Airalo’s site asked for a first name (a fine-print notice explained that "Know Your Customer” identity-verification regulations were not an issue in this market (Opens in a new window)) and an email address. Opening an account at Airalo and paying for that plan took all of four minutes. That was more than T-Mobile’s free price for slow international roaming (Opens in a new window) (now 5G in Germany and 10 other central European countries), but below the day-pass rates for high-speed international data at T-Mobile (Opens in a new window) ($5) and AT&T (Opens in a new window) and Verizon (Opens in a new window) ($10) in Spain and most other countries. It helped that I could apply a referral code from my reader to chop the cost of a 2GB, 15-day plan (Opens in a new window) from $6.50 to $3.50. Instead, I decided based on a longtime reader’s endorsement of Airalo (Opens in a new window) after using that data-only eSIM provider in Italy last year. Playing with that site’s search filters-for example, showing only plans with a set range of data and covering a set number of days-didn’t narrow my choices that much. Just for travel to Spain, the esimdb site lists 32 eSIM providers with 426 prepaid plans (Opens in a new window). And as it turned out, the most confusing part of the process was picking one eSIM provider from all the services available. Taking that unlocked Pixel 7 (loaned by Google PR) to MWC Barcelona allowed me to reality-check those concerns. Non-technical users would struggle, and even experts would face fewer choices and possibly pay more as a result, they said. That was not the picture some international travelers painted when Apple introduced the iPhone 14 series in September without a slot for a physical SIM card. It took two airports to sell me on the utility of an eSIM: Newark Liberty International Airport, where I rented one and set it up on a Pixel 7 in a few minutes, and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, where I didn't have to decide on a prepaid physical SIM card in a jet-lagged haze. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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