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Cellphone e-sims (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by newmes@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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I'm considering buying iPhone 15 in US and read that there's no physical sim card slot, so it's only e-sim.

Will this work in every country? Has anyone here been nomadding just with e-sims?

I want to make sure I want get caught out in a country with simply no ability to get a sim.

I don't go anywhere too wild like Yemen, Afghanistan, etc.

But I like to visit countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, Paraguay, etc.

Thanks for any help!

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[–] playwright69@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a Google Pixel with my home country SIM in the slot and I only travel with eSIMs. Almost every country offers eSIMs but they are usually more expansive than the same data with a physical SIM. However I am willing to pay a bit more for convenience and if ever I need a physical SIM, I have a second phone so I do not need to remove the one from my Phone.

Have been in many countries in SEA, Vietnam and Thailand included and both of them have good eSIMs, especially Thailand.

[–] newmes@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks. If I join I'll use the code :)