Free US$1.25 Credit for Travel eSIM with No Expiry of Data (Worth up to 500MB in Europe) @ Roamless

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Posting deal not just because of the current promo, but recommending it for more long term use.
There are so many travel eSIMs out there, and it was great to try out previous 1GB free promos (now all expired I think) on Eskimo, Tel-U etc, but I've now settled on this as a set and forget option. For the others after the promos the rates were just not worth continued use, or they needed new eSIMs to be installed each time etc.

Current promo on this deal is free USD1.25 credit in your account when you join, worth up to 500MB of data (eg. in Europe).
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so for Australian $7.50 (USD5) get 1.25+5+3= USD9.25 of credit for your travel = 3.8 GB Europe data. Perfect for a trip to Europe.

Best features -

  1. NO expiry of data, and eSIM only needs to be installed once
  2. simple USD amount in account that can be used for roaming in all covered countries, no need to get new or different eSIMs each time you need to use.
  3. Very reasonable rates in Europe (USD2.45 per GB of data) and USA (USD3.25 per GB of data) for low volume travel data users, and just top up with USD 5 minimum whenever you need.

Main Cons -

  1. Still limited country coverage especially in Asia. eg. No current coverage Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong
  2. Beware of much higher roaming rates in some countries - eg Qatar USD 15.71 per GB. So check the cost for the countries you are visiting.

Currently being used in Italy and working fine.

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Referrer and referee each get US$3 credit after referee funds account.

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Comments

  • +7

    No current coverage Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong.

    No deal i need Char kway teow

  • +2

    Signed up, no credit!

    • No USD 1.25 showing up in your balance after signing up?

      The promo is clearly stated on the landing page.
      "Try Roamless for free.
      Up to 500GB free data.
      No credit card required."

      • +1

        Still no after 4 hours

        Welcome to Roamless
        Your Balance $0.00

        • +2

          Are you looking at it on a computer or on phone? I didn't see it on the website, but when I logged into the app I saw it.

      • +1

        Signed up on the web, no credit.

        I installed the app and the $1.25 appeared.

    • +1

      Worked for me
      Showing $1.25 Credit on welcome page

  • It used to have a promo for $10 free Credit

    • That's how I first found out about Roamless. But that's expired now.

      I still think that this is a great deal for travel to Europe. At least that's what I chose, ha ha.

      Basically AUD7.50 for 2 GB of data in Europe, and easy to top up for another 2 GB as needed with no expiry of credit/data.

      • -1

        I think if someone it's willing to pay for GB, once you are at the country you can buy a local sim for cheap (depending on the country). I think EU has a law that you can use mobile data or calls within EU (I might be wrong, I think I read it somewhere).

        • +2

          I know, that's what I used to do when I went on trips.
          Now I've realised that for me holiday time is the most precious, and don't want to muck around on arrival trying to find a local SIM card.

          I REALLY valued being able to just turn on my phone on arrival and being able to map where I want to go, book an Uber etc. after a long flight.

          Plus, the flight arrived at 6.30am when most shops were closed.

          • @pencilman: Oh and for a current new Roamless user, if you use the current promo and a referral code,
            AUD 7.50 will get you 3.8 GB of data in Europe - pretty good I think.

          • +1

            @pencilman: You can get the same eSIM for much cheaper on different providers for much more GB. No mucking around, it’s the same thing and you can install the sim before you fly. No deal from me.

            Edit: examples were right on the sidebar https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/845968

            • @TimApple: Have you got some recommendations?
              I did try to look but couldn't any better or cheaper for a low volume data user (only need 2-3 GB of data for the trip).

              Edit: examples were right on the sidebar https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/845968
              I did consider these but were more expensive.
              The cost on the deal I've posted is less than $10 for 3.8 GB of Europe data with NO expiry.

              • +1

                @pencilman: Yeah if you really only need < 3GB I guess this deal is better. I rarely travel less than 1-2 weeks at least, and I am almost always looking for 5-10GB. At that much data, this deal is quite expensive.

                Also try esimdb dot com. They give out quite a lot of good breakdown of eSims, I’ve tried quite a few of the sims there. They’re all quite easy to install, just like this one.

  • -1

    Current promo on this deal is free USD1.25 credit in your account when you join, worth up to 500GB of data (eg. in Europe).

    500GB? Hmmmmm

    • Ha ha - thanks for noting that. Typo corrected.

  • free USD 1.25

    Shut up and take my email

  • Thanks OP perfect timing

  • +3

    I can vouch for OP here. Used it on our last trip and came in very handy both in transit as well as holiday destination. Ended up recommending to many personally. You cant go wrong with this one.

    I sometimes also use it locally here in weak spots of telstra (not many but there are still). Very happy specially since its esim so doesnt bother my main physical sim hence perfect for backup.

  • Doh I thought this would be perfect for my 36 hour stop over in hk… Until I read your fine print =(

  • Any recommendations for an eSim in Bali town?

    • +1

      This works in Bali, Indonesia.

  • Signed up and funded the minimum, worth a go

  • Great find OP. Says I have 3.2GB in the bank, plus RBM still has 1.1GB. Good way to start the next trip!

  • I'm looking at the site and it looks like the 1GB and 3GB prices are just extrapolated from the 500MB prices. So I'm assuming when it comes to using they just deduct in 500MB blocks at a time?

    Anyone know from experience?

  • What country type number do you get with it? US +1 or some other European number?

  • Looks like a good deal for a low volume user. Has anyone come across similar offers with a physical SIM rather than eSIM

  • So I need to download the app in order to get the credit? I just signed up and the balance is $0

  • Have signed up and can see the $1.25, but it the activate esim part still shows up, do i just need to wait or have something stuffed up after scanning and adding the esim on my phone?

  • Do we need to provide a credit or debit card when signing up?

    • +1

      No, only asked for an email address when i signed up.

  • +1

    Worked perfectly for me. $9.25usd in my account for $5.35usd spend. A lot cheaper than Eskimo which was $6usd for an extra 1GB (although they did give me 1GB bonus).

  • Anyone know if I get a phone number as well with this eSIM? I want to use it for incoming messages for some free trials (OTP for new rego required) as well. Would this work for that?

  • "Main Cons -

    Still limited country coverage especially in Asia. eg. No current coverage Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong"

    But it's your main recommendation? For some of us like me that's exactly the countries we need unfortunately.

    If you're like me and need those countries I found Eskimo to be more suited.

    • So for data in Malaysia, Eskimo is the best?

      Any other eSIM suggestion for 1GB data in Malaysia?

  • +1

    I will go to Europe (Hungary) in 3 days, so I need it. What is the referral code and where to put it, please, anyone

    • +2

      The Roamless web site seems to be doing 500Mb for new sign ups at the moment?

      Plus you can get $3 credit bonus if you use the referral code. You can use the referral links which is the fair way to do it.

      There's a use promo code in the app half a screen down on the right.

      The $3 only works if you also pay for some credit though it looks like.

  • +1

    Got it. Thanks

  • +2

    Protip: You can force this to telstra (or Optus) network in settings. By default it is Optus. (In Australia)
    A very cost effective way to have telstra network occasionally when you need it (no expiry)

    You can also force 3G only in the esim settings on new iphones that don't have it natively as an option anymore.

    Yeah I know these things are rare "wants" but for those that find themselves out travelling remotely can really benefit from dual phone service/forced 3G, at least while 3G is still around.

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