GoMoWorld Travel eSim Review vs Airalo

Most telephones these days help a number of SIMs (Subscriber Id Module), with many fashionable mid-range or greater choices utilizing a Nano-SIM for the first SIM card and an eSIM for the second SIM.

An eSIM, or embedded SIM, is a sort of SIM that’s embedded immediately right into a telephone somewhat than being a detachable card like conventional SIMs.

In some unspecified time in the future sooner or later, I’d count on nano SIMs will probably be phased out, and all telephones will probably be eSIM solely, however for now, eSIMs have struggled to achieve traction as the first SIM card (within the UK at the least).

 As an alternative, they’ve change into a preferred technique of journey. Because of Brexit, roaming knowledge has change into costly once more, so downloading an eSIM for the nation you’re travelling to after which utilizing that for knowledge is commonly cheaper. It’s an extremely handy resolution as you possibly can have an eSIM arrange earlier than you journey somewhat than depend on attempting to supply a bodily SIM whenever you arrive at your vacation spot.

Airalo seems to be the dominant service supplier for journey eSIMs. However, there’s a rising variety of competing options, together with GoMoWorld, which I used on my current journey to Thailand and Vietnam.

GoMoWorld is a comparatively new supplier primarily based in Eire. They’ve apps for each Android and Apple.

GoMoWorld vs Airalo Pricing

There’s a rising variety of eSIM suppliers, however Airalo is so fashionable that I’ve used them for comparability.

One large distinction between GoMoWorld and Airalo is the vary of choices. GoMoWorld helps 141 locations, and so they usually have simply 3 choices per vacation spot. Airalo claims to have over 200 locations and so they usually have extra choices per vacation spot.

Regardless that GoMoWorld has fewer locations, it in all probability covers simply as many international locations. For Europe, it solely has an inventory for Europe as an entire somewhat than particular person international locations.

For a easy comparability, I’ve solely checked out 30-day plans, although Airalo solely supplied 15 days in Thailand.

• Vietnam
  • GoMoWorld: €20 for 30GB over 30 days
  • Airalo: $32 for 20GB over 30 days
• Thailand
  • GoMoWorld: €20 for 20GB over 30 days / €11 for 9GB over 15 days
  • Airalo: $20 for Limitless over 15 days
• Europe (consists of UK)
  • GoMoWorld: €20 for 25GB over 30 days
  • Airalo: $30 for 10GB over 30 days
  • Airalo Spain/Germany: $26 for 20GB over 30 days
• USA
  • GoMoWorld: €20 for 20GB over 30 days
  • Airalo: $42 for 20GB over 30 days
• Australia
  • GoMoWorld: €20 for 20GB over 30 days
  • Airalo: $40 for 20GB over 30 days

I’d have anticipated Airalo to be a greater choice for particular person international locations inside Europe. Nonetheless, the pricing in Spain and Germany continues to be greater than the equal plan from GoMoWorld, which covers all of Europe.

Clearly, value shouldn’t be the one issue, having a dependable sign and good speeds is simply as vital, and I’ve been unable to check this completely.

eSIM set up and Activation

I’ve discovered that many eSIM suppliers listing compatibility with a restricted variety of telephones. From my expertise, so long as your telephone helps eSIM, it ought to work with any eSIM supplier. For instance, I not often see Honor supported, however I’ve had no points utilizing eSIMs on my Honor Magic 6 Professional.

Assuming your telephone is suitable, set up and activation are extremely easy.

While you purchase your plan, you may be instructed to put in the eSIM with a easy press of a button. No QR code scanning was wanted. As soon as put in, you will have to activate the SIM for knowledge in your telephone and allow roaming for the SIM.

While you land at your vacation spot or set off, you should activate the plan inside the GoMoWorld app. That is nice because it permits you to arrange your eSIM and purchase the suitable plan earlier than you go.

If, like me, you journey to a number of international locations, you possibly can preserve the identical eSIM put in, you simply must activate the roaming plan for the following nation.

Efficiency in Thailand and Vietnam

After I arrived in Thailand, I switched my knowledge over to the GoMoWorld eSIM, and it related instantly.

I used to be solely in Bangkok for 4 days, however throughout this time, it labored completely, and speeds have been acceptable.

For Vietnam, I had some combined outcomes with the efficiency of the GoMoWorld eSIM; nevertheless, this appears to be the Vietnam community typically. I had totally different eSIMs put in on 3 different telephones and had intermittent points with all of them.

Different Choices

GoMoWorld or related companies like Airalo are extremely handy as you have got one app overlaying the world.

However, if you’d like the very best worth for cash, you possibly can typically purchase eSIM plans from native suppliers. In Vietnam, I used vietnamesim.vn for considered one of my telephones, which had 4GB every day for 30 days plus requires simply $19 or 5GB every day with no eSIM quantity for $15.

World eSIM supplier Gigago additionally labored out cheaper for Vietnam, with 4GB every day for $18.90, however it’s much more costly for European international locations, with over $50 for 20GB/30 days for Spain.

General

Gigago is a wonderful choice for journey eSIMs.

Whereas it has fewer choices than Airalo, it seems to cowl the identical variety of international locations; it simply teams Europe collectively somewhat than offering particular person nation choices.

Pricing is sort of at all times cheaper than Airalo, and it isn’t way more costly than shopping for from native suppliers whereas being way more handy.

The efficiency is nice, however it depends upon the community they use within the nation you’re in. From my expertise, it performs about the identical as Airalo.

General, I can extremely advocate Gigago, they supply a great stability of affordability vs related companies and comfort vs native suppliers.