Travel eSIM guides
Clear answers for your trip: installing your eSIM, choosing the right plan and staying connected abroad.
How to Install an eSIM on iPhone, Android and Samsung
Installing a travel eSIM takes a few minutes, and the best time to do it is at home on Wi-Fi, a day or two before you fly. This guide shows how to install an eSIM on iPhone, Android and Samsung, the two settings to change when you land, and what to do if your eSIM is connected but has no internet.
Read the guideeSIM for Umrah and Hajj: Staying Connected in Saudi Arabia
An eSIM for Umrah or Hajj gives you mobile data in Saudi Arabia from the moment you land, without queuing for a SIM card at the airport. This guide explains how much data pilgrims typically need, how to keep your home number for calls and bank codes, and how to set up a Saudi eSIM for Umrah before you fly.
Read the guideWhat Is an eSIM? A Simple Guide to Travel eSIMs
An eSIM is a SIM built into your phone, so you add a mobile data plan by downloading it instead of inserting a plastic card. For travellers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf, a travel eSIM means landing abroad already connected, without looking for a SIM shop at the airport. This guide explains how an eSIM works, which phones support it, and how to choose the right plan for your trip.
Read the guideeSIM vs Roaming: How to Get Travel Data Abroad Without Bill Shock
If you live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia or elsewhere in the Gulf, you have three ways to stay online abroad: roam on your home line, buy a local SIM when you land, or install a travel eSIM before you fly. This guide compares eSIM vs roaming and the local SIM on cost, convenience and keeping your number, and shows how to avoid roaming charges you never planned for.
Read the guideeSIM for Europe: A Practical Guide for Travellers from the Gulf
Planning a trip from the UAE or Saudi Arabia to Europe? A travel eSIM for Europe gets you online soon after you land, without looking for a SIM shop at the airport. This guide covers how to choose between a single-country plan and the Europe pack, what to check for the UK, how much data to buy, and how to set everything up before you fly.
Read the guideGet your eSIM in the Shpper app
Plans are bought and managed in the Shpper app. Install it, pick your destination and you’re set.
- No roaming fees
- Starts when first used
- Hotspot supported
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