eSims, what is your experience.

[kevrosmith]

I'll be in Portugal for a week, Lyca pt has 50gb + unlimited local calls €4/mth esim. And some EU roaming AFTER activing in pt. Seems too cheap.
Anyone used them, any issues cancelling with no ongoing commitment?

Lyca Boss 50GB – Unlimited Calls & 50GB Data for €4 | Lyca Mobile Portugal

Get 50GB data, unlimited calls & SMS, EU roaming, and free SIM/eSIM for just €4. No contract and easy activation with Lyca Mobile Portugal.

www.lycamobile.pt

I used Lyca Mobile France in France in May 2025 on a deal like this and it worked fine. Setup instructions (sms) came in French & English so it was fairly easy. In France, had to register sim online (provide passport details etc.) so not sure if that was an EU requirement or particular to France Lyca mobile.

 

[Scarlett]

Something I’ve noticed with two eSIMs now: they often work in more places than advertised!
My current JamboSim I’m using was chosen as it offered good coverage in South America, including Bolivia. It didn’t cover Uruguay so I have a second (Orange FR) eSIM which I was going to activate for the second half of the trip.

Well I’m posting this from Uruguay and haven’t swapped eSIM yet, so this JamboSim DOES have access here. I’m currently roaming data from the Tigo network.

I’ve had his occur elsewhere where an eSIM actually does have more access than advertised: I think it was in the Caribbean.

 

[SYD]

Something I’ve noticed with two eSIMs now: they often work in more places than advertised!
My current JamboSim I’m using was chosen as it offered good coverage in South America, including Bolivia. It didn’t cover Uruguay so I have a second (Orange FR) eSIM which I was going to activate for the second half of the trip.

Well I’m posting this from Uruguay and haven’t swapped eSIM yet, so this JamboSim DOES have access here. I’m currently roaming data from the Tigo network.

I’ve had his occur elsewhere where an eSIM actually does have more access than advertised: I think it was in the Caribbean.

Well, you’re doing better than us when we went to Uruguay ~2yrs ago.

I had a Flexiroam SAm plan that included Uruguay when I bought it during a sale but by the time we landed, it had been removed! WTF!

Compounding that, Optus DIDN’T roam AT ALL! Not even receiving SMS…. It was on their PAYG countries, but if you’re on the $5 daily roaming plan, no roaming in Uruguay…….