I’ve ditched all purchases of Worldsim, and I primarily replaced by use of Airalo for eSIMs. But that’s data, and some still want a phone number for calls and texts.

I just returned from Japan, where I gave WorldSIM one last chance. There was one network that I could occasionally get WorldSIM to work with. I had no service in Yokohama or Tokyo. My wife has Google Fi, and it worked flawlessly everywhere we went.

This was a bit better than past experiences in Israel, Tanzania and Caribbean locations where WorldSIM was useless, no coverage at all, though their website claims otherwise. I�ve spent many hours of vacation time trying to get WorldSIM to work. Only in parts of Europe and the United States has it been somewhat dependable. It�s extremely brittle, unpredictable, and will stop working for no apparent reason. It�s definitely not something you want to rely on if you truly need cellular service, or value your time.

Other issues I�ve had include inconsistency between information on their web site, printed instructions, and customer service responses. I�ve been charged for calls I did not answer, or when incoming calls were supposed to be free, and for using data when WorldSIM wasn�t working at all. It will switch from a preferred operator and nail you with predatory charges. I was charged $24.90 and $10.25 for data sessions of 1.658 Mb and 0.6 Mb. I was refused refunds/credit when WorldSIM did not perform properly, and received frustrating customer service responses that ignored my questions and/or claimed things that were not true.

I�m fairly astute when it comes to technology, but after more than 7 years of frustrations, using at least 4 different phones, I give up! I am baffled by all the positive reviews on some sites. I hope this one will help someone make a better choice than I did.