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How it works

Mobile data abroad, without swapping SIM cards.

Get ready before you go.

  • The phone checker, with a model typed in and a yes backThis site's own phone checker, drawn. A phone model is typed into the Phone model field, and under the Check my phone button the answer says the phone supports eSIM, ticked and marked Supports eSIM. The checker answers from one list of phones, checked against each manufacturer's own page, and it never guesses: a phone that is not on the list gets told so. Your phone also needs to be unlocked.Phone modeliPhone 15 ProCheck my phoneSupports eSIMYes, the iPhone 15 Prosupports eSIM.
    I'll show you how it works
    01

    Check your phone.

    Type your phone model. We say if it works.
  • The Mobile data screen at home, with the new line listed and roaming offA phone's Mobile data screen with two lines on it. Main, your home carrier, is still ticked for mobile data. The new line, labelled Travel, is the Ryvo eSIM, newly listed under it. Data roaming is off, so nothing has connected and the plan's clock is stopped. Beside the phone, a Wi-Fi symbol: install over Wi-Fi or your home data, any time after you buy, and give the line a label like Travel so you can tell your lines apart.9:41Mobile dataMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMData roamingOFFAt homeNot started
    02

    Buy and install.

    Install at home on Wi-Fi. Nothing starts yet.
  • The same screen after landing, with the travel line chosen and roaming onThe same Mobile data screen after you land. Travel, the Ryvo eSIM, is now ticked for mobile data, and Data roaming is on for it. Beside the phone, signal bars and a running clock: the eSIM has connected to a partner network, and on a plan that starts on first connection that is where its first day begins. Your own plan page says when yours starts.9:41Mobile dataMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMData roamingONConnectedDay 1
    Turn me on and you're connected.
    03

    Connect on arrival.

    Land, turn roaming on. Your days start now.

Drawn from Apple and Android settings. Checked October.

When your plan starts

A plan's clock, from buying it to the day it startsThree marks on one line. Buy and Install both show a stopped clock, because buying and installing do not start a plan on their own. First connect is ringed, the clock starts running and the plan's first day begins there, and the plan runs for the days it lists from that point. Depending on the plan it starts when you install the eSIM, when it first connects at your destination, or when you buy it. If you're not sure when yours starts, email us before you install.BuyClock stoppedInstallStill stoppedFirst connectDay 1
Most plans start on first connection. Your plan page says.

What 1GB a day gets you

  • Maps: all day

  • Messaging: all day

  • Video: about 1 hour a day

  • Streaming: about 1.5 hours a day

  • Photos: about 260 uploads a day

Rough figures from published app guides. We'll swap them for our own field tests.