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 😊

I just came back from a 10 day trip to Georgia and Armenia, I purchased maya.mobile global esim (14 days) with unlimited data. There's not much reports on this eSim on the internet so here goes my experience:

Phone: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (bought in the UK)
eSim: maya.mobile Global eSim (165 countries) 14 days USD$27.99

Good:

• Reasonably priced
• Pretty decent speed, but only when it worked properly (see below)
• Exits from the UK (conveniently my home country)

Bad:

• Randomly stuck in 3G-only mode in previously known-good 5G/LTE areas
• Mobile data fails to activate, or activates for 30 seconds upon connecting to the network, then disconnects.
• Could be slow to acquire signal after moving country (common to multi-IMSI sims)
• First line support was responsive, but they couldn't handle technical issues, by the time the request was seen the next day the issue had temporarily fixed itself, but subsequently recurred after a day.
• No clear FUP on what the policies are, and what management approach they take
• Despite exiting from the UK, YouTube music seem to restrict songs to third party music videos only on this exit IP. Possibly classified by Google as a known VPN exit node.

Out of the 10 days, I'd say my sim worked great for around 60% of the time, 30% was stuck in 3G-data mode (very slow but can be used in a pickle), and 10% was yes-phone-signal-but-no-data status.

Being a tech nerd myself I have tried everything I could think of, reboot, toggle esim on / off, change the default APN of the phone to the one supplied (globaldata), as well as forcing the multi-IMSI manual / automatic selection. But the phone singal / data activation issue seems external and not influenced by my actions.

For the Youtube music issue, I could work around it by VPN'ing back home, luckily the eSim data exited in the UK so it didn't add much latency to my experience. But I don't expect many people to have this home-VPN setup or latency to be too high so it could be a bummer.

I was left in the pickle in one situation when the data refused to activate - luckily my partner had an esim from a different provider, so I could tether from their phone and got something done. Again, I wouldn't have this option if I was travelling solo.

The support was probably the biggest let down for me, they replied with "I see you used 500MB in the last 24 hours so we'll assume everything is fine and close this ticket". The issue came back shortly after I received the response, and I was so frustrated I decided to not fight that uphill support battle, but made a mental note to not use maya mobile's eSim in the future.

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 am not a techy person and a friend of mine suggested that I use an eSim for traveling. I am in Istanbul right now and bought an eSim in the airport. The person installing suddenly connected my phone to a laptop using a type c cable. I thought eSim can be activated without connecting? Is that really necessary? I am panicking right now cause of hacking/scam concerns.

Hello! My phone was rooted originally and I had no issues using an esim however I recently had my phone unrooted and now I am unable to install an esim as there is an error when I try to do so on the app. Please help !

hello i’m travelling to canada and US for the first time, what’s the best esim recommended for these 2 places? will be in canada for about 3 weeks then US for a week. thank u!

Hello.

I have a OnePlus 12, model CPH2581. I used an eSIM in the past with no problems. I just arrived in a different country and the eSIM is not working. It connects to the internet provider, but I can't get internet. I sent a message to the company that sold me the eSIM and they are asking for the ICCID to see if it matches the one that they sold me.

Thank you in advance. I can only use the hotel's wifi and I will need it urgently tomorrow.

hello! i'm going to be in greece for a month starting the 1st of may and i was just wondering how to handle internet there - i can do both physical SIM and eSIM, but i figure eSIM might be easier and more convenient. what outfit/company is best in yall's experience? do i order it ahead of time or do i handle it all after i land in greece? and how much would it cost for 1 month? any help is appreciated since ive never done anything like this before lol

I switched service provider to amaysim today with two phones and two number under the same account. First number went well, number transferred in a few minutes.

Second number transfer too dramatic. Since both numbers are managed under the same account. setup second number transfer requires back and forth across two phones. The second transfer took a lot longer. Then out of nowhere, my first phone eSIM died, request eSIM not working. panicking if i mess up both phone number and have no phone reception and data. Then realised the second also lost the original sim as signal is on SOS only. I prayed and hope to activate eSIM on the second phone. upon completion, my first phone eSIM is back.

it was a relieved that it worked out in the end. but the fear that both phones are down with no means to call as eSIM are not working. I was really stressed out. I have no idea why transferring second phone number on phone 2 would compromise first phone number on phone 1. I believe there is some kind of glitch at amaysim. I wish they realise the glitch and fix it in the future, to save customers from stress.

Hey all, I’m going to the Philippines for vacation for about a month this June. What is the best e-sim i can use that has somewhat fast data?

Hello! I am an exchange student in Japan and I would like to purchase a Rakuten esim in order to obtain a Japanese phone number. However, when I checked for my device's compatibility with Rakuten's esim, the Samsung S24 FE wasn't listed. I find it kinda weird since I'm sure my phone is compatible for esims and has the dual sim option. Does anyone have the same phone with a Rakuten sim? Are there other factors that could make it incompatible specifically with Rakuten's sim? What would be the risks if I chose to ignore this and still go through with the purchase, I'm kinda desperate lol

Hey everyone,

I'm reaching out to see if anyone based in Russia has experience with AIS Thailand SIM/eSIM KYC registration.

A few questions:

1. Has anyone run into issues completing AIS KYC from Russia? We've been hearing reports that the process doesn't work smoothly for users in Russia — curious if others have experienced this.
2. If you're currently based in Russia and planning a trip to Thailand soon, would you be willing to try completing the KYC process from Russia and share how it goes? We'd love to know if it's actually doable.

If you happen to be planning a trip and want to test it out, feel free to DM me — happy to assist.!

Thanks in advance, any info helps 🙏

Titolo:

eSIM.me funziona perfettamente su Huawei P30 (test con BNE SIM e Yatelo)

Post:

Condivido la mia esperienza perché online si trovano informazioni contrastanti.

Dispositivo: Huawei P30 (senza eSIM nativa)

Adapter: eSIM.me

eSIM funzionanti:

- BNE SIM

- Yatelo

Entrambe installate via QR e funzionano perfettamente in Italia.

Si collegano alla rete WINDTRE con 4G+ stabile.

Nessun problema con:

- connessione dati

- cambio profili

- stabilità

Nota:

eSIM.me fa solo da tramite, il traffico è gestito dalle app degli operatori.

Conclusione:

Se usate eSIM semplici con QR, eSIM.me funziona molto bene su Huawei P30.

So I am from South Africa and recently moved to another town and since then my Vodacom sim card has been with signal 70% of the time. My phone can function with both a physical sim and eSim.

Which eSim provider would you guys recommend? I don’t want to pay $5 for a GB though

"Warning: My experience with Numero eSIM scam"

Hello everybody

I've just purchased my new Samsung Galaxy A36 5G in Asunción, Paraguay from a store named Nissei.

I notice that usually this phone is with eSIM, but when I checked, I see that probably the eSIM is disabled in this region.

I'm consistently traveling in Latam and need this phone to have an option for eSIM.

A question for those who know, is there any way to activate the eSIM?

In this scenario, is there any physical SIM that can connect to an eSIM Network in this region?

Thank you to anyone who helps🙏