E-Sim deals? 12 July 2022 at 12:15PM in Mobiles 5 replies 799 views

WantsItAll4Free

Hi - does anyone know of some decent e-sim contracts? I currently have 2 numbers. Bought an iPhone 13 to enable both numbers on the same phone... Unfortunately I cannot seem to find an e-sim contract for sensible money. Anyone found any good deals?

tinker411

Depends what you mean by good deal and what usage you have in mind.

For unlimited calls/texts/data the cheapest esim offer I've found is:

https://www.esim.net/UK

which runs on O2. Disclaimer - no idea what they're like as an operation though, for customer support etc.

k_man

Lots of data only roaming eSIMs (useful for emergency/backup alternate network provider access, or international)
E.g. list of providers from:

Esimdb.com

Esims.io

But for a UK mobile number, only ones I could find at anything like reasonable found via

https://5g.co.uk/guides/which-operators-offer-esims/#Which_networks_offer_eSIMs

Both are 4G for £6

Vodafone basics (12 month)
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/bundles-and-sims/sim-only-deals/basics/c/

Virgin (30 day)
https://www.virginmedia.com/mobile/sim-only/pay-monthly-sim?contractDuration=30&tariffID=1312778870

I didn't however choose either (so can't confirm these tariffs definitely prove eSIM) as I have an Android phone, and WiFi calling support on Android is poor from both these

WantsItAll4Free

Thanks for your replies. I'm looking at the O2 and Virgin options now.

Yes it is for a UK mobile. I suppose I wanted reasonable data (10 GB more than adequate) unlimited calls/texts and EU roaming.

Bit surprised about this - not the market choice we're used to!

WantsItAll4Free

For anyone else interested on here - I've tried Virgin today and they aren't offering e-sims yet. They say it'll come online at some point....!

k_man

Shame about Virgin, as the 30 day contract was appealing.