Guides
Setup steps and plain answers, written from Apple, Google, Samsung, carrier and provider pages. Each guide lists its sources and the date we checked them.
An eSIM is a SIM profile you download instead of a plastic card. How it works, what a travel eSIM gives you and what it does not. Checked Oct 2026.
02Which iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy models support eSIM, the regional versions that do not, and how to check your own phone in two minutes. Checked Oct 2026.
03Install a travel eSIM on iPhone with a QR code, an app or a manual code, then set it for data while your home line stays on. Steps checked Oct 2026.
04Install a travel eSIM on a Pixel or Galaxy phone: where the menu is, QR code or app, and which switches to turn on when you land. Checked Oct 2026.
05Which carriers and travel eSIM providers list a free eSIM trial or free data, how long it lasts and the conditions on their own pages. Checked Oct 2026.
06Daily roaming passes from US carriers next to prepaid travel eSIM prices: what each costs for a week and when roaming is still the simpler choice. Oct 2026.
"From" is the lowest price we found on the provider's own destination pages (checked Oct 2026). Links go through our /go/ redirect; we may earn a commission.