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by helloakariq
18 days ago
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As far as best network goes, yes it depends in the city etc but there are always best networks for 99% locations in a country. I gave an example in another comment of Viettel vs VTC in Vietnam and Zain vs STC in Saudi Arabia. I mean obviously it's cheaper to buy local plans. You can't compare local plans to travel eSIMs. Which locations are you traveling to? Generally, I have the best quality to price ratio for North America, Europe, South East Asia, China and Japan. I saw your comment history and you visited Japan. The cheapest eSIM on eSIMDB in Japan for 5GB shows $2.42 via eSIM DOG [0]. But ... that's for a breakout IP in Hong Kong. That introduces latency on your network. So lets you want to move to a Japan IP, eSIM DOG doesn't have one. Their most expensive option is $7.49 which is a 3x price increase and that comes with a UK breakout IP. Now, contrast that to Akariq where you get 5GB for $4.86 and a Japan IP + NTT Docomo network [1] which has the best coverage and reliability. So yeah, I am generally the cheapest in at least those 4 regions for the quality I provide. I sell the best possible option option in that country and avoid selling junk eSIM plans. [0] https://esim.dog/jp [1] https://akariq.com/en/esim/jp/ |
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I guess my usage falls into two categories:
1. I have reliable wifi, and don't need to use mobile data for work
2. I don't have reliable wifi and I have to use mobile data for work.
If I'm in situation 1, then I don't really care too much. The cheapest junk esim works. If I'm in situation 2, I need a large amount of data and need a local plan.
I've saved your site though, never know what situation might come up. I don't know how esimdb chooses who to index, but I would try to get on there (I'm assuming it's free?).
I've spoken to quite a few travelers and they mostly fall into two groups. Those that use airlo or some other big provider or they use esim comparison sites to get the cheapest offer.