SpaceCowboy9 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Embedded SIM (eSIM) is a SIM card that’s built into your smartphone and can’t be removed. It performs the same function as a traditional SIM, except that it’s programmable and physically connected to your smartphone’s motherboard. The reason I ask is it allows you to get a temporary data plan overseas while you are traveling. You don't have to go through hassle of getting a SIM card and swapping it into your phone. Also, the supported phones are $500+ & I don't want to spend that much on a phone. Just want to see if an actual human has had any luck. I'm looking into for our cruise out of St Martin next spring, so I have some time to research. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Sisters Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 @SpaceCowboy9 When traveling for long durations abroad, I have always opted to pay the daily international rate directly to my phone provider. I think AT&T charges $10 per day for calls and text packages on my smartphone. My husband has bought very cheap pay-ahead phones and even old phones, adding a local sim card in order to save on those extra fees. Have you called your current smartphone provider to see what the daily rate would be? If it's only a day in St. Martin, $10 of unlimited usage would be pretty reasonable and hassle-free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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