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A week of unlimited mobile data costs a median of €9.90 across the 95 travel destinations in POVNOMAD’s catalogue (as of 5 September 2026). In 49 of the 95 countries — 52 percent — the weekly price is below €10. The spread between continents is wide: Europe has a median of €7.90 per week, Africa €18.90 — €11 more, a factor of 2.4. For travellers, the price of unlimited data is not a side issue. Navigation, translation, bookings and contact back home all run over a mobile connection, and “unlimited” promises exactly that: no counting data while travelling. That this segment is no niche topic is shown by a forecast from GSMA Intelligence: eSIM smartphone connections are set to double between 2025 and 2026 and rise to 4.9 billion by 2030, around 55 percent of all smartphone connections worldwide; 51 percent of eSIM users in eleven core countries use their eSIM primarily for travel abroad (GSMA Intelligence, “Consumer eSIM”, August 2025, cited via telecomlead.com, 21.08.2025, accessed 05.09.2026; the original report is paywalled). This study answers two questions with our own catalogue data: what does unlimited data cost worldwide, and what do providers mean by “unlimited”? Method and raw data are published openly. The study is meant to be repeated yearly, so it can then show how prices for unlimited travel data develop over time. Methodology and conflict of interest Conflict of interest, up front. POVNOMAD is an eSIM provider and sets the prices analysed here itself. We have a commercial interest in the subject of this study. That is why this disclosure comes at the start and not in the fine print — and why we publish not just the results but the complete dataset they come from. Every figure in this study can be checked without taking our word for it. Verifiability is our answer to the conflict of interest. Data basis. The study analyses 95 countries for which an Unlimited plan in the Smart tier, 7-day duration, was available as of 5 September 2026. All prices are final EUR prices under Germany’s small-business VAT exemption (§ 19 UStG), shown without VAT. At the reference date, the catalogue comprised 99 products with an Unlimited option (97 in the Smart tier, 31 in L, 52 in XL), totalling 3,303 bookable packages across all durations. Why 95 and not 97. The open dataset contains 97 country rows; the core statistics cover 95 countries. Only countries for which a Smart 7-day price was available on the reference date are included in the core statistics; the two remaining rows stay visible in the dataset and can be counted there. We state this difference explicitly rather than leaving it unaddressed. Definitions. In this study, “unlimited” refers to Unlimited plans with a daily high-speed data allowance: Smart 1 GB, L 2 GB, XL 3 GB per 24 hours. Once the allowance is used up, the connection continues uninterrupted at 1 Mbit/s. Data access is never cut off. Reference size. Unlimited Smart, 7 days — the most frequently purchased size for a week’s holiday — serves as the comparison figure throughout. Where L or XL plans, or other durations, are cited, the text notes this separately. Open dataset. The complete dataset with all 97 country rows (country, ISO code, continent, Smart/L/XL prices for 7 days plus Smart for 30 days) is available as a semicolon-separated CSV: povnomad.com/reise-esim-preisstudie-2026-daten.csv. The data is free to use; POVNOMAD asks that the source be credited. Reproducibility. Every figure in this study can be recalculated from the open dataset. Prices on povnomad.com change as carriers’ wholesale data pricing changes; for comparisons beyond the reference date, the dataset for the respective access date applies. Limits of the method. The core statistics rest solely on POVNOMAD’s own catalogue, not on a market survey across all providers. Competitor prices are included only where they were individually verified, with a reference date, on the respective sales pages. In small country groups — for instance the 5 countries in Oceania or the 9 in the Middle East — individual expensive or cheap outliers affect the median and mean more strongly than in Europe, with 41 countries. This study examines only prices and publicly available throttling information — not network quality, support, or other service characteristics, where a comparison could turn out differently. The benchmark: unlimited data versus roaming plans To put the €9.90 in context, here is the alternative without a travel eSIM. The three major German carriers charge between €9.99 and €34.99 outside the EU for booked weekly options — consistently for capped, not unlimited, data. Vodafone “ReisePaket World” (a German carrier roaming pass): €34.99 per week for 4 GB in more than 100 countries outside the EU, equivalent to €8.75 per gigabyte (vodafone.de and InfoDok 443, as of August 2026, accessed 05.09.2026). o2: without a booked option, the standard rate outside the EU is €12.29 per megabyte, working out to more than €12,000 per gigabyte. With an option, “Roaming Plus World” (a German carrier add-on) costs €9.99 for 1 GB over 7 days in 109 countries (o2online.de, pricing details also via teltarif.de, as of 2026, accessed 05.09.2026). Telekom “Travel & Surf” (Deutsche Telekom’s roaming pass): data passes outside the EU start at €5 to €7 for 7 days, €15.95 for 15 GB over 14 days, €29.95 for 50 GB over 28 days. Mobile data outside the EU only works after actively booking a data pass (telekom.com, updated 25.06.2026, accessed 05.09.2026). The comparison does not always favour the eSIM, and that belongs here too: Telekom’s 15 GB data pass at €15.95 over 14 days works out to €7.98 per week and €1.06 per gigabyte — on a price-per-gigabyte basis, that is below this study’s median of €1.41 per high-speed gigabyte. The difference lies in the structure: the data pass ends after 15 GB, after which top-ups follow. Unlimited plans throttle instead, and keep running. Travellers who reliably stay under the allowance sometimes do better with a data pass; those who would rather not keep count

POVNOMAD, Airalo, and Holafly all sell eSIMs for Mexico, cut differently. Up to 15 days, POVNOMAD’s Unlimited Smart costs €0.60 to €2.10 less than Airalo, and it suits travellers who stay online all day without burning 3 GB. At 30 days Airalo charges €55.00 and POVNOMAD €73.90. Data packages start at €3.90. The comparison at a glance Duration POVNOMAD Unlimited Smart (1 GB/day) Airalo Unlimited (3 GB/day) Holafly 3 days €8.90 €9.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 5 days €13.90 €15.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 7 days €18.90 €21.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 10 days €26.90 €28.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 15 days €37.90 €38.