Avoid high phone bills abroad with eSIM
- June 7, 2024
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Are you going on a (business) trip outside the European Union? With an eSim subscription you can save on high roaming costs. Using mobile data abroad can be
Are you going on a (business) trip outside the European Union? With an eSim subscription you can save on high roaming costs.
Using mobile data abroad can be costly. Thanks to the roaming agreement between European member states, you won’t have to worry about this if you stay within the European Union until at least 2032. When you travel to faraway places, making calls, sending messages or surfing the internet can quickly become an expensive affair.
Most telecommunications providers offer temporary or permanent packages to use your mobile data worldwide. These subscriptions are quite expensive in relation to the amount of data and non-EU countries are also divided into different price zones. The law obliges operators to limit the additional costs for data usage outside of the subscription to 60 euros per month.
Another option is to get a SIM card from a local provider. The undersigned can confirm from personal experience that this is often accompanied by a lot of hassle and stress. In many situations, an eSIM subscription can be a cost-effective and more practical solution.
Does my smartphone have eSIM?
eSIM is still rather unknown and unloved in Belgium. eSIM allows you to take out a phone subscription without having to insert a SIM card into the slot. The technology has only been supported by Belgian telecom operators since 2020. Nowadays, almost all new smartphones are compatible with eSIM, but if your device has been on the market for several years, it can’t hurt to check this in advance.
The answer is simple: if you have an EID number, you can install an eSIM. You can find this number in your phone’s settings. This is in the menu for Android and iOS About the device. On your Android phone, you may still need to tap status.
You can also find the EID number through the phone app. Enter the combination *#06# and the EID and IMEI number will be displayed. The IMEI number is used to identify your device and it can be helpful to write it down in case your phone is lost. This is also the only context in which you should share your phone’s IMEI number with someone else.
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Step 1: eSIM profile
Does your device support eSIM? You can then create your eSIM profile. For this guide, we will use Ubigi, but there are many other eSIM providers such as Saily and Nomad. Install the application and create your account. You can then set up the eSIM on your device.
Choose smartphones and then indicate that you do not have a QR code. Now you can download your eSIM profile to your device. After installation, your eSIM will appear among the available SIM cards in the menu Mobile network.
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Step 2: Subscription
To use the eSIM, you must first activate it via the settings. There is usually a slider for this in the menu. If you use the eSIM in addition to another SIM card, please add Call And Internet Specify which SIM card you want to use.
Now, of course, you need a subscription. You connect these via the Ubigi app. You can choose between temporary and permanent packages. Temporary packages range from 30 days to daily subscriptions. Choose how much data you need and how long you want to take out the subscription for. For the US, for example, you can choose between formulas ranging from 500 MB for one day (2.90 euros) to 50 GB for thirty days (58 euros).
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Step 3: Access point
In principle, your eSIM subscription should now be active. Don’t have instant connectivity? Then you still have to manually set up the Ubigi access point. It’s not difficult, but you have to know where to find it.
Tap your eSIM to view your eSIM profile settings? below Mobile operator should be Ubigi. below Names of access points You can set the access point. Please specify name ubigi in (with lowercase letters) and under APN mobile data (again in lowercase). You can leave all other fields blank.
Source: IT Daily
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