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Ground Control to Major Tom… you need to stay connected in your Spaceships campervan, but will you be able to use your current phone on your Aussie road trip? Good news: you can, and it’s simple if you get a prepaid eSIM for Australia.
Here we’ll explain what an eSIM is and how it works. We’ll also tell you why you should get one and the easy way to get your prepaid eSIM for Australia.
What is a prepaid eSIM for travellers?
Your current cell phone has a SIM card which it uses for data and to make calls. This is either a standard, micro or nano card that you slide into your phone. If you want to use your phone in Australia, you could buy another SIM card and replace the existing one in your phone.
But it’s a lot of hassle. Find somewhere to buy it, then mess around trying to replace it, remembering to keep your original SIM card safe. Choose a provider and plan and hope that the coverage is good throughout your trip. Set up a pay as you go plan, maybe on a longer tariff than you actually need.
Then find somewhere to connect and activate it – and this is all before your trip has even started or you’ve posted that selfie in front of Sydney Opera House or WhatsApp’d your Mum to tell her you’ve landed! If you don’t jump through all those hoops, there’s a high chance that you’ll be hit with heavy data or roaming charges from your current data provider back home.
eSIM magic: digital version of a SIM card
There is a smarter way though. You may not even know this, but if you’ve got a phone made in 2018 or later, the chances are you’ve already got an eSIM. Basically they do the same thing, except an eSIM is well, embedded into your phone already, as opposed to you having to mess around putting a tiny plastic SIM card into a tiny slot in your phone.
An eSIM for travellers is the simple way to get a mobile data package on your phone in another country. That way you stay connected on your road trip from the Get Go, and can use search, Maps, post photos of cute koalas onto Insta, as well as make calls, video calls and message via Whats App. You don’t get minutes or texts, but you can still use Whats App for calls and messaging.
Best eSim for travellers in Australia
When searching for an eSIM for your trip to Australia you are probably looking for what is the best eSIM solution for you. Makes sense. Well, this eSIM provides you with the flexibility of selecting the mobile data GBs you need with the same flexibility of adding extra data when you are about to run out – yes, they will alert you on time so no unexpected costs.
The eSIM connects uses Vodaphone Hutchison Australia, one of Australia’s leading mobile providers, with excellent coverage all over the country – it covers about 96% of the population.
Stay connected with an eSIM so you can use your phone as satnav without worrying about data
Take your eSIM from Australia to New Zealand and beyond
When we say it’s a flexible eSIM solution, we mean FLEXIBLE. This eSIM isn’t tied to just Australia. Saily is a global mobile eSIM provider and is part of the famous NordVPN company.
So when you decide to hop over to New Zealand, you simply add a data bundle for New Zealand to your eSIM and you’re good to go from the moment the plane touches down in the Land of the Long White Cloud. The same eSIM for Australia and New Zealand, how easy is that?
But that’s not all. You can add data packages for many countries around the globe - over 180 countries are covered. This is not just an eSIM for travellers, it’s an eSIM for globetrotters.
How to get started with your eSIM in Australia or other countries
First, get your account up & running by selecting the country and data bundle. Then, download the Saily app and activate your eSIM before you leave for Australia. Then you are automatically connected and ready to go as soon as you land Down Under. That tune’s going to be in your head all day, just like that feeling to try a Vegemite sandwich.
Get your eSIM data bundle for Australia – right here, right now!
Avoid roaming charges by using an eSIM for travellers
It’s plain sailing with a prepaid eSIM
You’re connected as soon as you arrive. No SIM card to buy, no replacement SIM, no new pay as you go plan, no drama. You’ve done it all before you travel – the easy way. Your existing SIM card for home just stays where it is in your phone, so it’s less likely to get lost or stolen on your trip. And you can keep receiving WhatsApp messages send to your regular mobile number. That won’t change.
So get ready for take-off on your #SpaceshipsRoadTrip. You already know that a Spaceships campervan is out of this world, and now staying connected in your Spaceship is plain sailing with an eSIM from Saily!