Just saw today while doing some research, 25% off sitewide at Simify.
Not as good as their previous birthday deal, but not bad either.
25% off All Travel eSIMs and SIM Cards @ Simify
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Eh it works fine on Firefox on Windows, just not Firefox or Chrome on Linux. weird.
Thanks for the warning!
I've also seen a few websites recently, running Firefox on Linux, where the JavaScript just won't work. I don't know if it's the fault of Firefox, or the fault of the web development tools those websites are using.
I don't even know how it can be broken on Firefox and Chromium on Linux but work in Firefox on Windows.
how it can be broken on Firefox and Chromium on Linux but work in Firefox on Windows.
I'm no expert, but I know a little.
Websites can access a huge amount of data about your web browser, operating system, and even information about your hardware. Visit this website to see just how much information you give to websites you visit: https://www.deviceinfo.me/
The websites use this information to send you a version of their webpage that they think will give you the best "experience". For example, if they think you're using a mobile phone, they may simplify the menu and use larger fonts, and change the layout to suit a portrait-orientation screen.
Unfortunately they also take your browser and operating system into account, for example so they don't send you a webpage that will only display properly on a Windows PC running MS Edge. And sometimes the webpage that best suits your browser and OS is broken, but they don't know because they didn't test every possible combination of browsers and OS (there's way too many combinations to test!).
A lot of this problem is because different web browsers, under different operating systems, behave differently. The same web page will produce different results depending on your browser and OS. So they're pretty much forced to send you a webpage customised to your browser and OS.
If I buy eSIMs now, would i be able to use it in november or will it expire by then?
It depends on which eSIM you're getting so you should check the product info before you purchase
Found this on their Japan FAQ:
When should I buy my eSIM?
Buy your eSIM anytime and store it in your email until needed.
Note that some eSIMs expire 90 days or 12 months after purchase, so buy these closer to your travel date to ensure validity throughout your trip.
Always check the expiry details on the product page before adding to cart.
I understand that it's convenient to have an esim working on arrival but you can get local (e)sims for much and much less.
For example with this one you can get 20GB in Europe/UK for 30 days for $56.25 but I can get a local simonly esim in Europe with the same coverage/data/days for 13.50 euro which is less than $24. I can order this esim online and activate it on arrival. What is the benefit of using these online (e)sim shops? Is this just for lazy people?what site are you using for the local esim?
Have you used them? Was it straight forward to cancel?
Their conditions say that calls between EU countries aren't included and so you pay extra for that. Though I'm not sure if the same applies to travel Sims like this deal.
@kiitos: Just looking at data, most people don't call 😅
Cancellation should be straight forward from what I've read online. This one was recommended on Reddit.@jazzza: Ah, OK, I'm a fogie that gets SIMs with calls "just in case I need to call the hotel/AirBnB/attraction" or something.
@kiitos: Airbnb have their own messaging service, and many hotels use WhatsApp. But the odd call can be made using mobile data via apps like Viber to call landlines (like Skype previously, before Microsoft ruined it).
A lot of times your plans will go awry and you need to prepare for this, and mobile data is essential. But chances are you'll only need 1GB for essentials, not 20GB.
For example I just arrived in a new country, and in preparation I have my SIM card of the cheapest operator mailed to my accommodation in advance. When I arrive at the destination airport I found out that the airport WiFi is stuffed, or that I needed an Uber to get me off the airport and so I needed data. And then let's say there's an issue with activating the local SIM card after you've arrived at your accommodation, and their customer service is Lyca mobile-bad, or doesn't speak English. You would be glad to have some mobile data on hand, so your plan for the day doesn't get ruined.
Seems expensive.
Great company but their prices just can't compete this days.
Oh really! I thought they were reasonable. Do you have an alternative? Need a few eSims for some upcoming trips.
I mean there may be some that work out cheaper but so far nothing i've come across anyway. Travelkon has been my goto lately, more so when they have a sale. I can see they have a buy 1 get 1 30% off right now which isn't their best but they have regular ones enough.
