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How Do eSIM Plans Work?
Step 1: Purchase Your eSIM Data Pack
You'll receive an email with your eSIM after purchase, no matter where you are in the world.
Step 2: Receive Activation Details
You'll get a QR code or manual installation instructions via email and WhatsApp to activate your eSIM.
Step 3: Install And Activate Your New eSIM
Set up your eSIM before your trip, and once you reach your destination, enable the data plan to start using the internet.
Is My Mobile Phone eSIM Compatible?
- iPhone XR, XS, XS Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd & 3rd gen)
- iPhone 12, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 13, Mini, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 15, Plus, Pro, Pro Max
- iPhone 16, Plus, Pro, Pro Max, 16e
- iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e
- iPhone Air (eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max
- iPhone Duo (foldable, eSIM only, no SIM tray)
- iPad Pro 11″ (2018+) & 12.9″ (2018+)
- iPad Air (2019+)
- iPad (2019+)
- iPad Mini (2019+)
- iPad 10th Gen (2022)
*Two eSIMs can be active at the same time on iPhone 13 and later. *iPhones from mainland China do not support eSIM. *Hong Kong/Macao models (except 13 mini, 12 mini, SE 2020, XS) lack eSIM. *US models of iPhone 14 and later do not have a physical SIM tray. *iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are eSIM only in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Guam, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. *iPhone Air and iPhone Duo have no SIM tray in any country. They run on eSIM only.
Explore Andorra
Andorra eSIM: Over the Border from Spain or France, Online Before the First Lift
A prepaid tourist eSIM for Andorra travel, paid once, from USD 2.98 for a week of high-speed mobile data on an eSIM-ready iPhone or Android phone. Drive up from Barcelona or Toulouse, cross the border and your phone stays online through the valley, with no roaming fees from home and none of the surprise charges that the Andorran border adds to a Spanish or French plan. It runs on the Andorra Telecom network, the only network in the country, so your phone should automatically pick the strongest signal wherever you are, the QR code arrives by email within minutes and there is no physical SIM card to buy, register or swap. Install your eSIM on Wi-Fi at home and it activates the moment it connects in Andorra.
Coverage across Andorra
Coverage on the Andorra Telecom network takes in Andorra la Vella and the shopping avenues, Escaldes-Engordany and the Caldea spa, the Grandvalira resorts of Soldeu, El Tarter and Pas de la Casa, Vallnord at Arinsal and Pal, and the road over the Envalira pass, with 4G and 5G in the towns and on the main slopes. Connectivity thins on the highest off-piste bowls and the summer hiking trails above the lifts, as it does on every network, so save the offline map and the piste map before the first chairlift and let the hotel Wi-Fi handle the big photo backups.
Which Andorra eSIM plan to choose
A long weekend of skiing runs on the 1 GB for 7 Days data plan at USD 2.98. Two weeks of maps, WhatsApp and lift pass apps fits 5 GB for 30 Days at USD 13.98, and 20 GB for 30 Days at USD 37.98 covers a month of slope videos to the cloud. Unlimited data plans run from 3 to 30 days, with 7 days at USD 26.98 for the trip where the phone doubles as the hotspot for a laptop. Activation happens the first time the eSIM connects in Andorra, the clock on the days starts then, and if the data allowance runs low a top-up takes a minute online.
Spain and France on the same trip
Andorra sits outside the EU, and the Europe eSIM that covers the Barcelona or Toulouse end of the trip stops at the Andorran border, so the two plans sit side by side on the phone: the Europe plan from USD 3.98 for the Spanish and French days, the Andorra plan for the valley, each waking up in its own country with nothing to switch by hand.
Choose a plan, check out and the QR code is in your inbox before the packing is finished; switch on data roaming at the border and stay connected all the way to the lift queue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually not, which is why Andorra catches so many visitors out: it is not in the EU, so the roam-like-at-home rules stop at the border and most Spanish, French and UK plans either charge a high per-megabyte rate the moment the phone connects in the valley or sell a daily pass with a tiny allowance. The phone also hops onto the Andorran network a few hundred metres before the actual border on the drive up, so switch your home SIM data off at the last Spanish or French village and let the Andorra eSIM take over.
Yes. Andorra Telecom covers the resort bases, the main lifts and the pistes at Soldeu, El Tarter, Pas de la Casa, Arinsal and Pal, and the lift pass apps and the piste maps load on the chairlift. Signal fades in the highest off-piste bowls and on the summer trails above the top stations, as it does on every network, so save the piste map and the meeting point before you leave the base.
