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Old Jul 5, 2024 | 5:47 am
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Originally Posted by Marschel
Why is everyone so keen on getting an Airalo eSIM is beyond me. Most of the time other eSIMs offer more value.
To me, Airalo gives a good mix of convenience, performance and price for the way that I use data. Doesn't mean they are the cheapest, or the best, or the fastest - but so far I've yet to have a bad experience with Airalo, where the few times I've tried other companies (not including local (e)SIMs) I have had issues in some form or other.

Originally Posted by crackjack
I agree most travellers now will use more than that each day, but maybe 7 years ago I could make do with maybe 300MB/day on 3G and otherwise primarily wifi connectivity on my travels. In SG especially, it’s not just hotels, you can get free wifi in places such as MRT stations and McDonalds (and also the airport).
For this particular trip I knew I wouldn't need much data, as it was a 4 day trip where I knew 90+% of the time would be in either the hotel or our office - both of which have Wifi. If I'd been buying from Airalo I probably would have bought the 2GB plan even through I knew 1GB would have been enough. I certainly didn't need 100GB!
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