Esim for europe

[barryd]

Its 500GB for 90 days for £80 if data only. Thank you for heads up so purchased.

The issue with unlimited data plans is that they all have a fair usage limit and from my research it is broadly between 3GB and 5GB per day after which you get choked to a speed which makes streaming very difficult if not impossible. Holafly do offer 10GB before choking but they are £60 for 30 days and for me I am not really going to use 10GB each day however there may be some days when I do (large downloads or if we have 24 hours of rain for example).

Even if you purchase an unlimited sim card plan in Spain you still suffer fair use policies. Any set amount of data plan does not choke.

With the Orange 500GB for 90 day plan there is no choking and you are guaranteed the 5g speeds masts permitting and they have the best coverage.

If you happen to use the 500GB within the 90 days you simply buy more data.

A reminder that if you purchase the 90 day plan through the Orange app you do have to provide ID and send a photo of your passport to them within 30 days or else they will disable your mobile esim access. Same applies to most long term plans across the EU.

Useful input thanks.

I never noticed any throttling with our Reglo sim last year but they were each 250gb sims and some days we really would cain them. 250gb is effectively unlimited for us at least anyway. The 500gb Orange sim if its good coverage could be a good choice I think.

 

[Moped]

Orange instruct you to turn roaming on once the esim is activated and then the esim will use any of the alternative main mobile data providers if an Orange mast is not available. Moviestar Yoigo Vodafone etc. Used Moviestar in Spain previously but used Orange in France last year for first time and it was excellent.

 

[barryd]

Orange instruct you to turn roaming on once the esim is activated and then the esim will use any of the alternative main mobile data providers if an Orange mast is not available. Moviestar Yoigo Vodafone etc. Used Moviestar in Spain previously but used Orange in France last year for first time and it was excellent.

Thanks. Ill do a bit more research as we need France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and maybe the Balkans but that one might be on hold now. As long as they have good contracts with the main providers it might be a good one to choose. Vodafone used to be excellent in Europe years ago because it had so many reliable partner connections. Hopefully Orange is the same.

 

[alcam]

Thanks. Ill do a bit more research as we need France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and maybe the Balkans but that one might be on hold now. As long as they have good contracts with the main providers it might be a good one to choose. Vodafone used to be excellent in Europe years ago because it had so many reliable partner connections. Hopefully Orange is the same.

Last trip I was in Netherlands, Germany, Poland , Czechia , Austria, Italy , Spain and France. Worked in all countries. Some better than others

 

[barryd]

Last trip I was in Netherlands, Germany, Poland , Czechia , Austria, Italy , Spain and France. Worked in all countries. Some better than others

What was it like in Germany, Austria and Italy?

 

[alcam]

What was it like in Germany, Austria and Italy?

Passed through Austria and Germany really. As I remember (!) all good in italy