Ubigi eSIM review
Ubigi belongs to Transatel, a French carrier owned by NTT. It covers 200+ destinations on one eSIM you keep and top up. Japan and Europe plans are cheap, at $15 for 10 GB in Europe, but global plans are expensive and support works mostly through a form.
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Our verdict
What we like
- Run by a carrier (NTT group)
- Uses all three big networks in Japan
- Europe 10 GB / 30 days for $15
- Monthly and annual plans
What could be better
- World 10 GB costs $59
- “Unlimited” slows to 2 Mbps after a cap
- No phone or email support
Key facts
- Destinations
- 2
- Plan types
- Country, regional, global, monthly and annual
- Data
- 500 MB to 200 GB
- Validity
- 2 to 360 days
- Unlimited
- Full speed up to a cap, then 2 Mbps
- Hotspot
- Yes
- Top-up
- Yes, same eSIM, in the app
- Phone number
- No
- Payment
- Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay; PayPal in the app
How we test
- 01
We buy it ourselves
We pay for every eSIM we review. Providers don’t see a review before it goes live.
- 02
We test on the ground
Setup, speed and coverage tests on iPhone and Android.
- 03
We re-check every day
Plan prices update daily. Scores are reviewed when a provider changes its plans.
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