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 21 days €51.90 — see esim.holafly.com/de 30 days €73.90 €55.00 see esim.holafly.com/de All prices as of 4 September 2026, collected from povnomad.com and airalo.com (Mexico product pages, EUR). “—” = Airalo lists no 21-day plan for Mexico. Fair use: POVNOMAD states both figures on its product page, 1 GB of high-speed data per 24 hours and a steady 1 Mbit/s afterwards. Airalo states “3GB per day, after which your connection continues at reduced speeds” on airalo.com/unlimited-packages and puts the throttled speed at 1 Mbps on its general fair-use page; neither figure appears on the Mexico product page itself. Across three Holafly pages for Mexico there is no daily allowance and no speed, only the sentence that the throttling lasts no more than one day. Holafly prices are left out here on purpose: the product page esim.holafly.com/de/esim-mexiko/ showed €60.50 for 30 days on 4 September 2026, while a Holafly blog page about Mexican SIM cards quoted a range of $1.55 to $6.90 per day the same day. Those two do not add up, so check Holafly prices on the day at esim.holafly.com/de. Unlimited Smart is built for travellers who want to stay reachable all day without using 3 GB of it. Prices are subject to change. Two results sit in that table. Up to 15 days, Unlimited Smart undercuts the Airalo plan of the same length by €0.60 to €2.10. At 30 days it flips: Airalo charges €55.00, POVNOMAD €73.90, a difference of €18.90, and Airalo gives three times the daily high-speed allowance. For a month in Mexico with heavy use, Airalo is the better buy. Staying 30 days on a fixed allowance, our 20 GB package at €33.90 or 10 GB at €21.90 beats both unlimited offers. Unlimited Smart targets one kind of traveller: online all day, never checking the counter. Maps across Mexico City, voice notes home, the bus booking for tomorrow morning, a few photos to the cloud in the evening. A day like that usually stays under 1 GB. After that nothing cuts out; you keep going at 1 Mbit/s, which carries WhatsApp, Google Maps, and email. If you never touch the 3 GB a day other providers sell you, you pay for data you leave behind. For Mexico that holds up to 15 days. Unlimited L with 2 GB per day starts at €16.90, though for Mexico Airalo’s unlimited plan is cheaper in that class (all unlimited tiers). The network difference The POVNOMAD eSIM for Mexico runs on Movistar 5G or Telcel 4G, and both names sit on the product page. Airalo lists “Movistar” and “+1 other” for Mexico and leaves the second carrier unnamed (retrieved 4 September 2026). Holafly names “Movistar Mexico / Telcel”. Two of the three providers name both networks, Airalo names one. Which network you land on decides what happens away from the resort strips. Telcel holds roughly 55 percent of all mobile connections in the country according to Xataka México (March 2026), and its 5G reaches about 60 percent of the population by the same source. In Cancún or Mexico City you will barely notice the difference. On the highway to Bacalar or in northern Baja California, coverage comes down to who built towers where. One note on the legal side, since people search for it: since 2026, SIM cards bought in Mexico must be registered. Whether that applies to travel eSIMs bought abroad is not clearly settled according to our research on 4 September 2026. Check the current rules from the regulator IFT before you travel. Data packages instead of unlimited For Mexico, the fixed data packages are the sharper deal. Up to 20 GB they sit below Airalo’s comparable packages; at 50 GB they sit above. Data Duration POVNOMAD Airalo (data + minutes + texts) 1 GB 7 days €3.90 €5.00 (1 GB / 3 days) 3 GB 15 days €7.90 €11.50 (3 GB / 7 days) 5 GB 30 days €11.90 €16.50 10 GB 30 days €21.90 €23.50 20 GB 30 days €33.90 €38.00 50 GB 30 days €76.90 €48.00 Prices as of 4 September 2026, povnomad.com/en/produkt/mexico-esim/ and airalo.com (Mexico product page, EUR). Airalo’s Mexico packages include a Mexican phone number with minutes and texts, for example 100 minutes and 100 texts with the 10 GB plan; the POVNOMAD packages are data only, without a number. Where the durations differ, Airalo’s duration is given in brackets. At 50 GB for 30 days, Airalo is cheaper at €48.00 against €76.90. Hotspot is included with every POVNOMAD eSIM for Mexico, and the validity period starts with the first connection to the network. Which plan for which trip Cancún, Tulum, and the Riviera Maya, 7 to 14 days. Two weeks of beach with maps, messaging, and a few uploads land between 5 and 10 GB. That fits 10 GB for 30 days at €21.90, or 5 GB at €11.90 if you use less. To stop thinking about data between a cenote tour and the ferry pier, take Unlimited Smart for 7 days at €18.90 or 10 days at €26.90. Mexico City and Oaxaca as a loop, 10 to 15 days. On a touring trip navigation runs longer, plus bookings on the road and photo uploads at night. Unlimited Smart for 15 days costs €37.90, €0.60 below Airalo’s 15-day plan. Watch your usage and 20 GB for 30 days at €33.90 covers the same stretch, with data left for the flight home. Long

POVNOMAD Unlimited Smart for Canada costs €7.90 for 3 days and €63.90 for 30 days; Airalo’s unlimited plan costs €17.00 and €76.50. Smart gives you 1 GB at full speed each day, then a steady 1 Mbit/s. Airalo throttles at 3 GB a day. If you never reach 3 GB, you pay for data you leave behind. The comparison at a glance Duration POVNOMAD (Unlimited Smart) Airalo (Unlimited) Holafly 3 days €7.90 €17.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 5 days €11.90 €24.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 7 days €16.90 €28.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 10 days €22.90 €31.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 15 days €33.90 €40.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 21 days €45.90 — see esim.holafly.com/de 30 days €63.90 €76.50 see esim.holafly.com/de All prices as of 4 September 2026, collected from povnomad.com and airalo.com (Canada product pages, EUR). “—” = Airalo lists no 21-day plan for Canada. Fair use: for Unlimited Smart, POVNOMAD states both figures on the product page, the daily high-speed allowance (1 GB) and the speed after that (a steady 1 Mbit/s). Airalo states its 3 GB per day threshold and the drop to 1 Mbps on a general fair-use page, not on the Canada product page. Holafly names neither for Canada. Those 3 GB a day only help if you use them: a travel day spent on navigation, WhatsApp, maps and a few bookings usually stays under 1 GB, and unused data still costs you. Holafly prices are left out on purpose: the product page esim.holafly.com/de/esim-kanada/ lists €90.50 for 30 days, while Holafly’s own Canada roaming guide quotes “$64.90 (~£47) per month” on the same date (4 September 2026). These two Holafly pages disagree by roughly a third, so check Holafly prices directly at esim.holafly.com/de. Prices are subject to change. The network difference In Canada, POVNOMAD connects you on a local 5G network, for example Rogers. The carrier name is an example; which network your phone uses depends on where you are. Airalo names “Bell” on its Canada product page as “the primary network the eSIM uses”, identical across four retrievals on 4 September 2026. Holafly’s German and English product pages both name “Bell / Telus”. Holafly’s English Canada page warns that quality may weaken in “deserts, mountains, or jungles”. The same sentence runs on its country pages worldwide, so it says nothing about Canadian terrain. The word “unlimited” needs a look at the small print. Airalo’s general fair-use policy reads: “when you use more than 3GB in a day, we’ll slow down (or ‘throttle’) your internet speed to 1 Mbps for the rest of that day.” Holafly’s Canada page only says that throttling “is temporarily applied for no more than one (1) day”, without a GB figure. Nomad throttles to 512 kbps according to its own product page, accessed 4 September 2026. None of the providers checked sells a Canada plan that stays unthrottled. Data packages instead of unlimited Plenty of Canada trips work without unlimited data. Download maps before you leave, use hotel Wi-Fi in the evening, and a fixed package costs you less. Data volume Duration Price 1 GB 7 days €3.90 3 GB 30 days €7.00 5 GB 30 days €9.90 10 GB 30 days €15.90 20 GB 30 days €24.90 Prices as of 4 September 2026, povnomad.com/en/produkt/canada-esim/. Hotspot is included with every POVNOMAD eSIM for Canada; validity starts with the first connection to the network. Check the price per day before you buy: Unlimited Smart works out at €2.38 a day over 5 days and €2.41 over 7 days, so the daily rate does not fall with every extra day. Count your actual travel days instead of booking the next step up. For short trips with heavy use, POVNOMAD also sells Unlimited L with 2 GB of high-speed data per day, €14.90 for 3 days and €22.90 for 5 days. From seven days on, Smart or a data package serves you better. The unlimited plans overview explains the tiers. Which plan for which trip For a five- to seven-day city trip to Toronto, Montréal or Québec, take Unlimited Smart for 5 days (€11.90) or 7 days (€16.90). You navigate between downtown and your hotel, book the Niagara Falls day trip on the move, and send photos to your family in the evening without watching a counter. Light users manage on 5 GB for 30 days (€9.90). If you plan to stream on three of those days, Unlimited L for 5 days (€22.90) fits better. A road trip through the Rocky Mountains, past Banff to Vancouver, often runs two to three weeks. Airalo has no plan for that length, POVNOMAD does: Unlimited Smart for 21 days at €45.90. Navigation runs all day, and once the high-speed gigabyte is gone in the evening, maps, messengers and email keep working at 1 Mbit/s. If you spend hours on video calls or stream series in the camper, Airalo’s 3 GB daily threshold suits you better. If you use little data, 20 GB for 30 days (€24.90) costs less. Travelling through Canada and the USA on one trip saves you a second purchase: the North America eSIM for the USA, Canada and Mexico covers all three countries on one profile, Unlimited Smart from €21.90. You cross at Niagara or drive from Vancouver to Seattle without switching plans. Prices south of the border are in the USA provider comparison. Roaming from your home contract Canada sits outside EU roaming, so your domestic allowance does not apply and your operator charges a separate add-on. Most sell either a monthly world package with a few gigabytes or short passes with a few hundred megabytes, and some tie the cheaper option to a minimum term of several months. Compare that allowance against €16.90 for seven days of Unlimited Smart or €24.90 for 20 GB over 30 days. A local Canadian prepaid SIM rarely pays off on a short trip: travel blogs report high prices, and credit often expires after a month. Frequently asked questions Is unlimited eSIM data for Canada really unlimited? No. None of the providers checked sells a

POVNOMAD, Airalo and Holafly all sell an unlimited-data eSIM for Tunisia. POVNOMAD Unlimited Smart starts at €7.90 for 3 days, Airalo at €18.50, Holafly at €18.90. Smart suits travellers who stay online all day without burning 3 GB: 1 GB at full speed daily, then maps and messengers keep running at 1 Mbit/s. The comparison at a glance Duration POVNOMAD Unlimited Smart Airalo Unlimited Holafly 3 days €7.90 €18.50 €18.90 5 days €10.90 €25.00 €29.90 7 days €14.90 €31.00 €37.90 10 days €20.90 €40.00 €44.90 15 days €30.90 €52.50 €60.50 21 days €41.90 — — 30 days €58.90 €88.00 €105.50 All prices as of 4 September 2026, collected from povnomad.com, airalo.com (Tunisia product page, EUR) and esim.holafly.com/de. “—” means Airalo and Holafly showed no 21-day list price for Tunisia on the reference date; their tables jump from 15 to 30 days. Fair use: for Unlimited Smart, POVNOMAD states both figures, 1 GB of full-speed data per day and a steady 1 Mbit/s afterwards, reset every 24 hours. Airalo’s Tunisia product page states no threshold, its general fair-use page names 3 GB per day followed by 1 Mbps. Holafly’s Tunisia pages give neither a threshold nor a throttled speed. A higher daily threshold only pays off if you reach it: stay under 3 GB a day and you are paying there for data you leave on the table. Prices are subject to change. Unlimited Smart undercuts both competitors at every duration listed: €7.90 against €18.50 at 3 days, €58.90 against €88.00 at 30 days. In exchange, Airalo allows three times the daily full-speed data. Each provider defines “unlimited” for itself anyway. Airalo’s general fair-use page reads: “when you use more than 3GB in a day, we’ll slow down (or ‘throttle’) your internet speed to 1 Mbps for the rest of that day.” Holafly’s German Tunisia page says only that throttling “can last a maximum of one day”. POVNOMAD prints both numbers on the product page. For more headroom, POVNOMAD Unlimited L raises the daily allowance to 2 GB: €12.90 for 3 days, €20.90 for 5 days, €27.90 for 7 days, €38.90 for 10 days. From 15 days on we advise against it: €55.90 against Airalo’s €52.50, while Unlimited Smart covers the same period for €30.90. The overview of the unlimited eSIMs explains all tiers. The network difference Tunisia has three mobile operators: Tunisie Telecom, Ooredoo and Orange. POVNOMAD uses Ooredoo. Airalo’s Tunisia product page also names “Ooredoo”. Holafly names “Orange Tunisia / Ooredoo Tunisia” (both retrieved 4 September 2026). One point deserves a plain answer: Tunisia has 5G. Ooredoo switched it on 13 February 2025, Orange and Tunisie Telecom on 14 February 2025 (source: developingtelecoms.com). The POVNOMAD eSIM for Tunisia runs on Ooredoo’s 4G network. Holafly advertises “5G where available”, and Airalo states nothing about the standard. For navigation, messengers and video calls, 4G handles the job; peak speed you will not get from us. Hotspot rules separate the three offers. POVNOMAD sets no separate data cap for sharing. Holafly caps the hotspot at 1 GB per day. Airalo says nothing about hotspot use on its Tunisia page. Data packages instead of unlimited A beach holiday with maps, WhatsApp and a few photos does not need unlimited data. The fixed data packages sit below the unlimited prices. Data volume Duration Price 1 GB 7 days €2.90 3 GB 30 days €6.00 5 GB 30 days €7.90 10 GB 30 days €14.90 20 GB 30 days €23.90 Prices as of 4 September 2026, povnomad.com/en/produkt/tunisia-esim/. Hotspot is included with every POVNOMAD eSIM for Tunisia and shareable without a separate limit. The gap widens at the top end: 20 GB for 30 days costs €23.90, Unlimited Smart for the same 30 days €58.90. Skip the streaming and 20 GB carries you through a month for €35 less. Which plan for which trip Navigation, WhatsApp with voice notes and photos, bookings on the move, some social media: on an ordinary travel day that mix stays under 1 GB. You spend the whole day at full speed. On the days it does go over, Unlimited Smart drops to 1 Mbit/s and maps, messengers and mail keep working. Stream two hours of HD in the evening or run video