Saily: eSIM for travel 4+

As a first time eSIM user I had a bit of trepidation but this app worked flawlessly for me. I guess if you need a local phone number this isn’t the way to go, but I just mostly wanted Maps and email and the ability to send iMessages (only Blue works), use FaceTime, WhatsApp, and generally feel connected. Being on an unlimited data plan at home I didn’t really have a sense of how much data I’d need. Bought 1gb for 3 days in London and 10gb for 30 days in Spain (was only there for 14 days but that wasn’t an option). Left each country with data to spare.

So I spent a total of about $21. My carrier’s International Plan would have cost $170.

Easy to set up. I just followed their instructions to the letter. I guess my only slight complaint is in the wording of the installation instructions - which at one point say something like Activate your SIM (which can be done anytime up to 30 days before you actually touch down in your new country) but that is different than the actual Activation - which shouldn’t happen until just before you arrive at your destination (while you still have internet access) as that begins your clock.

Another thing I noticed - that wasn’t a problem - is that in the UK my eSIM didn’t work with my VPN active, but it did in Spain. Different rules for different carriers I suppose.

Bottom line it was easy to use, did exactly what I needed it to do and saved me a bunch of dough.

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I traveled to Dominican Republic with my phone that is unlocked “so my phone does not work outside of the USA” I usually purchase a SIM card from the country that I am visiting, that way I can use internet while out in the country for uber and WhatsApp. Unfortunately for some reason phone companies in Dr were not able to support my phone. Just before panicking I googled mobile hot spot near me. I had no clue it was possible for me to purchase Wi-Fi services directly from an app which is the only thing I need when I travel outside the country and super convenient being that my phone does not work once I leave airport Wi-Fi. Great app guys this company will to far 👌🏽

Hello, Curt! Thank you so much for your kind review, it truly made our day! We’re happy to hear we could be of service to you.💛

Long time Airalo user trying something different given the offers and lower rates. Unfortunately you get what you pay for. The service is usually performing much worse than my main SIM card running on the exact same networks (weaker/no signal). It will too often drop the signal entirely while my other SIM has a full signal. The speeds are also not super great, only getting LTE while my main SIM gets 5G on the same network. The app is also not great. It seems like the app doesn’t do anything client side, so if I want to open it up and see how much data I have left when I’ve seemingly run out, nothing will load. Just blank screens until I get on WiFi to see what happened. Reloading when I might have low data left, or slow speeds on my other SIM card, is also very difficult because the reload pages are in-app browser pages. Likely will not be returning when this trip is over.

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