eSIM United States
The United States eSIM from 2,95€ runs on AT&T and Verizon with 1 to 50 GB or unlimited, prepaid, no contract and no registration – you are online the moment you land in New York or Miami.
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2GB highspeed/day, then unlimited at 1Mbps
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for the USA?
Buy it before you fly
Pick your data amount and duration, pay, and you get an email with a link and a QR code straight away. Set the eSIM up at home on Wi-Fi. It takes a few minutes, and your plan does not start yet.
Switch it on after landing
Whether you arrive in New York (JFK, Newark or LaGuardia), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami, Orlando, Chicago O'Hare, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas or Seattle: airplane mode off, data roaming on for the Simbye line. The phone does the rest and connects to AT&T or Verizon.
Start using it
Your plan starts with that first connection. Maps, WhatsApp, Uber, boarding passes and the hotspot for your laptop or tablet all work right away. If data runs low, top up in your account – the eSIM stays the same.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in the USA?
You don't pick a network – that happens by itself once you land.
The Simbye eSIM uses 2 networks in the USA: AT&T · Verizon.
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- Typical download285Mbit/s
Source: Speedtest Global Index, national median, July 2026.
The eSIM connects to AT&T and Verizon. Which of the two you get in a given place is decided automatically, and your phone switches when it needs to. You don't select anything and you don't enter any settings. The one thing that matters is that data roaming is switched on for the Simbye line: in the US you are a guest on someone else's network, and without that switch the line stays silent. If things stall in the terminal after landing at JFK, Newark or Los Angeles, ten seconds of airplane mode is usually enough – the phone then searches again.
In the cities coverage is dense: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, Washington, Seattle, Las Vegas, Orlando and the suburbs in between. Along the big interstates and on both coasts you have signal almost everywhere, and in New York's underground stations too – in the tunnels between stations only on some lines so far. It thins out in the West: Death Valley, Monument Valley, large parts of Yellowstone and long stretches through Nevada, Utah and Arizona simply have no signal, and that hits every American carrier just the same. Download your maps before a road trip and you won't miss anything on the way. That is where two networks pay off: the eSIM uses both AT&T and Verizon, so where one has nothing the other often still does — turn off automatic network selection and pick the other one by hand. A single local SIM gives you only one shot.
eSIM or a local SIM card in the USA?
Nobody asks for a passport either way in the States, so this comes down to convenience: the eSIM is live as you step off the plane and keeps your home number, while a US card may want a US address.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When you get online | The moment you step off the plane | Only after you find a store or kiosk in the terminal |
| Registration or ID | No, prepaid with no sign-up | Not in the US either, nobody asks for a passport for prepaid there |
| US phone number | No, this is a data-only plan | Yes, included with most prepaid plans |
| Payment | With your card from home, before you travel | In US dollars on the spot, some providers want a US address or US card |
| Your home number | Stays reachable, the eSIM runs alongside it | Gone the moment you swap your card for a nano SIM |
| Price known in advance | Yes, you see it when you buy | Only at the counter, and airport rates are usually the highest |
| Topping up | Any time in your account, no second trip to a shop | In store, in an app, or with a top-up card from the supermarket |
| If something goes wrong | Help by email, a new QR code any time | Back to the branch, conversation in English |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in the USA?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for the USA cost?
from 2,95€
9 plans · 7–180 days · unlimited from 19,95€
Simbye offers 9 plans for the USA from 2,95€ to 47,95€ — data packs from 2,95€, unlimited from 19,95€. Prepaid, no contract.
Plans for the USA range from 1 GB to 50 GB, plus unlimited options.
Validity runs from 7 to 180 days and starts with your first connection in the USA.
Data plans
Unlimited
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 23,95€ 0,79€ per travel day
- 50 GB 180 days 42,95€ 0,23€ per travel day
- Unlimited 7 days 19,95€ 2,85€ per travel day
- Unlimited 15 days 28,95€ 1,93€ per travel day
- Unlimited 30 days 47,95€ 1,59€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- AT&T + Verizon
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about United States eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
No, you don't get an American phone number. This is a data-only plan, with no number, no calls and no SMS over the network. WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal or Telegram run over data and work normally, including calls made through them.
The network you'll be on in the USA is AT&T or Verizon. Which one you get in a given place is decided automatically, and your phone switches when it needs to. There is nothing to set and nothing to type in by hand.
No, it doesn't work in Canada or Mexico - USA only. For a day trip to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls or down to Tijuana you need a separate eSIM for that country.
No, no need to register or show ID. The plan is prepaid and contract-free, and the US has no registration requirement – neither for this eSIM nor for a card you buy locally.
For two weeks, the data you need depends on use: light navigating, messaging and a few photos often need just 5 GB. With music in the rental car, videos and hotspot use, plan for 15 to 20 GB, or take an unlimited plan straight away.
Often you won't have signal in the national parks. Death Valley, large parts of Yellowstone, Monument Valley and many stretches through Nevada and Utah have no coverage at all, for any provider. Download maps and park information before you go.
To get a US eSIM before you travel, buy it online on this page and install it at home. Pick the data volume, pay, and the QR code arrives by email; scanning it loads the profile onto your phone. When you land in the States you switch the line on and data works right away.
A US eSIM starts at 2,95€, but the final cost depends on the data volume and number of days, with the table above on this page showing every United States plan side by side. A week of maps and messaging needs far less than a road trip with streaming and a hotspot for your laptop.
Yes, an eSIM is available in the United States as a data plan on local networks. An eSIM for the USA is a digital SIM card built into your phone. A travel eSIM connects to a local US network and covers the cities, interstates and most populated areas. You need an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone; the profile arrives as a QR code and takes a couple of minutes to install.
The eSIM that's best for the USA depends on your trip. Weigh coverage on your route, data volume, how many days it runs, and whether you need a US number. This one is data only on AT&T and Verizon, 1 to 50 GB or unlimited for 7 to 180 days, hotspot allowed: dense in the cities, thinner in remote parks. For calls on a US number you need a plan that includes one.
Ready for the USA?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