calls for hours and you will pass 1 GB, which is where Unlimited L or Airalo’s 3 GB a day serves you better. A week in a resort on Djerba or in Hammamet: Unlimited Smart for 7 days costs €14.90. If you mostly use hotel Wi-Fi and need mobile data for the beach and day trips, 5 GB for 30 days at €7.90 covers it. For a week of streaming and uploading reels, take Unlimited L for 7 days at €27.90. A round trip through Tunis, Kairouan, El Jem and Tozeur, ten to fifteen days: navigation runs all day here, plus bookings and photos. Unlimited Smart costs €20.90 for 10 days and €30.90 for 15 days. If you also stream in the evening, Unlimited L for 10 days at €38.90 doubles the daily allowance. A long stay or a winter abroad, one month and up: over that stretch the data package usually wins. 20 GB for 30 days costs €23.90, Unlimited Smart for 30 days €58.90. With Wi-Fi where you are staying, 20 GB comes cheaper; without fixed Wi-Fi and with daily video calls home, Unlimited Smart fits. Every package is listed on the Tunisia eSIM product page. Roaming from your home contract Tunisia sits outside EU roaming. European carriers place the country in their most expensive zone, where the standard per-megabyte rate costs more than an entire eSIM plan. Several carriers block data roaming outside the EU by default until you book a travel pass. Check what your own contract charges for Tunisia before you fly. Frequently asked questions How much does an unlimited data eSIM for Tunisia cost? POVNOMAD Unlimited Smart costs €7.90 for 3 days, €14.90 for 7 days, €30.90 for 15 days and €58.90 for 30 days. Airalo Unlimited runs from €18.50 to

A POVNOMAD eSIM covers the whole of the USA, whether you’re walking through New York, shuttling between theme parks in Orlando, or driving the West Coast in a rental car. From €2.50, you get a data package that works across the entire country — which plan fits depends on your trip length and data needs, not on the destination itself. The POVNOMAD USA eSIM runs on T-Mobile or Verizon depending on the variant, with 5G where available, and hotspot in every plan. The table below matches common trip types to the right packages (as of 1 September 2026). Trip type Best-fit plan Price New York city trip, 4 to 5 days 5 GB, 30 days €6.90 Florida family vacation, 2 weeks 10 GB, 30 days €10.90 West Coast road trip LA–San Francisco–Las Vegas, 2 weeks 20 GB, 30 days €17.90 Route 66 or another long-distance trip, 3 to 4 weeks 20 GB, 90 days €19.90 Business trip with video calls, 1 week Unlimited Smart, 7 days €10.90 Long-term stay up to 6 months 50 GB, 180 days €47.90 Extra side trip to Puerto Rico separate Puerto Rico eSIM from €1.00 All prices in the table: as of 1 September 2026, standard IP variant. The sections below show how to adjust these picks depending on where you’re headed. eSIM for New York City: what fits a city trip and navigation? New York means a lot of walking between sights, plus subway navigation, restaurant searches, and steady social media use. Data needs for a city trip are modest but constant, since your phone is in near-continuous use for navigation. For a typical four- to five-day stay, a 5 GB package for 30 days fits well; for shorter trips with less photo uploading, the 3 GB variant for 15 days is enough too. eSIM for Florida: what do you need for Orlando and Miami? Florida trips with theme parks in Orlando and beach days in Miami often mean a whole family online at once, plus photos, videos, and app-based queue systems in the parks. Over two weeks, that adds up to more data than a simple city trip. A 10 GB package for 30 days covers it; with several users sharing the hotspot, it’s worth considering the 20 GB variant for 30 days. eSIM for the West Coast road trip: what fits LA, San Francisco, and Las Vegas? A road trip from Los Angeles through San Francisco to Las Vegas means days of navigation, music streaming in the car, and photos from changing cities. Data needs are correspondingly higher than for a stationary stay. For two weeks, a 20 GB package for 30 days fits, since navigation and streaming run the whole route without needing to top up along the way. eSIM for national parks in the Southwest: what should you expect? Grand Canyon, Zion, and other national parks in the Southwest often sit far from bigger cities, and practically every network has gaps in remote park sections. That’s not a provider-specific problem but a question of network coverage in sparsely populated areas generally. Download hiking routes and the key map sections offline beforehand, rather than relying solely on a data connection out there. A package you’re already using for your road trip, such as the 20 GB for 30 days, covers the park visit too — you don’t need a separate plan for it. eSIM for Route 66 and other long-distance trips: which plan lasts? Route 66 or similar long-distance trips across several states stretch over three to four weeks, with plenty of navigation, music, and photos along the way. For that length of trip, a package with a fixed 30-day validity is often cutting it close. A 20 GB package for 90 days gives you enough data and enough of a time buffer in case your route shifts along the way. eSIM for Hawaii: is a regular USA package enough? Hawaii is part of the USA eSIM’s nationwide coverage, though that’s no guarantee of reception on every single island. For a typical stay with beach time, hikes, and island hopping, a 5 GB package for 30 days is usually enough; for longer stays or a lot of video calls back home, 10 GB for 30 days is worth it. eSIM for Puerto Rico: a separate package instead of the USA plan Puerto Rico isn’t part of the USA eSIM’s coverage area; instead, there’s a separate Puerto Rico eSIM from €1.00. If you’re combining the USA with a side trip to Puerto Rico, just book the separate package for that leg of the trip instead of trying to stretch your USA data package to cover it. Frequently asked questions Does the USA eSIM run on T-Mobile or Verizon? According to the product page, the USA eSIM comes in variants for T-Mobile and Verizon, with 5G wherever the respective network offers it. Which variant you choose depends on the product page at the time of purchase. Can I run my rental car’s hotspot with the USA eSIM? Yes, hotspot and tethering are always possible with the USA eSIM. For navigating with multiple devices in the rental car or traveling with family, just share the connection through your phone’s hotspot function. Do I get continuous reception in national parks like Grand Canyon or Zion? We don’t have reliable data on that; in remote park sections, the connection can be weaker at times or drop out entirely, which is true of any mobile network in general. Download hiking routes and important map sections offline beforehand, rather than relying solely on a data connection out there. Who are the 90-day and 180-day packages worth it for? The long-term packages with 20 GB for 90 days or 50 GB for 180 days suit trips that stretch over several weeks or months, such as an extended Route 66 drive or a longer USA stay. A 30-day package would cut it close, since the validity would run out first. Does the USA eSIM also cover Puerto Rico? No,

