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eSim North America

  • 01-08-2024 09:21PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 873 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone, would anyone have a recommendation for an eSim for Canada and the US? There seem to be so many options out there. If somebody used one recently and it worked out ok I'd love to know thanks!



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,111 ✭✭✭OU812


    Used gomo world recently, two weeks, €20 for 30gb. Connected to wifi where available (practically everywhere), lot of driving using maps, kids tethering off mine, came back with 6gb unused (now expired). great speeds. very happy with it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,395 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Did a few weeks traveling round America this year with this Sim. Worked great

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BBD8HHK3/ref%3Dppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭BArra


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058242259/airalo-e-sim-for-data-when-travelling-non-eu



  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,891 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    if you want something a bit chunkier, mint do an eSIM with a phone number but I think it’s a min of 3 months



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭BailMeOut


    I used Airalo in NYC a few weeks ago for a week and it worked really well. I however way over estimated the amount of data I'd need as purchased 20GB ($26) and used less than 1GB for the 5 days.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭KNO3


    If you're doing both Canada and the US, you definitely want a provider that has good roaming agreements with carriers like Rogers or AT&T so you aren't stuck on 3G.

    I ran some speed tests on Maaltalk while traveling through a few different states and the latency was actually low enough for video calls.

    The activation is handled via QR code which is standard, but their app also has some decent usage tracking if you're worried about hitting your data cap early.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭Garfin


    Used the TMobile esim linked above in Florida working flawlessly 5G most of the time and no issue with hot spotting another phone, recommended.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭richsull


    Was in US last month and used the Revolut eSim. Worked flawlessly and was very reasonably priced for incoming calls/data bundles



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭Munsterbhoy


    +1 for the revolut esim. Was in Canada in October and worked perfectly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,395 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    How much is the Revolut esim?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭bored65


    Airalo had one that worked perfect there few months ago



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭richsull


    Varies by data allowance. I paid €3.50 for 1GB on a 7-day plan, as I only used it for incoming calls and checking email (light usage). The 3GB bundle was about €8 for 7 days. There are 5/10/20/50 GB bundles available, but unless you're in the US for several weeks, they're probably overkill.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,694 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Saily worked fine for me in the USA last October. I'll use it again this Summer.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,205 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    I used 6gb in New York last week in 5 days 😂



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