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5.0 out of 5 starsIt’s an eSIM and it works
Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2024
I used this eSIM for almost a month in April/May 2024. It worked great while I travelled through England, Scotland, Spain and Portugal. But, you must make sure that your phone supports eSims before you buy this.
Setup is easy and can be done at home the day before you leave. Then as soon as you land in Europe, you can disable your North American eSIM and turn on this one. Mine connected immediately and gave me my temporary French phone number. I was able text from that number to my Uk friends and relatives with no problem. Texting outside of Europe is not allowed as far as I could tell. We used WhatsApp to keep in touch with our Canadian relatives while in Europe. iMessage worked for the family members with iPads and iPhones. We bought the 50gb version and had lots of data to do everything we needed. The 5G connection worked everywhere we went and was as fast as you would expect.
The best part of the eSIM was that all my Apps worked exactly the same in Europe as they do at home in Canada when I am connected to Telus. One caution is that you may not be able to use your banking Apps if you rely on two factor authentication through a text message to your regular phone number. You will not be able to receive text messages to your normal phone number if you’re only connected to this eSIM. So, you might need to change your two factor authentication method to either an email or an authenticator App like Google Authenticator. Or, you could turn on Telus roaming for one day and pay $15 to get your banking done.