An eSIM is a digital SIM built into your phone. Instead of swapping a plastic card, you scan a QR code, or tap one link on a recent iPhone, and the plan installs in about a minute alongside your existing SIM. Your home number stays exactly as it is, and you can switch between plans in Settings whenever you like.
You pay once, from a few dollars, instead of a daily roaming charge, and there is no airport kiosk, no ID check and no card to swap. Buy it at home, install it on Wi-Fi, and you land with maps, ride apps and WhatsApp already working in the arrivals hall. If plans change, every eSIM tops up online in about a minute.
As a guide: 1 GB covers a week of maps, messaging and a few photos a day; 5 GB over a month suits social media and daily browsing; 20 GB or unlimited suits streaming, video calls and working on the road. If in doubt, start small: every plan tops up online in about a minute, so you never pay for data you will not use.
Yes. Our regional plans cover many destinations on one eSIM, so a multi-stop trip needs nothing new at each border: Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Oceania and a World eSIM for trips that cross regions. The countries included are listed on each regional plan page, and you can combine a regional plan with a country plan for the best value.
No. Most people are done in under two minutes: scan the QR code from the activation email, or on iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later simply tap the Direct Installation link in the same email and the eSIM installs itself. Step-by-step guides are here for iPhone guide and Android guide, our support team is on hand, and a refund guarantee covers you if the eSIM cannot be installed on your device.
Most phones from the last five years support eSIM, including every iPhone from the XR onwards and recent Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models. Check your model in our compatibility guide before you buy. If your phone was bought on a carrier contract it may need to be unlocked first, which your carrier can do.
Open the activation email, then on iPhone go to Settings, Cellular, Add eSIM and scan the QR code, or tap the Direct Installation link on iOS 17.4 or later. On Android go to Settings, Connections, SIM Manager and scan. Most phones can scan the QR code straight from a screenshot in your photo gallery, so no second phone is needed. Once the eSIM appears in your cellular settings it is installed and ready. Full walkthroughs: iPhone guide and Android guide.
Install it any time before you travel, on Wi-Fi at home: the eSIM does not expire while it sits on your phone. When you land, switch it on and enable data roaming, and your days start counting from that first connection abroad, not from the day you bought it. You can also install on arrival, as long as you have Wi-Fi to download the eSIM.
Yes. Your phone runs as a dual SIM, with your home SIM and the travel eSIM side by side, and most phones store several eSIMs at once with one active for data at a time. Keep a plan for each country on your trip and switch between them in Settings as you cross borders.
Yes. Tethering is included on every plan, so your laptop or a second phone can share the connection whenever you need it.
Your connection pauses rather than charging you more. Top up online in about a minute using the link in your activation email, or in the Yabb app, and you are back online with the same eSIM.
The activation email includes a link to a live usage page for your eSIM, so you can see exactly how much data is left at any time and top up before it runs out.
Top local carriers at up to 5G speeds. The network for this destination is shown above the plans on this page, and the eSIM connects to it automatically when you land.
Choose a 90-day plan where one is offered, or top up your existing plan as you go. Either way the eSIM stays on your phone for the whole trip.
Travel eSIMs are data only, which is exactly why there is no ID or address check to buy one. Everything you normally use runs on the data: WhatsApp, FaceTime, iMessage, Uber, maps and your bank app. If you want a real phone number for calls and SMS abroad, our Yabb app gives you calls, texts and a temporary local number without roaming charges. In a few countries we also sell plans that include a local number, minutes and texts, shown in the plan name; those minutes and texts are for local calls and local texts within that country only.
Yes. WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal stay on your existing number with every chat intact; there is nothing to re-register. The eSIM simply supplies the data they run on.
Yes, with your home SIM left in the phone. The eSIM carries all your data, and most carriers deliver incoming text messages to your home number abroad at no charge, so one-time codes from your bank, Google, Airbnb and the rest arrive exactly as they do at home. Keep the home SIM switched on with data roaming turned off, and only the eSIM uses data. Two things to know before you fly: making a call or sending a text from the home SIM is what triggers roaming charges on most carriers, so leave calling and texting to WhatsApp and the like, and a few carriers do charge for incoming texts or block them abroad, so a quick check with your carrier before you leave settles it.