Using your eSIM in Chile
Chile
What you get with every Chile plan
Where it works
Chile
Networks
CLARO CL, movistar
Hotspot
Allowed
When your plan starts
When you land
Install by
Within 180 days of buying
Questions about Chile eSIMs
Will a plan work out on the road south?
Not in any way we can promise.
The coverage list on this page names Chile and no highway, pass or campsite inside it, so plan each leg as though there will be nothing and save the map first.
Do I need data to book campsites as I go?
If you are booking a night at a time, yes, and that is most of what the phone gets used for.
A site that takes bookings only through an app is a site you cannot ring from the gate.
Is one plan enough for the whole drive?
Inside the country nothing is swapped, so the question is days rather than borders.
Match the days on the card to the weeks you will be on the road, because a plan that runs out partway is the real problem.
What happens if the car gives up a long way from a town?
Carry the hire company's number written down as well as saved, and tell somebody your route each morning.
A phone is worth having and is no substitute for either of those.
What about the far south?
Treat every day of it as its own question.
The coverage list on this page answers for Chile and not for a valley, a crossing or a gravel road through one, so expect less the further down you get.
How do I keep the phone charged on a camping trip?
Charge off the car while you are driving and keep a pack in the glovebox for the nights.
A handset you are leaning on for maps and bookings is not one to leave at a quarter full.
Questions about every Ryvo plan
Will it work on my phone?
Does it come with a phone number?
No.
Ryvo eSIMs are data only.
There's no phone number, and you can't make calls or send texts on the eSIM itself.
Can I keep my usual number?
Yes.
Keep your main SIM on for calls and texts, and set the eSIM as your mobile data line.
Your carrier's roaming rates still apply to calls and texts, so check them before you go.
Can I share my data as a hotspot?
It depends on the plan.
Each plan says whether hotspot is allowed before you pay.
What if I run out of data?
Add data from your order page if your plan can be topped up.
If it can't, buy another plan for the same destination.
What if my eSIM won't connect?
Email us and we'll work through it with you, starting with your phone's mobile data settings.
If we can't get it working, our refund policy explains what happens next.
Before you go
The coverage list on this page names Chile and the network your plan uses, and it answers for the country rather than for a road.
Count on nothing once the sealed surface ends.
Pull the next few nights of campsites and the route down before you leave a town.
The place you will wish you had done it is always somewhere with nothing to do it on.
A phone that spends the day searching is a phone that is flat by dinner.
Keep it off between stops and carry something to charge it from the car.
Keep your usual SIM switched on for calls and texts, and choose the eSIM for mobile data.
Still need help?
Email us your order reference, and we'll help you get connected.