POVNOMAD, Airalo, and Holafly each offer differently structured eSIMs for the USA. POVNOMAD data packages start at €2.50 (1 GB, 7 days), Airalo’s unlimited plans at €10.50 (3 days). The biggest difference: POVNOMAD names concrete networks — T-Mobile and Verizon — while Airalo only confirms “T-Mobile plus one more.” Check current Holafly prices directly at esim.holafly.com/de. The comparison at a glance Duration POVNOMAD (Unlimited Smart) Airalo (Unlimited) Holafly 3 days €5.90 €10.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 5 days €7.90 €16.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 7 days €10.90 €22.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 10 days €11.90 €30.50 see esim.holafly.com/de 15 days €18.90 €41.00 see esim.holafly.com/de 30 days €29.90 €60.50 see esim.holafly.com/de POVNOMAD prices as of 5 September 2026, Airalo and Holafly figures as of 1 September 2026, collected from povnomad.com, airalo.com, and esim.holafly.com (USA product pages, EUR). Fair-use details: for Unlimited Smart, POVNOMAD states both the daily high-speed threshold (1 GB) and the speed afterward (a steady 1 Mbit/s). Airalo’s own USA product page states no concrete threshold and no throttled speed for its unlimited plans. Holafly prices are deliberately left out here: the DE and EN product pages agree with each other, but a third, independent confirmation is missing, and some Holafly sub-pages quote different figures for the USA. Check Holafly prices directly and on the day at esim.holafly.com/de. As of 5 September 2026, POVNOMAD also offers Unlimited L and Unlimited XL with more daily high-speed data, see the table below. Prices are subject to change. New since September 2026: Unlimited L and Unlimited XL POVNOMAD adds two bigger tiers alongside Unlimited Smart: Unlimited L with 2 GB of high-speed data per day, and Unlimited XL with 3 GB per day, each followed by a steady 1 Mbit/s. Both run on standard IP, just like Unlimited Smart. Duration Unlimited Smart (1 GB/day) Unlimited L (2 GB/day) Unlimited XL (3 GB/day) 3 days €5.90 €7.90 €11.90 5 days €7.90 €10.90 €18.90 7 days €10.90 €14.90 €24.90 10 days €11.90 €21.90 €35.90 15 days €18.90 €30.90 €50.90 21 days €22.90 €41.90 €69.90 30 days €29.90 €58.90 €97.90 Prices as of 5 September 2026, povnomad.com/produkt/vereinigte-staaten-esim-usa-us/. All three tiers run on standard IP. The network difference POVNOMAD names T-Mobile or Verizon specifically for the USA, depending on the variant you choose, nationwide and with 5G where available. Airalo’s USA product page lists “T-Mobile” and “+1 more” carrier, without naming that second one. That makes POVNOMAD the only one of the three providers that names both US networks it actually uses. Checking Holafly’s own channels (accessed 1 September 2026) turns up an inconsistent picture: the product pages esim.holafly.com/de/esim-usa/ and esim.holafly.com/esim-usa/ name “AT&T / T-Mobile” (two networks), a Holafly blog post about O2 roaming in the USA names “AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile” (three networks), and another search-index result for a Holafly guide page names only “AT&T” (one network). These three versions contradict each other; which network(s) Holafly actually uses for the USA can’t be determined from its own channels alone. Data packages instead of unlimited For anyone who doesn’t need unlimited data, POVNOMAD offers fixed data packages in two IP variants: standard IP and US IP (a US-based IP address, useful for services that require a US location). Data volume Duration Standard IP US IP 1 GB 7 days €2.50 €2.90 3 GB 15 days €4.90 €5.90 3 GB 30 days €5.00 €6.00 5 GB 30 days €6.90 €7.90 10 GB 30 days €10.90 €12.90 20 GB 30 days €17.90 €19.90 20 GB 90 days €19.90 — 50 GB 30 days €37.90 — 50 GB 180 days €47.90 — Prices as of 1 September 2026, povnomad.com/produkt/vereinigte-staaten-esim-usa-us/. “—” = no US IP variant currently exists for this volume/duration. Two packages are especially well suited to longer stretches without unlimited data: 20 GB for 90 days at €19.90 and 50 GB for 180 days at €47.90. Hotspot is included with every POVNOMAD eSIM for the USA, and the validity period starts with the first connection to the network. Which plan for which trip For a one-week city trip, say to New York or Miami, a fixed package like 5 GB for 30 days (€6.90) usually covers it, or, with heavy map use and streaming, Unlimited Smart for 7 days (€10.90). For a two- to three-week road trip across several states, 20 GB for 30 days (€17.90 standard IP, €19.90 US IP) or Unlimited Smart for 15 days (€18.90) fits better; for an overview of individual regions, see the USA regions guide. Anyone preparing for a longer stay, say ahead of moving abroad or a study stint, gets through weeks without topping up using the long-term packages 20 GB for 90 days (€19.90) or 50 GB for 180 days (€47.90). Anyone who streams a lot on the road or runs frequent video calls gets more out of Unlimited L (2 GB of high-speed data per day, from €7.90 for 3 days) than Unlimited Smart. Families sharing a hotspot or streaming nonstop get the biggest buffer from Unlimited XL (3 GB per day, from €11.90 for 3 days). Frequently asked questions Which network does the USA eSIM use? POVNOMAD names T-Mobile or Verizon specifically for the USA, depending on the variant you choose, nationwide and with 5G where available. Airalo’s USA product page names “T-Mobile plus one more” network without giving the second name. Holafly’s own pages give inconsistent information on this (one to three networks, depending on the sub-page). What does an unlimited eSIM for the USA cost? POVNOMAD offers three tiers of unlimited data for the USA: Unlimited Smart from €5.90 (3 days) with 1 GB of high-speed data per day, Unlimited L from €7.90 (3 days) with 2 GB per day, and Unlimited XL from €11.90 (3 days) with 3 GB per day, each followed by a steady 1 Mbit/s; all three tiers run up to 30 days. Airalo lists unlimited plans from €10.50 for 3 days to €60.50 for 30 days, but states no concrete high-speed threshold or throttled speed. Check current Holafly prices for the USA at esim.holafly.com/de. As of

A POVNOMAD eSIM for China is valid nationwide on the mainland, whether you’re visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing, on a business trip in Shanghai, or moving between several cities. Starting at €2.90, a single data package covers the whole trip; which plan fits depends on how long you’re staying and how you use data, not on the destination itself. The POVNOMAD China eSIM runs over a data connection to Hong Kong or Singapore, which is why WhatsApp, Google Maps, and Instagram work without setting up a separate VPN. The table below matches common trip types to the right plans (as of 1 September 2026). Trip type Suggested plan Price Short trip to Beijing, 3 to 4 days 3 GB, 15 days (Hong Kong IP) €4.90 Beijing and Shanghai combined, 1 week 5 GB, 30 days (Hong Kong IP) €7.90 Multi-city trip, 2 weeks 10 GB, 30 days (Hong Kong IP) €11.90 Mainland and Hong Kong combined, 1 month Trio eSIM, 5 GB, 30 days €8.00 Business trip with video calls, 1 week Unlimited Smart, 7 days (Singapore IP) €11.90 Month-long trip with high data needs 20 GB, 30 days (Hong Kong IP) €17.90 Short trip focused on TikTok 1 GB, 7 days (Singapore IP) €3.50 Long-term stay of up to 6 months 50 GB, 180 days (Hong Kong IP) €42.90 All prices in the table: as of 1 September 2026. These figures are a