ok: 7/7 collected providers current, Saily excluded
We don't show Saily prices: saily.com blocks automated price collection, so we cannot verify their prices weekly. Saily is excluded from this comparison as of 20 September 2026.
How do you activate a travel eSIM?
STAT | page=/how-to-activate-an-esim/ | scenario=dataset | result=tariffs | value=715 rows | checked=2026-10-05
Canonical inputs
The current build uses 715 tariff rows and 149 trip-cost rows.
Freshness ladder
Fresh rows may win. Stale rows are labeled and cannot be the only winner. Older calls to action are withheld, and expired commercial rows are excluded.
Provenance
Every rendered data value is tied to canonical trace IDs in the build manifest.
Comparability boundary
Network facts are the providers' own declarations; independent route verification is not performed.
Not compared on:
- hotspot policy
- 5G access
- KYC
- activation start
- refund terms
FAQ
How many canonical rows are currently published?
715 tariff rows and 149 trip-cost rows.
When were the published prices checked?
Prices checked: .
Continue
Activation depends on the chosen plan and device. The provider's instructions need to distinguish adding the eSIM profile from the event that starts the plan's validity. This page cannot establish that trigger for a particular purchase from price data alone.
Before the validity clock starts
The useful preparation is to confirm device compatibility, keep the installation instructions accessible, and understand which line will supply mobile data. Installation needs the connection and setup process specified by the provider. A generic sequence cannot replace those instructions, especially where enabling a profile and starting paid validity are different steps.
Our comparisons report the qualifying purchase for a duration and allowance; they do not test activation. Prices follow the seven-day freshness rule. Figures are machine-extracted and not individually reviewed, so freshness does not validate setup instructions. An unlimited plan carries a fair-use ceiling where the provider publishes one, and an unknown ceiling does not establish unrestricted speed. The methodology explains the limits of the price evidence.