Data heavy eSIM for Germany

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AgentK

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#312535 25-Apr-2024 12:27

Has anyone more recently purchased an eSIM for Germany (ideally with a +49 country code, but not a must due to EU roaming) they can recommend for a 4 week stay over there?

Main requirements are 20-30+ GB (for 30 days or a month) of data plus ideally all calls/SMSs nationally included.

Any recommendations/suggestions very appreciated.

Kiwifan

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#3222789 25-Apr-2024 13:29

I haven’t used an eSIM but while I was on Simcorner NZ looking for physical sims I saw they had eSims ranging from 24gb up to 200gb. There is a 30 day limit just like the standard sims but as we are away for longer we purchased two sims each.

There maybe other brands that are cheaper out there. Good luck.

AgentK

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#3222794 25-Apr-2024 13:44

Yeah, Simcorner looks interesting. Generally it seems most EU/German eSIMs only provide data and no voice/phone number. Not sure why that is - some personal identification laws in the EU for buying a "proper" prepaid card maybe?

taneb1

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#3222852 25-Apr-2024 15:20

As others have mentioned, Simcorner has been my go to recommendation, have had a few friends visit Europe the past year and they've used this eSIM for $81 NZD - https://nz.simcorner.com/products/esim-europe-sim-30gb

It does give you a French phone number, but comes with Unlimited EU calling / SMS.

Alternatively you can just buy a similar eSIM directly from Orange itself with slightly higher data cap for $90NZD - https://travel.orange.com/en/buy-a-sim/offers/europe

In terms of local eSIM, believe the only company that offer it is Germany is Telekom/T-Mobile but their plans are pretty poor data wise,

Any comments made are my personal views and does not represent those of my employer

AgentK

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#3224014 29-Apr-2024 09:37

Solution in the end was to get a small 1GB Airalo eSIM for the first few days of data for 5US$. Super easy and smooth to setup on their iPhone while still in NZ and then it just activated.

And then they will just head into a shop and get a Lyca Mobile DE SIM with 10s of GB and a proper phone number.

Thanks for all the suggestions!