starting point; the following sections show how to think it through for each destination. eSIM for Beijing: What fits sightseeing and business meetings? Beijing combines must-sees like the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Summer Palace with a city where ride-hailing, navigation, and translation apps run constantly in daily life. Anyone traveling for business also has video calls and email attachments to factor in. For a classic short trip of three to four days, a package with 3 GB for 15 days is enough; with a packed schedule and video calls, Unlimited Smart with its guaranteed daily allowance is the more relaxed choice, because your data won’t run out in the middle of a meeting. eSIM for Shanghai: Which plan fits the metropolis? Shanghai caters to business travelers just as much as to city trips between the Bund, Pudong, and the old town districts, plus constant use of subway navigation and restaurant apps. If you combine Shanghai with Beijing or another stop, a package with 5 GB for 30 days covers both cities without needing to top up in between. For daily video calls or heavy photo uploads from the skyline, Unlimited Smart with the Singapore IP is the better bet instead. eSIM for the Great Wall and the area around Beijing: What do you need for a day trip? Sections like Mutianyu or Badaling lie outside the city in hilly terrain, so a day trip means longer bus rides and sometimes weaker conditions for looking up maps on the fly. It’s worth saving the route and the key map sections offline the evening before in Beijing, rather than relying solely on your data connection while out there. An existing package from your Beijing stay, such as the 3 GB for 15 days, covers the trip too — you don’t need a separate plan for it. eSIM for Xi’an: How do you plan the trip to the Terracotta Army? Xi’an is usually reached as a stopover via high-speed train, for instance from Beijing, and for most travelers it revolves around the day trip to the Terracotta Army and its museum. A smaller data package is enough for train ticket apps, on-the-spot translation, and a few photos of the excavation site. For a one- to two-day stay, 1 GB for 7 days fits well; if you’re combining Xi’an with other stops, a larger multi-city package like 10 GB for 30 days would stretch across the whole route. eSIM for Chengdu: What fits pandas and Sichuan cuisine? Chengdu moves at a calmer pace than Beijing or Shanghai — a morning at the panda breeding center, street food tours through Sichuan cuisine in between, and short trips into the surrounding area. Data needs stay modest here, mostly maps, finding restaurants, and photos of the pandas. For a multi-day stay, a package with 3 GB for 15 days is usually enough. eSIM for Guilin and Yangshuo: What do you need for the karst landscape? The boat tour on the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo, as well as cycling tours through the karst landscape, are often reached via an overnight train or high-speed train from another city. For the long train ride, it’s worth loading timetables and the key map sections offline in advance, so you’re not dependent on your data connection through short tunnel stretches or more rural sections. For the stay itself — photos, navigation, and messages — a package with 5 GB for 30 days fits well with a one-week stopover. eSIM for Shenzhen and Guangzhou: What fits trade fairs and business trips? Shenzhen and Guangzhou matter mainly for trade fair visits like the Canton Fair and for tech-focused business trips, with a lot of back-and-forth between exhibition halls and meetings. Anyone handling emails, video calls, and trade fair catalogs over several days is better served by Unlimited Smart than by a fixed data package, because the daily allowance covers a full workday. For a shorter visit without much data use, a package with 5 GB for 30 days is also enough. Hong Kong and Macau: separate eSIMs or a combo package The POVNOMAD China eSIM covers mainland China; Hong Kong and Macau aren’t automatically included. If you’re combining both on one trip, say mainland China with a follow-on stay in Hong Kong, you don’t need to buy two separate eSIMs: the China eSIM for mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau covers all three territories with a single eSIM, from 1 GB for 7 days at €2.00 up to 50 GB for 180 days at €52.00. For a Hong Kong-only trip without a mainland stay, the

Yes, but only with the right eSIM: foreign eSIMs like POVNOMAD’s route data traffic through a roaming network outside mainland China (Hong Kong or Singapore, in POVNOMAD’s case), which makes WhatsApp usable without setting up a separate VPN. Airalo and Holafly rely on a similar principle too — though they explain it with varying degrees of transparency. Why this question comes up at all China blocks a range of foreign services on its own mobile and fixed-line networks — including WhatsApp, most Google services, and Instagram. This system, known as the “Great Firewall,” filters traffic at the country’s border before it reaches the Chinese internet. Anyone using a Chinese SIM card or Chinese Wi-Fi is subject to this filtering, regardless of device or operating system. Foreign eSIMs for China, on the other hand, don’t really use a Chinese mobile network at all — they use roaming: the device does register with a Chinese network, but the data traffic is technically routed through the eSIM provider’s home network — a principle common in international travel roaming that isn’t specific to China. If that home network is located outside mainland China, say in Hong Kong or Singapore, the Great Firewall’s filtering doesn’t apply, because from the Chinese network’s perspective the traffic never passes through the country as Chinese traffic in the first place. That’s exactly why WhatsApp and similar services work without an extra VPN app on some China eSIMs, while they’d stay blocked with a local Chinese SIM card. What the three providers say themselves POVNOMAD describes the principle on its own product page for the China eSIM like this: data traffic runs via Hong Kong or Singapore (roaming) — which makes WhatsApp, Google Maps, and Instagram usable without setting up a separate VPN (povnomad.com/produkt/china-esim/, accessed 01.09.2026). The statement names three specific services rather than making a blanket “everything works” promise. On its main product page for China, Airalo doesn’t go into detail about specific services or the Great Firewall; it merely states, in essence, that an Airalo China eSIM makes staying connected on the road easier (airalo.com/china-esim or airalo.com/de/china-esim, accessed 01.09.2026). Airalo goes into more detail in its own blog post: “All Airalo eSIMs bypass the Great Firewall by routing your traffic outside mainland China, so you don’t need a VPN” — and specifically about one service: “you can use WhatsApp in China with an Airalo eSIM, as your internet usage is typically routed through servers outside of the country” (airalo.com/blog/best-esim-for-china, accessed 01.09.2026). This blog post makes no statement about Google services or Instagram. With Holafly, there’s a noticeable discrepancy between two of its own pages. On the sales page for the China eSIM, Holafly presents WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook as