Airalo eSIM Review + Tutorial | No Roaming Fees For International Travel

in this video I'm going to be walking you through how to get affordable data in over 200 countries with only a few steps in less than a couple of minutes if you're looking for an affordable way to stay connected during your travels then AO eim may be exactly what you're looking for so keep watching I'll be sharing why AO is different than other e providers what I personally like about it and who I think will benefit the most from this type of e package I have tried all of the ways of staying connected during international travels and and earlier this year I tried an eim for the first time and immediately knew that this was the smartest easiest most convenient way to stay connected if you've never heard of an eim before let me give you a brief explanation an eim isn't those physical plastic SIM cards that you typically see in your cell phone it is already embedded in your phone when you purchase your phone and this embedded eim allows you to connect to different networks all around the world through a eim carrier like AO there are several eim companies out there so why choose AO if you're anything like me then you look for reviews for anything before you purchase it this could be any type of like travel product a hotel a restaurant like anything you name it I look up reviews before I I personally experience it or purchase it for myself if you do a quick Google search for airlo esam you will quickly discover that there are over 150,000 reviews with an average of 4.7 Stars which in my books is very good it makes makes me want to learn more it makes me feel very confident about the product AO is a travel musthave when it comes to solving these common problems I'm going to share that International Travelers face when it comes to staying connected one expensive international data raming fees two needing to go out and actually find a local SIM card when you get to a destination just running around the airport or on your first day trying to find a store that sells them not very convenient and timec consuming the risk of losing the SIM card for your home country plan when you are swapping out your regular SIM card for a local SIM card I am one of those people that has nearly lost my SIM card I don't know how many times when I'm swapping it out for another one and literally it's like finding trying to find a needle in a hay stack it's not fun and number four wasting time constantly looking for Wi-Fi connections when you can be using that time exploring the new place you're in but what makes AO stand out as an eim carrier where most eim providers work fairly similarly I found that AO offers competitive pricing while they don't offer unlimited data plans they do offer packages ranging from 1 gig to 20 gigs so unless you are spending your days while you're traveling School scrolling through Instagram or uploading YouTube videos working as a digital Nomad and you need to use a lot of data or streaming download TV shows and movies having unlimited data is not really necessary necessary another cool feature about AOW are the three options that you get when it comes to choosing your plan they have three categories when it comes to packages to choose from local Regional and Global eims local are packages that offer data in only one specific destination where Regional is a specific region like Europe for example so you're going to get many countries um on one plan so if you're doing a Euro trip that's really good and Global which is a plan that gives you data coverage on one single plan in 130 countries around the world which is awesome for round the world trip so you need one plan and it will connect you to 130 countries around the world you don't have to buy bajillion eims anymore you don't have to worry about that one plan and you can connect all around the world so cool okay so now let's actually get into setting up your eim what will that look like and does it really take only a couple of minutes to set up but before we get into that it's important to note that not all phones are eim compatible so there is a list that AO provides I'll link that in the description box below go check that out make sure your phone is on that list before you take the next step okay this is how easy it is to set up first you're going to want to download the AO app next you're going to want to find the plan that works best for you where are you going is it a single country trip or are you going to multiple destinations is it a Around the World trip how long are you going for how much data do you think you're actually going to use when once you do find your plan you click on it you go to purchase follow the steps to purchase it and then boom then you're going to want to follow the instructions that AO provides to you to set up your sim read that through click a couple of buttons and voila you're ready to go it's really that easy no more needing to call your cell phone provider back home and try to change change plans no more purchasing expensive international data roaming plans no more needing to look for a local Sim when you get to the country you just literally purchase a plan and then it activates once you get to your destination as soon as you step off that plane you're connected so you don't have to worry about trying to find Wi-Fi to connect to you so you can you know contact an Uber driver you already have data you're good to go before using an eim I would arrive at my destination immediately start to look for a place where I can buy a local SIM card in the airport instead of just go right to my hotel and start my trip I'm literally running around the airport looking and then you got to set it up which can take a while as well so I don't have to do that anymore which is really nice now I can purchase an eim usually a day or two before my trip so that it is ready to go it is important to note that not all of the heow plans are the same when it comes to activation some plans as soon as you hit purchase activate right away while other plans you can purchase ahead of time and they will activate once you land in your destination so it's important to know that so that you're not purchasing a plan it's already activated but you're not traveling for another week heow does offer competitive pricing but sometimes local Sims are cheaper depending on the length of your stay as well as the destination but they are not as convenient and I'm willing to pay a little bit more for convenience on the flip side there are a packages that are cheaper than buying a local Zim it is for sure cheaper to get an eim package than use your cell phone provider back home international roaming packages that they offer which are ridiculously expensive like 12215 per day no thank you there is an expiration date on AO e packages so once you activate it you have as many days as you purchase there's no pause button there's no pause button on my data plan back home anyways so it's similar but with the local s you're doing pay as you go so you basically have as many days as you have data left so if you use it on in one day it's gone after one day if you use it over the course of 20 days then you have it for 20 days but with AO eim packages you can also top up so if you are running out of data you can just choose the top up option and add a couple more gigs to your plan and what's great through the AO app you can see how much data you have already used so you can top up before you run out with a local Sam you have to like search for a store that sells minutes and you can be running around the city trying to find these places cuz they're not everywhere in every destination and then you have the weit line you know pay some money and top up with the eim you can just do it with your phone literally a click click of a button and you're good another feature that is worth mentioning is that you can tether your data so you can connect to other devices your computer or someone else's phone that you're traveling with so that they can use your data as well but of course data will run out fast that way but you can always top up if you need to so if you are planning your next international trip aot eim can be the solution to saving you time money convenience when it comes to staying connected and be sure to check out the description box below there's a special link there that will save you $3 on any AO eim package you save $3 I get $3 I think it's a pretty win-win and I will see you in the next video Happy travels

Channel: Kristen & Siya

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Length: 8min 21sec (501 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 18 2023