Using your eSIM in Iceland
Iceland
What you get with every Iceland plan
Where it works
Iceland
Networks
Nova, Síminn
Hotspot
Allowed
When your plan starts
When you land
Install by
Within 180 days of buying
Questions about Iceland eSIMs
Is there coverage the whole way round Iceland?
The coverage list on this page names Iceland and no road inside it, so no stretch of the loop is answered on its own.
Assume long gaps and save the drive before you start it.
Do I need data in a camper van?
For the booking, the pitch and the next place you are heading, yes.
Work the leg out before you pull away, because the point at which you want to decide something is rarely the point where the screen is helping.
What about the tracks that head inland?
Count on nothing.
No line on this page rules on a track, and the coverage list names Iceland rather than any part of it, so carry paper as well if the day depends on it.
How much data does a driving holiday get through?
A map left running is the loud one and photographs going up to the cloud are the quiet one.
The sizes on this page each state what they hold, so take one above the figure you first thought of.
Should the eSIM be working before I collect the van?
That is the painless way round.
Install it at home while your own data is on, leave it switched off until you land, and the plans above say when the days start to run.
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
Pull down the whole loop, not the next leg of it.
A phone that already holds the map is worth more on a long empty stretch than any promise about reception.
Iceland and the network your plan runs on are both on the coverage list on this page, and the list stops at the country.
A pass, a gravel track and the car park at the end of one are not answered one by one.
Tell somebody where you are going before you lose the screen.
A plan of your own is useful right up to the point where there is nothing, and that point exists.
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.