Travel data, explained
What connectivity abroad actually costs, how much data you need, and how to set an eSIM up so it works the moment you land.
eSIM or roaming: what each one actually costs
Home-carrier roaming, a local SIM and a travel eSIM, compared on price, effort and what happens to your number. With the questions to ask your carrier before you fly.
Read the guide →Your first trip with an eSIM: the checklist
Everything to do before you fly, at the gate and after you land, so a travel eSIM works the moment you arrive. Including the two mistakes that cost people their plan.
Read more →How much data do you actually need abroad?
A practical way to size a travel data plan by what you do on your phone, with typical consumption per hour for maps, messaging, streaming and calls, and how to stretch a small plan.
Read more →International data for Indian travellers, without the roaming pack
How to get mobile data abroad when you are travelling from India: what carrier roaming packs cost you in flexibility, why a travel eSIM keeps your number for OTPs, and how to pay in rupees by UPI.
Read more →Staying connected in Japan: a traveller's data guide
What mobile data costs in Japan, why free Wi-Fi is not enough, how much data a typical trip uses, and how to set up a travel eSIM before you land at Haneda or Kansai.
Read more →Crossing borders: one eSIM or one per country?
When a regional eSIM beats buying a plan per country, what to check before you rely on one across a border, and how to handle a trip that mixes regions.
Read more →Setting up for the first time? The step-by-step guides cover compatibility and installation, and destinations has live prices.