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Thanks. I really don't use that much data. I hate typing on the phone so I rarely use social media on the phone. When I travel, it is mainly used to find directions / transit schedule / transactions (tickets) and keep in touch while I am on the go (which I try to avoid - still have the old people attitude that I will talk to you when I am home - that is why I still have Vonage
).
This is why I don't see the need of these regular monthly plans. It will be a waste of money for me.
Depending on where you travel you should just stick to local physical sim then, although this will require you holding onto your iphone 11 indefinitely since the new ones are esim only.
E-sim is becoming more and more common, but some providers still struggle to activate them. If you don't care about using your US line then just buy the cheapest local traveler SIM or something like this (if you're traveling around Asia)
. I used to use AIS a lot, but now I just use t-mobile text/data roaming and if it's a longer trip I pay the $50 for full data and voice roaming.