usable features without mentioning that these services are blocked in China or that a VPN is involved; in its own guide article, by contrast, Holafly explicitly writes “WhatsApp has been banned in China since 2017” and explains that its eSIM includes a built-in VPN through which, according to Holafly, “all the apps the Great Firewall has blocked” become usable — named there specifically are “Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and all the Google services” (sales page: esim.holafly.com/de/esim-china/; guide article: esim.holafly.com/internet/does-whatsapp-work-in-china/; both accessed on 01.09.2026). For customers who only read the sales page, it therefore remains unclear that the advertised services in China are only reachable in the first place because of a technical workaround. POVNOMAD’s plans in detail Data volume / validity Hong Kong IP Singapore IP 1 GB / 7 days €2.90 €3.50 3 GB / 15 days €4.90 €5.50 5 GB / 30 days €7.90 €8.90 10 GB / 30 days €11.90 €12.90 20 GB / 30 days €17.90 €19.90 50 GB / 30 days €34.90 €39.90 50 GB / 180 days €42.90 — All prices as of 01.09.2026, source: povnomad.com/produkt/china-esim/. The Singapore IP is additionally listed on the product page as “TikTok ready.” “—” = this tier is only available with the Hong Kong IP. There’s also Unlimited Smart, bookable only with the Singapore IP: 7 days €11.90 · 15 days €19.90 · 30 days €34.90, with 1 GB of high-speed data per day and then an uninterrupted 1 Mbit/s afterward. Hotspot is possible with all China eSIMs, the validity period only starts with the first connection in the destination country, the eSIM can be activated for up to 100 days after purchase, the QR code usually arrives within a few minutes, or alternatively you can purchase and install directly in the POVNOMAD app for iOS and Android; German-based support and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. The standard China eSIM on this page covers mainland China. If you’re also visiting Hong Kong and Macau, get the Trio eSIM for mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau instead, from €2.00 (1 GB/7 days); POVNOMAD also offers separate eSIMs just for Hong Kong and just for Macau. Prices are subject to change. Which plan for which trip For a one-week business trip with email, map services, and occasional WhatsApp use, the Hong Kong IP with 3 GB for 15 days (€4.90) is usually enough as a buffer; if you’re only on the ground for a few days and need little data, 1 GB for 7 days (€2.90) will also do. For a two-week multi-city trip with more photos, uploads, and navigation, 10 GB for 30 days is a good fit (€11.90 with the Hong Kong IP, €12.90 with the Singapore IP) — the 30-day validity covers the two weeks with a buffer. For longer stays spanning several weeks, either 50 GB for 180 days with the Hong Kong IP (€42.90) for moderate data needs, or Unlimited Smart with the Singapore IP (€34.90 for 30 days, 1 GB of high-speed data per day, then 1 Mbit/s) for high but not time-critical data needs, are worth considering. If you’re mainly in China for TikTok, pay attention to the Singapore IP variant: POVNOMAD lists it on the product page as “TikTok ready” — that’s a label from the provider, not a guarantee that the

The right eSIM for Turkey depends mainly on how long you’re travelling and how you use data on the ground, not on the individual city: a data package for a short city break, an unlimited plan with a fixed term for two weeks by the sea, or a longer round trip. The sections below match Istanbul, Antalya, Cappadocia, Alanya, Bodrum, Side, Izmir, Marmaris, Fethiye and the Black Sea coast each to a suitable POVNOMAD plan. Quick decision: which plan fits which trip Trip type Recommended plan Price (as of 30 August 2026) City break, 4 days (e.g. Istanbul) Standard, 1 GB / 7 days €2.90 Two weeks all-inclusive (e.g. Antalya, Side) Premium, 3 GB / 15 days €4.90 Round trip through several regions Premium, Unlimited Smart, 30 days €31.90 Working digitally on the road Premium, Unlimited XL, 30 days €67.90 Family with hotspot for several devices Standard, Unlimited XL, 30 days €59.90 Premium is recommended three times in the table because the eSIM uses two networks instead of one, giving it more coverage options away from cities, for example on coasts and in mountain regions, than a single network. All plans are available in the Standard product and the Premium product. With Unlimited Smart, 1 GB of high-speed data is available every 24 hours, after which the connection continues uninterrupted at 1 Mbit/s. With Unlimited XL, it’s 3 GB of high-speed data every 24 hours, after which the same applies. Standard or Premium? The Standard eSIM runs on the Vodafone Türkiye network and is enough for cities and hotel resorts. The Premium eSIM additionally uses Türk Telekom and automatically switches to whichever of the two networks is stronger, which offers more coverage options than a single network in coastal towns, mountain regions and on round trips with changing locations. Both products are available as a data package and as an unlimited plan: Turkey eSIM and Turkey eSIM Premium. Which eSIM for Istanbul? For a city break with bazaar visits, ferry rides across the Bosphorus and a lot of navigation on foot, the 1 GB package for 7 days is usually enough (Standard, €2.90, as of 30 August 2026). Anyone uploading a lot of photos and videos directly or staying longer than a week is better served by the Unlimited Smart option, for example on a trip back and forth between the European and Asian sides with several days of sightseeing. For typical city routes, the Standard eSIM on the Vodafone Türkiye network is enough, without needing the Premium variant’s second network option. Which eSIM for Antalya? In hotel resorts with their own WiFi, a small data package is often enough for directions, messages and occasional browsing by the pool. For two weeks all-inclusive with trips to the old town of Kaleiçi or to the Düden Waterfalls, the Premium option with 3 GB for 15 days (€4.90, as of 30 August 2026) fits better, because boat trips and day excursions outside the hotel WiFi need more data volume. Anyone spending most of their time in the hotel area around the city can get by with the Standard eSIM on the Vodafone Türkiye network. Which eSIM for Cappadocia? Sunrise balloon rides, photos of fairy chimneys and videos for social media need more data volume on individual days than an ordinary travel day. The Unlimited Smart option with 1 GB of high-speed data every 24 hours covers such an intensive day without needing a new package mid-trip, even though Cappadocia is usually just one stop within a longer round trip. Because the location keeps changing on such a round trip, the Premium eSIM scores here with its second network option compared to the Standard eSIM. Which eSIM for Alanya? Alanya is usually booked as a base for a beach holiday with day trips to the castle or into the mountains. For the length of a typical package holiday, an unlimited plan with a fixed term fits better than a small data package, because photos, map apps and messengers run throughout the whole trip and the data volume is hard to plan in advance with a fixed data package. Which eSIM for Bodrum? Between the marina, several coastal towns on the peninsula and the ferry to Kos, the location often