r/eSIMs

So I am looking for gb's without expiry date. I have been using maya and it is pretty good, but it expires like every other esim. So now I am looking at companies like keepgo, roamless and jetogo.

jetogo is tempting for me, but it is so new that it makes me anxious because it does not have any reviewers or any youtube videos. So i don't know how reliable it is but it is very cheap for my location (Netherlands).

roamless and keepgo is longer established.

any advice?

P.S. I only want to use internet for emergencies outside, which is not often. thats the reason for no expiry, but i want a solid connection without headaches.

So I bought Jetpac’s “Unlimited Data” eSIM for a trip to Thailand. Turns out “unlimited” means 3GB of usable speed per day, then you get throttled to 256kbps. That’s basically unusable. I was working remotely with no WiFi access, so 3GB was gone before lunchtime most days.

The throttling isn’t mentioned in the product name. You’d only know about it if you clicked a “See details” button on their website. The actual product you’re buying just says “Unlimited Data” in big bold text.

I raised a formal complaint about misleading advertising and spent over two hours being bounced between three agents. I brought up actual consumer law cases where companies were fined for doing exactly this. The ACCC in Australia took Optus to Federal Court for advertising “unlimited broadband” that throttled to 256kbps (same speed as Jetpac) and the court declared it misleading. The FTC in the US fined AT&T $60 million for the same thing and specifically ruled that hiding restrictions behind hyperlinks doesn’t count as proper disclosure. Jetpac is based in Singapore, where the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act also makes it an unfair practice to mislead consumers.

Not one agent acknowledged any of this. They just kept repeating the same scripted lines about fair usage and pointing me back to the “See details” button.

The best part? A supervisor named Kay straight up closed the chat on me while my complaint was still active and I’d been asking to be escalated. I wasn’t rude or aggressive at any point. I was then connected to a brand new agent who started the whole script over again. After 6+ hours, still no resolution.

Here’s what really gets me though. Multiple independent review sites (TechRadar, Monito, Cybernews) all describe Jetpac as having “no data throttling.” So either their marketing to press outlets is wrong, or the throttle on their “Unlimited” plans shouldn’t exist. Pick one.

I’m now filing formal complaints with the ACCC in Australia, and the CCCS and CASE in Singapore. If you’ve had the same experience with Jetpac’s “Unlimited” plan, I want to hear from you. Group complaints carry way more weight with regulators than individual ones.

DM me or drop a comment if you’ve been affected. Happy to share the full chat log and the legal precedents I’ve compiled.

I've used GigSky eSIMS successfully a few times recently, but I don't like the time restriction - by that I mean you have a limit both on the amount of data and the time within it must be used (e.g., 3GB/5 days.) Are there any eSIMS that can be used at sea that only have a data limit, but don't expire (or have a longer coverage period with smaller data amounts?) The problem for me is that the data/time caps are not always the best match. For example - I might want 30 days of coverage, but I don't want to pay for the data amount that pairs with that coverage. I'd like to just be able to buy a fixed amount of data that either doesn't expire or covers a much longer period, like a full year.

I'm traveling in 3 days and wanted to install (and not active yet obviously). When I click on 'start installation', it brings up a windows "Activate your eSIM - iPhone will share your EID with the carrier or provider to activate your eSIM. iPhone may temporarily connect to a network to do this".

What is this 'activation' before the travel? Is it to temporarily activate for the sake of installation? I'm finding this step confusing.

For completeness, please advise what steps to take once I land.