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Install now, start when you land

  • At home

    Installing a Ryvo eSIM at home, on Wi-Fi

  • When you land

    Arriving at the destination, with the eSIM connected
Your plan starts when it first connects, not when you install.

Installed at home? Do this when you land.

One: turn your Ryvo line on

Two: turn data roaming on, Ryvo line only

Three: pick the Ryvo line for mobile data

You're online. The plan's days start now.

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Turn the line on, roaming on, pick it for data.
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Check your plan

The start line on your order page, with first connection tickedA card headed When your plan starts. Your plan page, checkout and order page each show this line. The value When it first connects to a network in the coverage area is ticked and marked YES: this page is for you. When you install the eSIM is crossed and marked NO, with an arrow to the start line on your own order page, which you should follow instead.When your plan startsWhen it first connectsto a network in thecoverage area.YESWhen you install theeSIM.NOAnything else: follow your orderpage.
This page needs first connects. Anything else: your order page.
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Install at home

The Mobile Data screen at home, with the main line still chosenThe Mobile Data screen with two lines on it. Main, your home carrier, is still ticked for mobile data, so you stay connected at home. The new line, labelled Travel, shows No Service, which is normal before you land. Install the eSIM any time after you buy it, while you are on Wi-Fi, and give it a label like Travel so you can find it later. Install it once, on the phone you will travel with, and keep it installed afterwards.9:41Mobile DataOffMainHome carrierTravelNo Service
Install on Wi-Fi. Label it Travel. No Service is normal.

Pick your phone

Other Android phones use similar menu names.

iPhone

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Open the screen

  • The path to Mobile Data Options on an iPhoneFour menu names in order, with the last one picked out: Settings, then Mobile Service, then your Travel line, then Mobile Data Options. Mobile Data is one level up, in Mobile Service. Drawn from Apple's iOS 26 screens. In Australian English Apple calls it Mobile Service, Mobile Data and Mobile Data Options. With US English it's Cellular, Cellular Data and Cellular Data Options.SettingsMobile ServiceTravelMobile Data Options
Open Settings, Mobile Service, your Travel line, Mobile Data Options.
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Turn the line on

  • The Travel line's screen on an iPhone, switched onThe settings for the line labelled Travel. The highlighted Turn On This Line switch is on. Mobile Data Options, the next screen in these steps, is the row below Network Selection.9:41TravelTurn On This LineONNetwork SelectionAutomaticMobile Data Options
Open the Travel line. Turn On This Line is on.
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Set roaming

  • At home

    iPhone Mobile Data Options screen at homeThe Mobile Data Options screen for the Ryvo line. The highlighted Data Roaming switch is off. Below it are Voice & Data and Data Mode, then Limit IP Address Tracking.9:41Mobile Data OptionsLimit IP address tracking by hiding your IPaddress from known trackers in Mail andSafari.Data RoamingOFFVoice & Data5G AutoData ModeAllow More Data on 5GLimit IP Address Tracking

  • When you land

    iPhone Mobile Data Options screen after landingThe same screen for the Ryvo line. The highlighted Data Roaming switch is now on, so the plan starts when the eSIM connects.9:41Mobile Data OptionsLimit IP address tracking by hiding your IPaddress from known trackers in Mail andSafari.Data RoamingONVoice & Data5G AutoData ModeAllow More Data on 5GLimit IP Address Tracking
Keep roaming off at home. Turn it on when you land.
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Pick your data line

  • iPhone Mobile Data screenThe Mobile Data screen lists Off, Main and Travel. Travel, the Ryvo line, is ticked for mobile data, and the highlighted Allow Mobile Data Switching switch is off.9:41Mobile DataTurning this feature on will allow your phoneto use mobile data from both lines dependingon coverage and availability.OffMain+61 400 000 000TravelRyvo eSIMAllow Mobile DataSwitchingOFF
Choose Travel for Mobile Data. Keep data switching off.
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Pick the network

  • iPhone Network Selection screen with Automatic off and a network chosenThe Network Selection screen for the Ryvo line, one screen above Mobile Data Options. The highlighted Automatic switch is off, so the phone lists the networks in range. The first network in the list is ticked as the one chosen. After a minute the phone may pick a network by itself, which is fine.9:41Network SelectionNetworksAutomaticOFFFirst networkSecond network
Open Network Selection. Turn Automatic off, choose a network.

After a minute your phone may pick one itself. That's fine.

Drawn from Apple's screens. Checked October.

Google Pixel

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Open the screen

  • The path to a Pixel's SIM settingsFour menu names in order, with the last one picked out: Settings, then Network and internet, then SIMs, then your Travel eSIM. The SIM used for mobile data is chosen one level up, on the SIMs screen. Menu names are from Google's Pixel help. Options vary by phone and Android version: Pixel 8a and later say Automatic data switching where earlier Pixels say Data during calls. Google's help names the Network row (pick your network operator from available networks) but not the switch above it, so that label follows how Android words it on the phone.SettingsNetwork & internetSIMsTravel
Open Settings, Network & internet, SIMs, your Travel eSIM.
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Turn the line on

  • A Pixel's Travel eSIM settings, with the SIM switched onThe settings for the eSIM labelled Travel. The highlighted Use SIM switch is on. Mobile data and Roaming below it are still off, which is what you want until you land.9:41TravelUse SIMONMobile dataRoamingApp data usage
Switch Use SIM on for your Travel eSIM.
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Set roaming

