Using your eSIM in Panama
Panama
What you get with every Panama plan
Where it works
Panama
Networks
movistar
Hotspot
Allowed
When your plan starts
When you land
Install by
Within 180 days of buying
Questions about Panama eSIMs
Will there be signal out on the water?
Nothing on this page promises a bar offshore.
The coverage list names Panama and the network your plan uses, and it rules on no stretch of water at all, so treat a long day aboard as time without a connection.
Is one plan enough for the city and the transit?
There is nothing to swap between the two halves of the trip.
The country on the coverage list is the country the plan answers for, so the nights in town and the hours aboard draw on the same data.
How will the boat get hold of me?
By message, and often at short notice.
A berth that moves or a tide that shifts the departure reaches you on the handset, so having data of your own beats waiting on a borrowed password.
What should be on the phone before I go aboard?
The dock, the boat name and the hour you were given, plus a map you can open with nothing switched on.
Anything you would hate to be chasing at a gate with no data belongs on the handset first.
Can hotel Wi-Fi do the job in the city?
In the room, up to a point.
Out at a dock, in a taxi or standing on a street looking for a gate it gives you nothing, and that is where the word about the departure will land.
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 Panama and the network behind your plan, and it answers for the country rather than for the water.
Hours spent out on a lock or a lake are their own question.
Get the departure hour and the dock in writing, and keep it where you can read it with nothing switched on.
A skipper who moves the time will say so once, by message.
Load the city side of the trip while you are still in the city.
A long day aboard is no time to be waiting on a page that will not open.
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.