I'm a bit surprised about that penny cruncher mentality in a frequent flyer forum. Not trying to defend Airalo but calling them not competitive is quite a far stretch. They may be not the cheapest but they are in a similar range than others, specially for a global one year plan that is the topic here. Also they do offer 5G on the global plan, I always connect 5G if the provider is offering it, at least in those countries I'm using it. I rather pay a bit more and go with an established company instead of saving a few cents and have to deal with a reseller of a reseller.