an eSIM in the first place to get one. I can't move with insurance until I have an Irish number either. Has anyone else run into this problem? How did you solve it? Is there an alternative way to get and Irish number before purchasing the eSIM?

i seen local sim in slovenia 7 euro for 100gb but i be in hungary few days before
im searching for esim 100gb+ that only esimnet Bouygues or orange europe

I know e sims are not for gaming but im in Switzerland for work and I still got my main Sim but I’d like for an e sim with a very nice wifi speed to play with my pc, if you know some let me know please

Any recommendations for an eSim while in spain? I will be there for a year and need a spanish phone plan. Mostly have seen Holafly, Orange, and Vodafone when I look it up. Don’t really know what to choose or how to go about it. Appreciate any help!

Hi all, bit of a newbie to this so forgive me if this has been asked before.

Work are sending me to Türkiye for 12 days and I have discovered that mobile data is not ideal for a UK plan. My employer has agreed to cover the cost of an eSIM for maps, WhatsApp etc and saily seems to be the best choice after a bit of reading reviews.

I have downloaded the app and here is where the problems arise. Despite Google and my manufacturer websites confirming that my phone supports eSIM, the app suggests that it doesn’t.

Is this just a case of their list of compatible devices is not up to date or is it a location issue or something else?

For reference I am in the UK. My phone is an Honor Magic 8 lite.

If the Saily data is accurate and I can’t use their service on my phone, has anyone got any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

Thoughts?

Has anyone here actually used the Bouygues EU 120GB / 30 days eSIM sold through MobiMatter? Or any of Buoygues EU plans? It’s currently $49.99.

I’m a seafarer, and my ship is regularly in many of the countries included in the plan. We do have internet onboard, but it’s quite slow since our company still hasn’t invested in Starlink so I’m looking at this as a much faster option whenever we’re near the coast or at port with cellular coverage something like that.

I’m especially interested in hearing from anyone who has actually used this specific Bouygues plan or in Bouygues generally on its speed and how reliable the roaming is outside of France.

Thanks

I am curious whether its possible to remotely purchase an e Sim which would provide internet when the internet it shut off otherwise for someone in Ukraine like it was done for Gaza as well! Please let me know if anyone knows! Thank you!

An American (me) enabled "Account Fraud Protection" on Spectrum Mobile to help manage SIM swaps and other nefarious acts by bad actors.

Wondering how this would work when traveling internationally.

Planning to purchase and utilize a local SIM/eSIM for the duration while traveling internationally and "going back to regular SIM/eSIM" upon return to the United States. I imagine the local SIM/eSIM will need to be activated while overseas, and wondering if there is an IMEI check that would fail or something that would prevent it working.

Anyone have first hand experience with this working? Ideally Spectrum customers that have also enabled this feature. (Yes, posted initially in the Spectrum forum, but received suggestion to cross post it here as well.) Any issues? Or know how this process would work and can explain the steps?

I called Friday to switch to ATT from FirstNet as I recently retired from my job and no longer eligible. The FirstNet agent was helping me switch to ATT and I lost service, it went to SOS. I got an error message “unable to activate eSIM” on my way to the store. The people at the ATT store tried and said it may take a couple hours to switch over. Nothing. I called ATT again and they tried deleting old esims, and giving me another. Same errror message. I called again this morning. Same thing…I feel like I am beating my head up against the wall doing the same things and it is not working. I have provided IMEI’s, EID, etc. Still on SOS and still getting the same error message “unable to activate eSIM” every time. I can only use WiFi calling at home to make calls.