Nissim Gindi

Writes about mobile data, eSIM plans and travel connectivity.

Destinations and Coverage

A cruise is a sequence of separate connectivity problems, because a ship at sea is not in any country and no ordinary…

Destinations and Coverage

A local number is a phone number issued by a carrier in the country you are visiting, and whether you need one…

Destinations and Coverage

A long stay changes the economics of travel data completely, because visitor pricing is built for weeks and collapses badly when stretched…

Destinations and Coverage

Rural coverage depends on which towers are near the road you are driving, and no travel plan can change where those towers…

Destinations and Coverage

A multi-country trip needs a plan that covers every border crossing on the route, and the cheapest single-country option rarely survives contact…

Installation and Setup

Deleting a profile removes its credentials from the phone permanently, and reinstalling it means obtaining a new one rather than recovering the…

Installation and Setup

The line you choose for mobile data decides which plan pays for every megabyte, and getting it wrong is the most expensive…

Installation and Setup

A failed installation is almost always one of five causes, and working through them in order resolves the great majority of cases…

Installation and Setup

An activation code is the credential that authorises a one-time download of your profile, and it can be delivered as a scannable…

Installation and Setup

Installing an eSIM on Android means adding a second SIM profile through the connections settings, and the menu names vary from one…