uk-mno-and-mvno-network-features

Information about eSIMs in the UK and abroad

This page lists information about roaming eSIMs in the United Kingdom and more basic information abroad.

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• BetterRoaming
• Firsty
• Seeek

BetterRoaming

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Information gathered from a 1GB for 30 days plan which was made available for free.

Only Europe and Global plans are listed, please view the website for the latest information.

• Plans: EU 1GB/7d for £3.29, EU 3GB/30d for £8.19, EU 5GB/30d for £10.49, EU 10GB/30d for £20.19, EU 20GB/30d for £36.19, Global 1GB/7d for £7.29, Global 3GB/30d for £19.29, Global 5GB/30d for £28.19
• UK Networks: EE 5G
• Speeds: unknown
• Using abroad: 120+ countries available, visit website for more information
• Home provider: EE (234 25 (234 30)
• Carrier profile (Pixel): Truphone
• Other information: SIM Toolkit menu to contact support

Firsty

ℹ️ A thread for Firsty is available on ISPreview’s forums: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/threads/firsty-esim.41337/

Firsty offers a free ad supported plan which requires you to watch videos in order to top up to 60 minutes of browsing time. Browsing time seems to tick down even if you’re not using data, Firsty gives you 15MB when you run out of browsing time to watch another advertisement.

They only offer one premium plan (Firsty Fast) which allows you to choose a flexible amount of days. Separate Firsty Fast plans are available for Europe and the United States, they are charged at the same price. Firsty Fast plans allow you to use 2GB each day at a fast speed and then an unlimited amount at a reduced speed.

• Plans: ranges from €3.50 for 1 day to €59.40 for 30 days
• UK Networks: EE, O2, Three, Vodafone
• Speeds: unknown for Firsty Fast, 200-300kbps after you’ve exceeded the FUP or you are on the Firsty Free plan
• Using abroad: 120+ countries available
• Home provider: Play PL (260 06)
• Carrier profile (Pixel): Play PL
• Other information: SIM Toolkit menu to show list of supported countries, 4G displays as LTE due to profile

Seeek

⚠️ Seeek is currently undergoing some changes, information here may not be fully accurate at the moment.

ℹ️ A thread for Seeek is available on ISPreview’s forums: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/threads/seeek-esim-discussion.41261/

All plans listed below are 30 day rolling plans which can be used in any of Seeek’s supported countries. All plans are supported by SMS advertising.

Information gathered from the 3GB for free plan.

• Plans: 3GB for free, 5GB for £4/mo, 10GB for £7/mo, 20GB for £12/mo
• UK Networks: EE 4G, O2 5G, Vodafone 5G, Three 5G
• Speeds: Capped at 60/40mbps for EE, 160/160mbps for other UK networks
• Using abroad: 52 countries available, see information at https://seeek.co/coverage
• Home provider: 3 AT (232 05)
• Carrier profile (Pixel): 3 AT
• Extra features: Tethering, Band 20 access on EE
• Additional information: 5G unavailable on Pixel 6-series and lower devices, seemingly comes with a UK IP address but ipinfo.io reports it as IPs that the French carrier SFR uses