We compare three of the more popular travel eSIM providers. If you’re planning a trip to China, then the “Great Firewall” and its Internet regulations are.
If you’re planning a trip to China, then the “Great Firewall” and its Internet regulations are one more step you need to prepare for, especially if it’s your first time visiting. Most of the services and platforms that we use on a daily basis like Google, YouTube, and Instagram are not accessible in China by default.
A VPN service is one way to bypass these regulations but that would require a stable Wi-Fi connection and even then it’s not exactly a plug-and-play solution. From our experience, most VPNs in China work for a limited time before being blocked.
There is an alternative that offers seamless connectivity and it’s eSIM. The embedded SIM standard is now widely available on phones, tablets, and smartwatches and picking up a travel eSIM plan before a trip is a quick process that not only saves you the hassle of dealing with China’s Internet regulations but also provides you with mobile data the moment you set foot off the plane and saves you from overpaying for roaming fees.
We selected three eSIM providers for this comparison – Airalo and Yesim which we’ve already tested in the past and a relatively new player dubbed Saily which comes from the makers of NordVPN.
In the following lines, we’ll explore the key features of these eSIM providers regarding pricing, validity, and their setup process with the end goal of helping you select the right plan for your next trip to China.Price comparison
Kicking things off with pricing and validity, Saily and Airalo start at 1GB data plans which are valid for seven days while Yesim’s entry point is 3GB and it’s also valid for one week.