changes several times a day. An unlimited eSIM with a fixed term saves you from having to work out how much data volume is left for navigation and finding restaurants, no matter which town on the peninsula or which evening of nightlife you’re in. On the peninsula with its many small towns, the Premium eSIM’s second network option offers more coverage options than the Standard eSIM with a single network. Which eSIM for Side? Side is often booked as a quiet base for a hotel resort with trips to the ancient temples by the harbour and the shopping streets of the old town. For a plain holiday week, a small data package is enough; for two weeks or several trips into the surrounding area, an unlimited plan with a fixed term is more worthwhile. For the town itself, the Standard eSIM on the Vodafone Türkiye network is usually enough. Which eSIM for Izmir? Izmir is visited both for city trips and for business appointments, with video calls, emails and map apps in alternation, and often also as a starting point for a day trip to Ephesus. For working digitally on the road, the Unlimited XL option with 3 GB of high-speed data every 24 hours fits better than a fixed data package. For the city itself, the Standard eSIM on the Vodafone Türkiye network is usually enough; the Premium eSIM’s second network option pays off more on a day trip into the surrounding area such as Ephesus. Which eSIM for Marmaris? Marmaris combines a beach holiday with boat trips to the bays, water sports and a nightlife where location services and messengers run continuously. For a one- to two-week trip, an unlimited plan with a fixed term fits, so that the data volume

For Egypt, POVNOMAD, Airalo, and Holafly each offer Unlimited eSIMs that differ quite a bit: POVNOMAD is the only provider with two networks in its portfolio (Etisalat and Orange), and it states both the daily high-speed threshold and the throttled speed afterwards for its Unlimited plans. Airalo and Holafly use only Orange. This comparison shows all Unlimited prices as of 31 August 2026. The comparison at a glance Duration POVNOMAD Airalo Holafly 3 days €8.90 (Smart, 1 GB/day)€15.90 (L, 2 GB/day) €17.50 €18.90 5 days €13.90 (Smart)€25.90 (L) €25.50 €26.90 7 days €18.90 (Smart)€35.90 (L) €28.50 €33.90 10 days €26.90 (Smart)€49.90 (L) €31.00 €36.90 15 days €39.90 (Smart)€74.90 (L) €43.50 €46.90 30 days — * €80.00 €90.50 All prices as of 31 August 2026, collected from povnomad.com, airalo.com, and esim.holafly.com/de (Egypt product pages, EUR). “—” = POVNOMAD Unlimited stops at 15 days; for stays beyond 15 days, POVNOMAD’s data packages are usually cheaper, for example 20 GB for 30 days from €28.90. High-speed data per day: POVNOMAD Smart 1 GB, POVNOMAD L 2 GB, then uninterrupted 1 Mbit/s in each case; Airalo states 3 GB of high-speed data per day in its own fair-use policy but doesn’t specify the throttled speed afterwards; Holafly states neither a threshold nor a throttled speed. Prices are subject to change. The network difference: one network or two For Egypt, Airalo names the Orange network plus an “additional” carrier that Airalo doesn’t name on its product page. Holafly lists only Orange (MobiNil) for Egypt. Of the three providers, POVNOMAD is the only one whose Egypt packages name two networks: Etisalat and Orange, depending on the package chosen, both with 4G/5G. Having two networks in the portfolio means more choice if one of the two networks has weaker reception in a particular location. What “unlimited” means with each provider The word “unlimited” says little on its own unless it’s clear when and how much throttling kicks in. For Unlimited Smart and Unlimited L, POVNOMAD states both figures: the daily high-speed threshold (1 GB or 2 GB) and the speed afterwards (uninterrupted 1 Mbit/s). In its own fair-use policy, Airalo states a daily threshold of 3 GB of high-speed data but doesn’t say what speed follows. For Egypt, Holafly states neither a daily threshold nor a throttled speed, instead pointing generally to the carriers’ fair-usage policies, whose throttling, according to Holafly, lasts “at most one day”. One example of how quickly such details can change: Holafly’s own German comparison page is dated 31 July 2026 and states there that Airalo doesn’t offer unlimited data for Egypt. When checked a month later, on 31 August 2026, Airalo’s own website demonstrably lists Unlimited packages for Egypt. Above all, that shows one thing: with provider comparisons, the date matters, not just the claim itself. Which plan for which trip For a one-week beach holiday in Hurghada or Sharm el-Sheikh with plenty of time on hotel Wi-Fi, Unlimited Smart for 7 days (€18.90) is usually enough; if you also stream or navigate a lot while out and about, go for Unlimited L for 7 days (€35.90). For a two-week tour, say with stops in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan, Unlimited Smart for 15 days (€39.90) covers the whole trip without a gap; for more on the individual regions, see the Egypt regional guide. For longer stays beyond 15 days, for example on multi-week trips with moderate data needs, POVNOMAD’s data packages up to 20 GB for 30 days (€28.90) work out cheaper than a second Unlimited period — you find all packages on the Egypt eSIM page. Frequently asked questions Which Egypt eSIM has unlimited data? All three providers compared here, POVNOMAD, Airalo, and Holafly, offer Unlimited eSIMs for Egypt as of 31 August 2026. They differ in price and in how precisely each provider states the daily high-speed threshold and the throttled speed afterwards. What does an Unlimited eSIM for Egypt cost? For 7 days, Unlimited costs €18.90 at POVNOMAD (Smart, 1 GB high-speed/day) or €35.90 (L, 2 GB/day), €28.50 at Airalo, and €33.90 at Holafly. For 30 days, Airalo offers Unlimited for €80.00 and Holafly for €90.50; POVNOMAD only offers Unlimited up to 15 days (€39.90 Smart or €74.90 L), and its data packages are usually cheaper for longer stays. All prices as of 31 August 2026. Which network do the Egypt eSIMs use? POVNOMAD offers packages on two networks, Etisalat and Orange, depending on the plan chosen. Airalo names Orange and an unspecified additional carrier. Holafly uses only Orange (MobiNil) for Egypt. Can I also use a hotspot with the Egypt eSIM? With POVNOMAD, hotspot or tethering is possible on all Egypt eSIMs, so you can, for example, connect a tablet or laptop through your smartphone’s eSIM. How quickly is the eSIM ready to use after purchase? With POVNOMAD, the QR code for installation usually arrives by email within a few minutes. Alternatively, you can buy and install the eSIM directly in the POVNOMAD app for iOS and Android. How do I know if the information about Airalo and Holafly is still current? Provider prices and plan details for Egypt change from time to time, as shown by the difference between Holafly’s own date of 31 July 2026 and the 31 August 2026 date used here. Before you buy, it’s best to check directly on airalo.com or esim.holafly.com/de whether the prices and terms mentioned still apply. We ran the same comparison for neighbouring Tunisia: Tunisia eSIM with unlimited data: POVNOMAD vs Airalo vs Holafly (as of 4 September 2026). All prices: as of 31 August 2026. Sources: povnomad.com, airalo.com, esim.holafly.com/de. Prices are subject to change.