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Saily eSIM
A travel eSIM from the company behind NordVPN
Saily is the travel eSIM from Nord Security, the company behind NordVPN. You pick a country and a length of stay in the app, the line activates without swapping a physical SIM, and your home number stays reachable for messages.
When it is worth it
The plans are simple and one app covers a multi-country trip. Ad blocking and web protection are bundled into the plan, which matters if your trip involves a lot of hotel and airport wifi. For an itinerary crossing several borders, a regional plan usually costs less than buying a separate local SIM in each country.
Use it when
- You want several countries' lines managed from one app
- An itinerary with a lot of public wifi
- You would rather install from the app than scan a QR code
Choose something else when
- Staying long in one country, a local SIM costs less per gigabyte
- For an itinerary where you must take calls on a local number, data-only is not enough
What to check
Your phone has to support eSIM and must not be carrier locked. Most plans are data only, so you cannot receive calls on a local number. Install before you fly, but set the activation to start on your arrival date.
Check before you book: eSIM
- That your handset supports eSIM and is not carrier-locked
- Whether it is data-only, or whether calls on a local number work
- That the plan starts on your arrival date, and what happens when the data runs out
Other eSIM options here
Saily eSIM: common questions
How is this different from other eSIMs?
It comes from the company behind NordVPN, so ad blocking and web protection ride along with the plan. On price per gigabyte alone others undercut it, but on an itinerary full of public wifi that is the difference.
What happens when the data runs out?
It simply stops. The app shows what is left and sells a top-up on the spot. If being cut off mid-trip would be a problem, take the roomier plan or turn on the low-balance alert.
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