If you’ve ever traveled outside your home country, you probably know how hard it can be to get and stay connected to the internet with your smart phone.
The people at Holafly know firsthand about all of the hassles and set about developing an easier and more reliable way to connect when overseas. The Holafly solution is a radically simple one that cuts out the pitfalls of old wireless connection alternatives to deliver easy to setup and use connectivity from an existing smartphone.
Holafly’s answer is a digital SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) that is focused on travelers. Also known as an Embedded SIM or eSIM card, it’s virtual, requires no hardware installation and eliminates the problems many traveling abroad commonly experience when trying to connect to the internet from their smartphones.
Connectivity The Old Way
Getting connected to the internet on international trips poses many challenges. For the sake of simplicity, many people connect to the internet via Wi-Fi from their smartphones. Doing so, however, can be dangerous, exposing sensitive internet communications to nefarious actors.
Given how commonly the internet is used to make purchases, pay bills and share other personal, potentially sensitive data, connecting via Wi-Fi from a source a traveler know little to nothing about simply is too risky.
To avoid those risks, other travelers may purchase a data plan from a local carrier and replace the existing SIM in their phones with a temporary SIM that gives them access to the carrier’s wireless network. Unfortunately, this solution also exposes travelers to potential pitfalls.
A language barrier may lead to misunderstandings about temporary data plans, especially when it comes to roaming charges. Often travelers who roam do so unwittingly, at least until they return home and get their monthly credit card statement and find roaming charges totaling hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Language differences also can lead to service and support difficulties and make resolving issues that may arise on a trip difficult. Often when fixed, they can take valuable time away from the traveler that otherwise could be spent taking in local sites.
Then there’s the potential for losing or damaging the phone’s SIM card that’s been removed temporarily to enable travelers’ smartphones to work on the wireless networks of the country they are visiting.
Complicating the situation further can be dealing with incompatible wireless networks and service providers in adjacent countries, which will require travelers to go through the entire process of swapping out SIM cards and acquiring new temporary data plans for each country on the itinerary.
Holafly’s No Hassle eSIM Alternative
Holafly has taken the hassle and concern over security out of getting connected while abroad. The Spanish startup company is setting the direction for the future of internet connectivity while traveling with its eSIM solution.
Enabling travelers to get wireless internet connectivity and affordable data in more than 160 countries, Holafly is enjoying significant growth as travelers around the world recognize just how easy it is to get connected while out of their home countries with the help of the company’s new spin on wireless network connectivity.
Holafly offers coverage on all continents with access to the best wireless carriers in each. Popular plans, such as eSIM USA, offer unlimited data for as few as five days and as many as 90, with prices beginning under $20. Identical pricing and plan dates for unlimited data are available via eSIM Mexico for travelers visiting the country. Those traveling to Europe can subscribe to eSIM Europe and receive unlimited data, the same low pricing and flexible plan dates plus the added bonus of coverage in 32 nations.
Travelers appreciate the fact that eSIM cards via Holafly’s service is easy and fast to setup, and because the company has partnered with more than 100 leading carriers in countries around the globe, subscribers can be certain they’ll have access to the best networks and coverage regardless of where their travels take them.
Under The Hood of eSIMs
Central to the eSIM solution is a microchip installed on smartphones that makes it possible to load several virtual SIM profiles, which mimic physical SIM cards with their own phone numbers and data plans. With this approach, it is entire possible to sign up for a data plan and begin using it moments later without the need to go to a wireless carrier’s store to get and install a physical SIM card.
A smartphone that supports eSIMs can have multiple phone numbers with some phones being capable of 20 different profiles and numbers. Travelers can switch from one to another as needed, making it easy to cross borders and maintain service without incurring roaming charges.
Configuring phones to use one or more eSIM profiles is easy, but varies depending on whether the smartphone is an Android or iOS device. In general, subscribers choose whether the eSIM card will be used for calls and data or only data as well as whether it will operate as a single line or support another. If users choose the latter, they’ll be asked to designate one profile as main and the other as secondary.
While eSIMs are completely virtual, involving no physical hardware, their availability depends on the particular smartphone a traveler uses. Holafly has published an extensive list of eSIM-compatible smartphones to help you verify if your device is compatible.
Getting Started With Holafly
It’s never been easier or quicker to stay connected when traveling abroad thanks to Holafly. Before their trips, travelers simply visit the company’s website, select their destination, review available plans and make their purchase.
The company sends the new customer an eSIM QR code to use during installation and setup. A few hours before leaving for a trip, the new user installs the Holafly eSIM from the smartphone’s Settings menu with the eSIM QR code. The company has published an easy-to-follow YouTube video to guide users through the process. If you are an iPhone user, you have an even easier option: download the eSIM app and install and activate the eSIM. You will even be able to view more details about your plan.
Upon arriving at their foreign destinations, new Holafly users have immediate access on their smartphones to the internet—just as if they were at home. No hassles. No lines at carrier retailers. No language barriers, misunderstandings or surprise roaming charges. No exposure to data breaches and other security concerns. Just easy, fast access to the internet and, most importantly, the chance to get on with the trip without unnecessary headaches.
Holafly developed its eSIM offering and data plans to eliminate these problems because of the experiences its company leadership had over the years when traveling overseas. That’s why Holafly is confident it’s dialed in the right solution—because it was built for travelers by travelers who have firsthand experience with all of the problems of traditional internet connectivity overseas.
That’s also why travelers from around the world are signing up for Holafly’s eSIM service and data plans and enjoying their overseas travels just a little bit more. With Holafly eSIM, they can focus their attention on enjoying their trips, experiencing the local culture and accomplishing their business goals, not nagging wireless service issues and connectivity problems.
With its eSIM solution and vast data plan offerings, Holafly is leading a new generation in wireless technology.