Simify eSIM Review: I Used It Across 4 Countries in Europe
I’ve tried pretty much every way of staying connected while traveling. I’ve bought local SIM cards at airports, traveled with portable WiFi devices, paid for international roaming, and I’ve now used enough eSIMs around the world that I’m fairly particular about what I expect from them. Because these days I don’t just need data for Google Maps and WhatsApp. I work while I travel, so I need a reliable connection when I land, I need it to keep working when I cross borders, and ideally I want to be able to hotspot my laptop when hotel WiFi (or in this case, cruise ship WiFi!) isn’t cutting it.
So on my recent trip to Europe I decided to test Simify. It turned out to be a pretty thorough test, using the same eSIM across the UK, Greece, Spain and Germany; I stayed connected during layovers across Europe, and spent part of the trip working from a cruise ship as we sailed around Greece.
The verdict? It worked really well.
What impressed me most wasn’t necessarily having data once I’d arrived in each destination. I expect an eSIM to do that. It was how seamless the connection was while actually moving around Europe. I wasn’t changing plans when I crossed borders or trying to connect to airport WiFi every time I had a layover. And in Greece, being able to hotspot my laptop without a separate tethering restriction meant I could keep working from the ship whenever we were within range of a mobile network. So after using it properly across a multi-country European trip, here’s my Simify eSIM review, including what I liked, what you should know before buying one, and whether I’d use it again.
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