Assalamoalaikum, and welcome back to Orange Shot.
Over the years, I've used many sims.
Especially since we're on board a ship
that travels to different countries.
The great thing about these times the availability of 3G, 4G, and 5G.
And if you have a sim relevant to the country you're in,
you can talk to your family back at home with ease.
You do get internet on the ship.
But you can't really use it freely.
To be honest, even for a video call,
if the rest of the crew aren't on their phones you might get lucky.
But if they are, good luck with that.
The video quality is going to be horrible.
Don't even think about being able to do anything else.
Browsing, watching videos on YouTube, Instagram, all those things.
You simply can't use them while onboard.
There are two main reasons behind this.
First: The internet speed is limited. And second,:
it's very expensive.
The amount you pay for a month of internet back at home,
we pay that amount for 4-5 days of internet usage.
It's that expensive. You all had been requesting me
to tell you how I use my internet while on board. The sims I use.
How I send and receive things back home.
How my YouTube team works.
I'll tell you exactly all that.
I'll tell you about my experiences over the years.
The sims I prefer to use.
The sims I'd recommend you use if you're at sea, too.
Or even if you're just traveling.
But before talking about sims, I'd like to tell you this.
You'd need one of these 3 phones.
One's a Google Pixel 4,
then we have an iPhone 13, and an iPhone SE.
These three phones have one thing in common:
they can all hangle eSims.
This is a time when eSims are most prevalent.
eSims will help you a lot during these times.
You won't have to run around to get sims.
If you want a cheaper solution, get an iPhone SE 2.
It came out in 2020.
It supports one eSim and one physical sim.
If you prefer androids, you'll come across many that support eSims.
I also prefer the Google Pixel 4
because the other phones with bloatware aren't smooth and that bothers me.
I've been using this phone for a year and I like it a lot.
I've decided to stick to Google Pixel.
This also has an eSim and a physical sim.
The final contender here is the iPhone 13.
You can use any two sims on this phone.
Both can be eSims,
even one eSim and one physical sim.
The best thing about eSims is
you don't have to use several sims, keep them in a box.
All eSims can be stored on a phone supporting them.
You'll see them in a line.
Whatever sim you want to use, you just flip a switch
and the eSim will be activated. As simple as that.
Another great thing about these is if you want to purchase a new eSim,
it can be delivered by air to you.
You just have to scan a QR code and the eSim will be installed.
If you don't want to use a QR code,
you can still install an eSim onto your phone,
store it, and use it easily.
Over the years, with the experiences, I've had,
one of them was that no matter if I used a physical sim or an eSim,
because there's a lot of distance between
the sea where you're at and any country,
you're going to need a phone with good reception.
All of today's phones have great reception,
but in my experience, any iPhone model
works better than androids.
I've used many android phones
and I'll very confidently say that anyone with an iPhone
will get reception first. It happens to me all the time.
Other than that, you can do what you like.
All these phones support eSims, use whatever you like.
Over the years, I've used many sims.
I've used MTX, Skyroam, Ubi, there are so many of them.
But using these sims over the years,
I recommend 4 that I personally use.
I'll start with the sim that's perfect for lower data,
and then we'll move forward. My 4th sim
will offer the best data out of them.
I'll start with eSIM.net.
On paper, eSim.net seems expensive,
but the great thing about it is, you load up, say, $10,
they'll stay valid for a year.
Then you use "Pay as you go".
I don't use eSIM.net as my main sim,
but I use it for emergency situations.
Like if I want to top up another sim, or recharge it, activate data on it,
my best option is to use the $10,
they can be used throughout the year.
Every time I use it, they don't go anywhere above 20-30 cents.
I only use it to subscribe to a package on my other sim.
Once that's done, I turn off this sim.
Like every other eSim, you go to its website i.e., eSIM.net,
you select an eSim and buy it through your credit card.
The eSim will be delivered to you, you scan its QR code,
install the sim, and you're ready to go.
My second option is Ubi.
Again it's not my main sim because that's the fourth one
that I'll feature at the end.
But before activating that sim, I do make sure to check Ubi first.
A lot of the times when I don't need a lot of data in some countries,
Ubi offers it cheap enough.
So I use Ubi during those times.
Unlike eSIM.net, you have to install its app.
After installing the app,
you deactivate the rest of your sims and your wifi.
The sim will connect to the internet on its own,
and install an eSim on your phone.
Once the eSim is installed, you'll be prompted to create a profile.
Once you create your profile, it will offer you different packages.
Choose whatever you like.
Then comes the third sim, Airalo.
Just like with Ubi, you download its app.
But what separates Airalo from Ubi and eSIM is
that with eSim, you get a QR code that you install into your phone.
