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Country packs, regionals, and a Global pack of 117 countries, delivered as a QR by email. Here is how that stacks up.
Home roaming
No app. You pay after the trip, often the highest rate. Keep your number.
Airport SIM
Queue at the counter. Plastic. A new country is a new SIM.
App shop
Works. Needs an install and an account. Often a new buy per country.
InboxSIM
QR by email, no app. Country, regional, or Global pack. A regional pack covers several stops in one install. Not installed? Refund within 30 days.
| Home roaming | Airport SIM | App shop | InboxSIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App to install | No | No | Yes | No |
| When you pay | After the trip | At the counter | In the app | Once, before you fly |
| Starts | When you roam | When they hand it over | Plan rules | First attach. Country page if a pack starts on install |
| Top-up | n/a | New SIM | Often a new buy | If the plan allows it, same coverage |
| New country | Same bill, new rate | New SIM | Often a new install | New QR |
| Refund | Carrier policy | Rare | Shop policy | 30 days if not installed |
| Phone number | Your home number | Sometimes | Usually no | Data only; WhatsApp keeps your home number |
Same pack, side by side
5 GB for 30 days. eSIMPal prices read from their country pages on 3 Oct 2026; ours are live.
| Country | eSIMPal | InboxSIM |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | $15.90 | $4.90 |
| United States | $9.90 | $4.90 |
| Thailand | $8.90 | $4.90 |
| Indonesia | $7.90 | $4.90 |
| Vietnam | $7.90 | $5.90 |
| Italy | $5.90 | $4.90 |
| United Kingdom | $5.90 | $4.90 |
| Spain | $5.90 | $4.90 |
| France | $5.90 | $4.90 |
| Germany | $5.90 | $4.90 |
| Turkey | $4.90 | $4.90 |
How we price
USD only. Public prices end in .90. A typical 1 GB / 7 day pack starts at $2.90. Japan on the live catalog is $2.90 / $3.90 / $4.90 / $8.90 / $12.90 / $24.90. Other countries: wholesale plus our margin, with a floor per size (1 GB $2.90, 5 GB $4.90, 10 GB $8.90, 20 GB $12.90, 50 GB $24.90), rounded to .90. Where the supplier is expensive (Angola, for example) the price follows it.
The number on the country page is the USD price you pay. No booking fee on top.
Against app shops
Airalo, Nomad, Holafly, and Saily take an app and an account. Holafly sells unlimited; we do not. Airalo’s Germany page (September 2026) leads with unlimited from $11 / 3 days; our Germany packs are fixed GB on the country page. Holafly’s Japan page sells unlimited days (7 days $27.50 in September 2026); we sell fixed packs from 1 to 50 GB. Airalo Eurolink lists France; our Europe regional does not. Global is 117 countries, not Earth.
Outside the catalog
- An eSIM for every country on Earth. Global lists 117. A country not on that list needs a country pack or a regional that includes it.
- Unlimited data. Packs have a GB amount. Fair-use throttle pages exist at Airalo because they sell unlimited; ours: fair use.
- A phone number or SMS inbox.
- An Apple Watch profile. Airalo and Holafly do not install on watchOS either. The Watch can use the iPhone over Bluetooth.
- Cruise or inflight data. GigSky sells those SKUs. Ours are land networks in the listed countries.
- A Great Firewall bypass. Airalo’s China help says their packs are roaming-routed, so Google works without a VPN. We do not copy that claim.
- Gift cards, Airmoney, or a refer-a-friend credit. Airalo’s referral program (July 2026) pays Airmoney; we have no account and no loyalty balance.
- Nomad Pass or a Saily/Nord VPN bundle. Data only. If you want a VPN, install one at home — we do not sell one.
- Data outside the pack’s country list. Install anywhere; attach in coverage.
- A live GB meter. Host usage can lag a few hours. Order lookup can show a lagged remaining amount after you buy.
- A 30-day no-questions refund after the profile is on the phone.
What we do sell
- A country, regional, or Global pack, QR in mail, no app. See destinations.
- Extra GB on the same profile when the plan allows it — same coverage only. New country = new QR. The country page says Top-up. Reuse.
- Cancel and refund if the QR was never scanned and the profile is not on the phone — ask within 30 days of issue. Refunds.