Hi,
Overseas at the moment but thought I’d share a good way to get cheap and sometimes free esims for short trips with basic data needs.
- Always check https://esimdb.com/ for the best plan for you in that country
- In Turkey and now South Korea, I’ve found Redteago either cheapest or best value: https://redteago.com/
- Use a referral code to get US$3 credit from the “Referral Links” below
- Use a FX-friendly credit card like 28 degrees, etc to pay any balance
- Before activating (which takes only seconds) turn off mobile data for all unnecessary apps.
- Activate your new esim in seconds
Examples:
Turkey - 1GB for 30 days for US $2.90 (free with $3 initial credit for using a referral code)
South Korea - 1GB for 30 days for US $4.99 (I had $4 credit due to referring my wife and bought $1 credit using Apple Pay)
Obviously this is low data but I only use for Safari/Chrome, WhatsApp/Messenger messages, Maps, Tripadvisor, etc and it’s enough for 5 days for me.
Thought it might help those that go for short trips with basic needs.
Note: Thanks Neil for updating. It’s US $4 credit for the referrer and $3 for the referee.
Perfect timing, thanks for this.