I’m wondering about SIM cards for Hawaii. Would love to hear which ones work the best! Looking for a couple weeks that includes some data!
Any experiences with airalo? ease of use is ideal, as is cost! TIA

I used airalo in the US this year and had no issues.

I don't have any specific suggestions for Hawaii specifically. But I've used the Sim cards from Amazon many many many times with great success. In Europe now, and never had any issues with connectivity or lack of data, this is with hot-spotting a whole family of 4 for 2 weeks.

Mark can I ask a dumb question about Amazon sim? Does it assign you a new number to use temporarily? Just trying to figure out if this is an option for me. I struggled with airalo when I tried to use it last year, but would love to escape roaming charges!

Amazon is just the seller. It depends on which SIM card it is, and who it is from (the carrier). But generally speaking physical sim cards do come with a temporary number and the ability to make traditional voice calls. And generally speaking e-sims do *not* come with a temporary number (they are usually data only). Although airalo is starting to add temporary numbers as an option to certain e-sims they sell.

Kristen yep as Chris above has said. Amazon is just the reseller. The sims come from legit companies like att or t-mobile etc. And yes come with a USA phone number. Usually calls are restricted to USA or Europe or whatever area you are in. But texts are international. And you just buy the GB data you will need for the days you will be on vacay.

Mark thanks! Good to know

Mark can I pm you? Questions on a physical SIM card I purchased for the USA. Think I messed up as they want to transfer my Cdn phone # ….

Noreensure.

I used airalo in Europe and it worked awesome

Airolo is great! Make sure you get a referral code from someone before you buy it though, so you get $3 usd off!

I’ve used airalo in 6 different countries. It’s great! Here’s a referral code. TAMMY8004

Ok newbie to esim sorcery. So I can buy a plan through airalo, download an app and voila I have 15 days of coverage in the USA for a fraction of what I would pay through my provider? No roaming charges? Omg where has this been all my life? Lol.
Going to the USA for 10 days in a couple weeks. Is this the one I should use?

Taunia yep!! Consider it like data though. No regular phone calls.

Shelby well this is a game changer for us! I cannot believe I have never heard of this before.

Taunia make sure your phone is eSim compatible before you buy or download.

Chris ok thank you. Just checked I’m good! iPhone 12 Pro Max is compatible
and I’m unlocked as we all are now lol.

Taunia I just used it when I went to California and it worked great! I can send you a referral code if you'd like and it gives us both a $3 credit

Taunia I used Holafly when I was in Spain and Turkiye this May worked well too and cheaper

Taunia Also be aware that if travelling by land, you may not pick up service right at Canada/US border. We had to drive about 50 km before we picked up service.

Charlene we have had both. Sometimes we pick up before we have even crossed. This time we are flying so should be ok. But thanks for the heads up!

Taunia if you want to call anybody out there (or back home!) I also download the Talkatone app (of course you can do wifi calling too or messenger calling but if you want to call a normal number ANYWHERE, it’s free). It uses the data from the airalo esim for the calls/texts (so you can text an android back home in Canada for free). They do only give a certain amount of free texts/calls before you have to pay…but the cost is like $4 unlimited for the month
Great deal!

Currently using airalo in Portugal. Cheap. Easy to set up.

I liked Airolo in Italy for data, but didn’t like that I had no phone service, should I have wanted to call a taxi or to make reservations for dinner. Otherwise we had data when we needed it for maps, texting using whatsapp, Facebook, etc.

Lise I could be wrong but I think you can actually make calls using whatsapp or Messenger just using data. Or you can use Skype I think with just data. Someone else may know more about this?

Debbie, yes, that part was fine for my friends and family. However, some businesses don’t use whatsapp, so couldn’t call them using whatsapp or messenger.

Lise oh ok. Maybe Skype would work? Not sure if they need to use Skype as well? I’m not very tech savvy

Debbie
Yes Skype works on data only.

airalo. I use their e-sims all over the world.

I just downloaded the Ubigi app. Then I bought the proper country package. Quite cheap. Ended up using Ubigi in both USA and Japan this year. Both countries had super fast internet. In Japan I had 3 phones hot spotted to my phone and i didn’t notice them on my network.

airalo but it's data only . Can't use your talk and text but whatsapp takes care of that via data.

I’ve had success with Airlo in Asia & EU but it was terrible in HI

airalo. So easy. Their website directions are exactly the steps to follow. But I don’t need the phone. If I need to talk I just do whatsapp or FaceTime using data

I used airalo in Italy, Germany, and France. Worked fine.

Denise Tesan
Was in Hawaii in April and bought a TMobile card from Amazon. Was there for 3 weeks and no issues. My phone doesn't support esim so have to go with a sim. Getting ready to head to Vegas and just bought a Jethro Mobile card thru Amazon. They have options to keep the sim active if you travel to US frequently. It was super easy to activate the sim and already have my Vegas phone number. Jethro Mobile is Cdn.

airalo e sim. Download the app

I use airlo all the time, super easy, make sure you turn your Canadian sim off (or remove it) before turning your phone on airplane mode so that when you turn airplane mode back off to install the esim your Canadian one won't connect and cause roaming charges

Have a look at Jethro Mobile, out of WA, works the same as roam mobility and they cater for Canadians visiting USA. I like them