Using your eSIM in Samoa
Samoa
What you get with every Samoa plan
Where it works
Samoa
Networks
Digicel
Hotspot
Allowed
When your plan starts
When you land
Install by
Within 180 days of buying
Questions about Samoa eSIMs
Will there be signal where I am staying on the beach?
Nobody can say.
The coverage list on this page answers for Samoa and rules on no beach, village or bay, so ask the place you have booked what they manage with and expect less than you would in a town.
Does one plan hold if I move to the other island?
The plan is sold for the country, and the coverage list on this page is what says so.
It answers for Samoa rather than island by island, so expect less away from the main towns wherever you happen to be.
What about the crossing and the water itself?
Take both as time without a phone.
Nothing on this page promises a bar out on the sea, so have the timetable, the booking and anything you want to read saved before you walk on board.
Is a plan worth it if the place I am staying offers a connection?
Only while you are sat there.
A plan of your own is what gets you down the road, into town and back again, and it does not depend on somebody else switching something on for you.
What should I do about all the photographs?
Let them wait.
A week of pictures backing themselves up is what empties a plan, so leave the backup switched off and send them when you are somewhere you are happy to use.
Can I ring home from a Samoa plan?
App calls and video run on mobile data, so this plan carries them.
Your own number stays live for ordinary calls and texts, which is where a code from a bank at home will arrive.
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 Samoa and the network your plan runs on, and it answers for the country rather than for one bay.
Expect less out at a headland or behind a ridge, which is the ground and not the plan.
Sort the booking, the pick up and the walk down to the water before you leave the last place you had a connection.
Sand and salt are easier to live with than a plan nobody wrote down.
A phone and the sea do not mix, so keep the thing dry and keep a charge in it.
The evening is when you will finally want to send the pictures, and a flat handset sends none of them.
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.