When you download Ubi's app,
it installs the eSim itself.
But in the case of Airalo, you get a choice.
If you want to choose a sim country-wise,
you install that.
It also features global and area-based packages.
For example, an eSim for Europe, one for Asia.
One for the West Indies.
You get 3-4 options like that.
Then there's a global sim.
A global sim, as its name suggests, works globally.
It has its own packages.
Each locality has its own packages like Europe, Asia.
Each country has its own packages as well.
It's entirely up to you what sim you choose.
Once you've completed your selection
there are three ways for installment.
The first I already told you about, you scan a QR code,
then you install the sim.
The second is similar to Ubi where it installs an eSim automatically,
and it does just that.
The third is manual installation.
You can choose to enter all the parameters yourself.
Choose whatever you like. I find the QR code option the easiest.
And that's exactly how I do it.
Now, onto the 4th sim.
This sim works anywhere in the world.
Its biggest advantage is that its packages are cheap.
It has three different packages. One's a 4Gb package, a 6Gb one, then an 8Gb one.
If you plan to use the sim in Asia where there are countries like
Australia, India, Pakistan, Oman, the UAE, there are so many countries.
You can check out their list on their site.
You get 8 Gbs in $12,
which is quite fair. It's very good.
If you use a sim in a non-premium country
where not a lot of internet traffic data gets generated,
you get 8 Gb in $30.
Again, that's really good.
I mean it gets the work done for me.
This 8 Gb stays valid for 10 days.
Sim2fly belongs to AIS. A network in Thailand.
So if you go to ais.th,
you'll land on their website.
You enter Sim2fly and you get to see all the packages available.
On the website, it shows 6 Gb,
6 Gb in 399 baht, which means $12. But in actuality,
when you download the AIS app,
and subscribe to the international packages from there,
you get 1 extra Gb, then another.
Basically 8 Gb.
I think that's a very, very good package.
Another advantage of this is, like right now I'm in Korea
and I subscribe to a package,
the package will work in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore,
Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia.
Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Oman. Everywhere.
Just like that, when you subscribe to a $31 package for non-premium countries.
The countries close to that one
will also support the same package. No need to resubscribe.
One package works everywhere.
In case you get a $31 8 Gb package,
that one works everywhere.
And ships aren't as fast as planes, anyway.
So if I subscribe to a package in Korea that's valid for the next 15 days,
or 10 days,
the package just keeps working.
In fact, sometimes I end up using up all the data.
But the good thing is, you consistently get good data
throughout the globe.
How do you buy this sim? Sim2fly counts as a physical sim.
You go to their website which is esim2fly.com
You navigate to eSim2fly, and you get the AIS sim in the form of an eSim.
You add your credit card details.
Pay via Google Pay if you want.
Buy the sim. You'll be emailed the QR code.
Install and enjoy.
Every new package is activated in any foreign country you go to.
The most important thing.
How do you top up this eSim?
Coming back to Airalo and Ubi,
you can use the apps of these two to top up your Sim2fly sim.
The amount deducted will be according to the package and sim.
It will then be delivered to you.
If you want to use other packages on both sims,
you go back into the app and subscribe to the other available packages.
For eSIM.net and eSim2fly,
there's a very nice topping up app.
It's called Ding so use that if you'd like.
I used to use it at one point but the taxes are a bit higher on that app.
Now I use MobileRecharge.
You download the app,
save your debit or credit card info there.
After that you add your eSIM.net number,
or your Thailand sim number.
Add whatever numbers and top them up.
The app will automatically detect where your sim is from.
The top up limits, too. Then you top up the sims.
Then you subscribe to any package you want.
Let me tell you once again.
I use a combination of all these sims but the one I use the most
is AIS Sim2fly.
It's awesome. Works everywhere, and the speed is good.
Having several eSims helps because if you're in an area where
the partner network of one of the sims doesn't have coverage,
you then use the other eSim to use another partner network.
Not every network offers coverage everywhere.
Even if you're in a country, you won't get coverage for all the networks.
A lot of times, you're in a location where eSim's partner network isn't available.
That's where your other sim comes in handy.
So that's all about eSims and roaming.
I hope you can benefit from this video and use good packages
and stay in contact with your loved ones at home.
If you want to find out how to install an eSim,
I have a video about that linked here.
And at one point I used to do tech reviews, so I have an iPhone 12 review linked here.
Until my next video, take good care of yourselves,
always remember me in your prayers.
With tons of love to my Orange Shots family,
and to-be Orange Shots family.
This is me Zahid Nisar.
You're watching Orange Shots.
And until my next video, ALLAH Hafiz.