I can agree on Travelkon being cheaper. I just bought two eSIMs off their site last week with the buy 1 get 1 30% off and if I were to get the same package off Simify with 25% off it would still be at least $12 more on Simify.
@poorunistudent: +1 for travelkon when the deals are on.
I would also recommend klook esims. They seem to be really good value for money plus easy to track in their app.
Often they are overlapping providers.
Used to be much cheaper back when they were simsdirect, I haven't bought from them ever since they rebranded as I find that their prices are now not competitive.
Anyone bought esims from trip.com before? They appears to be really cheap
I did. In October last year I bought an eSim for Japan with 500MB/day for 30 days, cost me $15.86 AUD. Worked fine, but Trip.com started sending me junk email, 11 emails over the following month, spruiking their other products. As soon as the eSim expired, I clicked on the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the most recent email, and the emails did stop from that time onwards.
For the eSIM you want to buy, check when it has to be activated by. Otherwise, if you purchase months before your holiday starts, the eSIM could expire before your holiday starts!
I've never used a travel e-sim before. Can someone explain it won't affect my local permanent e-sim when I return home from abroad?
Just like you can swap physical SIMs in and out of your phone, you can do the same with eSIMs. But as eSIMs aren't physical, you can keep several of them installed in your phone, and choose which one (or possibly two on some phones) you want to be "active" at any given time.
The eSIMs are all stored in a tiny fraction of your phone's memory. The ones that aren't "active" don't do anything until you make them active. So while you're abroad, you'll set your travel eSIM to active, and your "local permanent" eSIM will become inactive. When you return to Australia, set your "local permanent" eSIM to be active, and if your travel eSIM has expired, you can delete it. Make sure you don't delete your "local permanent" eSIM by mistake! If you do, your Australian telco will be able to send you the info (2D barcode) to reinstall your "local permanent" eSIM, but some telcos send it out printed on a piece of paper and mail it via Australia Post! So you could be "out of action" for a few days until it arrives.
Thanks for that explanation, Russ. So just to check what you are saying, you can have more than 2 eSims loaded in your phone at the same time?
I have my normal Australian sim loaded plus one for a trip to Asia next month, but I also have a few other trips later this year and I have already purchased eSims for those trips too. I have the QRs saved in my inbox and I have not installed them to my phone yet because I thought there was a limit of 2 at any one time. But from what I understand from your message - I can load them all to my phone now, and presumably just turn the ones I don't need off? (iPhone if that makes any difference)
I found this on the web, it answers most of your questions:
https://roamless.com/blog/how-many-esims-can-you-have-on-iph…I haven't seen anything about what happens if you try to install too many, I presume you'll get an error message if you try, something like "insufficient space".
I can load them all to my phone now,
Be careful with this. Most travel eSIMs are for a defined number of days, and those days can "start" when you install the eSIM. Your eSIM could expire before your trip starts!
Your eSIM provider should have advice on their website about installing before you travel. Here's an example of such advice, from https://microesim.com/pages/faqs
Please install/add your eSIM plan one day prior to your departure and activate the data plan and enable data roaming upon arrival at your destination.
Every eSIM provider appears to have different advice. Possibly the eSIM will automatically activate if you install it using the eSIM provider's app, while it may be fine if you install using your phone's settings.
presumably just turn the ones I don't need off?
Yes. You can disable eSIMs through your phone's settings menu.
Thanks mate
What is up with that website?! I've used these guys before and didn't have this problem.
There's two different pages for the same product, one where you can select the exact number of days, one where you select 7/14/21/30 etc. The number of travellers +/- doesn't work on either of them.
30 days on the unlimited data plan for Europe/UK is $99 before discount, but when I add it to the cart it says it's $249 before discount.
On the other page I add 28 days, but on the cart page it says it's $9 before the discount.