Testing Airalo and Yesim travel eSIMs in London

30 March 2024
We tested two of the most popular travel eSIM services during a recent trip to London.

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Thanks for sharing your experience testing Airalo and Yesim travel eSIMs in London! It's always interesting to hear firsthand accounts of different services. I recently used eSIM UK from Voye Global during my trip, and I found it to be incredibly reliable and easy to set up. Looking forward to trying out more eSIMs on my future adventures.

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    Darth Caesium, 30 Mar 2024I make a point to keep mine for at least 4 years.Me using a 7 year old phone in 2024, and it still serves me well

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      • 06 Apr 2024

      Airalo register was almost impossible and tricky for me. I got rejected wih stupid security procedures while doing setup. They ask too much info, and if you fail youre stuck. Instead i decided to go with InstaBridge. Its easier to install and setup. One tip , always install esim BEFORE trip, not during trip as i did. Wifi is necessary for setup.

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        Anonymous, 31 Mar 2024Am I the only one actually reading the article and getting ... moreIt doesn't really matter since network performance would be a function of the host network and not the eSIM provider or MVNO. Kind of pointless to test here.

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          • 01 Apr 2024

          Did anyone try "Global Yo" app for eSim?

            Anonymous, 31 Mar 20242 functions only popular among americans. A lot of youtubers are North American. Others use apple bc it's "easy to use"

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              Ouifuf, 31 Mar 2024Ik it's bc a lot if them use things like imessage and ... more2 functions only popular among americans.

                I tried airalo and another provider. But I moved to Dent Wireless about 18 months ago. Dent is genius. Whatever data you don't use while traveling, you can sell back in the app via their marketplace. Data lasts a year, so if you travel often it's often worth keeping. It makes all the expensive single month packages from all the regular providers look prehistoric.

                  Anonymous, 30 Mar 2024Many youtubers claim pixel and samsubg note are best, but u... moreIk it's bc a lot if them use things like imessage and facetime. That's what happens when apple makes a feature like imessage and don't allow android phones to use it.

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                    • 31 Mar 2024

                    When will you test Revolut e-SIM?

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                      • 31 Mar 2024

                      Am I the only one actually reading the article and getting confused with upload/download speeds? I think they mixed them up....

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                        • 31 Mar 2024

                        Comments on gsmarena are totally crazy. Most of them have nothing to do with the article they were supposed to comment. Guys….dont u have friends to talk with instead of spamming this nice website?

                          using esim in London is very... "stabbing" experience :D

                            Anonymous, 30 Mar 2024Many youtubers claim pixel and samsubg note are best, but u... moreHypocrisy

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                              • 31 Mar 2024

                              been using airalo for awhile now and it's really great and works.

                              the first time setting it up though was a complete hassle! theres a lot of stuff in the phone that has to be turn off and on etc. just a single mistake and it won't really work (though I believe it's the case with these eSims?)

                              fortunately I was able to activate it with the help from their support.

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                                pl2rts, 31 Mar 2024My phones last me at least 2-3 years or even longer. As my ... moreSame.

                                  Anonymous, 30 Mar 2024I doubt anyone here that demand this actually keeps phone e... moreMy phones last me at least 2-3 years or even longer. As my last phone was 5 years old when i changed it to new one that soon is already 1 year old

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                                    rizki1, 30 Mar 2024First, you need a powerful SoC if you want the OS to last 4... moreUfs2.2 can reach about 900Mb/s ..
                                    Faster than iphone 13 storage

                                      MakeMotoBetterAgain, 30 Mar 2024Can we make Google force every new Android phone to have eS... moreFirst, you need a powerful SoC if you want the OS to last 4 years. G99, E1380 and UFS 2.2 with 4 years OS it can't do anything.

                                        That seems expensive for only 5 GB, doesn't it?