  • At home

    Google Pixel SIM settings for the Ryvo eSIM at homeThe settings for the Ryvo eSIM, labelled Travel. Mobile data is off, so your main SIM stays the data line, and the highlighted Roaming switch is off.9:41TravelMobile dataRoamingOFFApp data usageData warning & limitPreferred network typeNetworkAccess point names

  • When you land

    Google Pixel SIM settings for the Ryvo eSIM after landingThe same screen for the Ryvo eSIM, labelled Travel. The highlighted Roaming switch is now on, so the plan starts when the eSIM connects.9:41TravelMobile dataRoamingONApp data usageData warning & limitPreferred network typeNetworkAccess point names
Keep roaming off at home. Turn it on when you land.
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Pick your data line

  • Google Pixel SIMs screenThe SIMs screen. Under Your primary SIMs, Mobile data is set to Travel, the Ryvo eSIM, and the highlighted Automatic data switching switch is off.9:41SIMsYour primary SIMsCallsMainTextsMainMobile dataTravelAutomaticdataswitchingOFF
Choose Travel for Mobile data. Keep data switching off.
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Pick the network

  • Google Pixel Network screen with automatic selection off and a network chosenThe Network screen for the Ryvo eSIM. The highlighted Automatically select network switch is off, so the phone lists the networks in range. The first network in the list is ticked as the one chosen. After a minute the phone may pick a network by itself, which is fine.9:41NetworkAvailable networksAutomaticallyselectnetworkOFFFirst networkSecond network
Open Network. Turn Automatically select network off, choose a network.

After a minute your phone may pick one itself. That's fine.

Drawn from Google's help text. Checked October.

Samsung Galaxy

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Open the screen

  • The path to a Galaxy's Mobile networks screenThree menu names in order, with the last one picked out: Settings, then Connections, then Mobile networks. The SIM used for mobile data is chosen in Connections, then SIM manager. Drawn from Samsung's support screenshots, which come from an older One UI, so your rows may sit in a different order. SIM manager is called SIM card manager on some phones. Samsung's help says to open Mobile networks and turn Select automatically off.SettingsConnectionsMobile networks
Open Settings, Connections, Mobile networks.
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Turn the line on

  • A Galaxy's SIM manager with the Travel eSIM switched onThe SIM manager screen lists two SIM cards, Main and Travel. The highlighted switch beside Travel, the Ryvo eSIM, is on. SIM manager is called SIM card manager on some phones.9:41SIM managerSIM cardsMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMON
In SIM manager, switch your Travel eSIM on.
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Set roaming

  • At home

    Samsung Galaxy Mobile networks screen at homeThe Mobile networks screen. The highlighted Data roaming switch is off. Allow all SIMs to use data in calls is also off.9:41Mobile networksData roamingUsing mobile data whileroaming may result inadditional charges.OFFNetwork mode Main4G/3G/2G (auto connect)Network mode Travel4G/3G/2G (auto connect)Allow all SIMs to use datain callsLet secondary SIMs use mobiledata during calls.Access Point NamesNetwork operators

  • When you land

    Samsung Galaxy Mobile networks screen after landingThe same screen. The highlighted Data roaming switch is now on, so the plan starts when the eSIM connects.9:41Mobile networksData roamingUsing mobile data whileroaming may result inadditional charges.ONNetwork mode Main4G/3G/2G (auto connect)Network mode Travel4G/3G/2G (auto connect)Allow all SIMs to use datain callsLet secondary SIMs use mobiledata during calls.Access Point NamesNetwork operators
Keep roaming off at home. Turn it on when you land.
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Pick your data line

  • Samsung Galaxy SIM manager screenThe SIM manager screen lists SIM cards Main and Travel. Under Preferred SIM card, Mobile data is set to Travel, the Ryvo eSIM.9:41SIM managerSIM cardsPreferred SIM cardMainHome carrierTravelRyvo eSIMCallsMainText messagesMainMobile dataTravelMore SIM settings
In SIM manager, choose Travel for Mobile data.
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Pick the network

  • Samsung Galaxy Network operators screen with Select automatically off and a network chosenThe Network operators screen. The highlighted Select automatically switch is off, so the phone lists the networks in range. The first network in the list is ticked as the one chosen. After a minute the phone may pick a network by itself, which is fine.9:41Network operatorsAvailable networksSelect automaticallyOFFFirst networkSecond network
Open Network operators. Turn Select automatically off, choose a network.

After a minute your phone may pick one itself. That's fine.

Drawn from Samsung's older screenshots. Checked October.

Good to know

A plan's timeline, with the clock stopped until the first connectionThree marks in order. Buy is where the Install by deadline starts counting. Install shows the clock stopped, because installing does not start a plan. You land is the first day of the plan, where the clock starts and the eSIM connects. Install before the Install by date your order page shows, which counts from the day you buy and not from the day you travel. The one way to start a plan early is to turn data roaming on for the Ryvo line while you are inside the coverage area, so keep it off until you are there. Your plan page and your order page both show the real dates and the number of days.BuyInstall byInstallClock stoppedYou landDay 1
The days count from first connection, not from buying.