Using your eSIM in Ecuador
Ecuador
What you get with every Ecuador plan
Where it works
Ecuador
Networks
Claro, Movistar
Hotspot
Allowed
When your plan starts
When you land
Install by
Within 180 days of buying
Questions about Ecuador eSIMs
Will a plan reach a workshop out of town?
The coverage list on this page answers for Ecuador and for nothing inside it, so a village workshop or a mountain road is not something anybody here can rule on.
Count on less once the sealed road ends.
Can I send photographs back home as I go?
That is what most of the data goes on.
A picture of a finish, a weave or a flaw, sent from the doorway, is how a buying decision gets made while you are still standing in front of the thing.
Is one plan enough for several towns?
Moving around inside Ecuador changes nothing on the phone.
One plan answers for the country the coverage list names, so a week of markets in different places draws on the same data.
Is a cafe connection enough for this kind of trip?
Only if you can wait until you are sitting in one.
The photographs and the questions come up in a workshop or at a stall, and neither of those has a password to hand you.
What about arranging to send things home?
Whoever is shipping for you will want details, and they will ask for them by message.
Keeping that thread readable on your own data means an answer goes back the same afternoon rather than the next one.
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 Ecuador and what your plan runs on, and it answers for the country and nothing narrower.
A workshop up a mountain road is its own question.
Send the photographs while you are still standing in the shop.
A decision made from home in the next few minutes is worth more than one made after you have left town.
Keep the list, the budget and the addresses on the handset as text.
A market stall is a poor place to be loading a page, and a notebook does not ring when the answer comes back.
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.