# eSIM SOS

> Online store of travel eSIMs (mobile data) for 198+ countries and regions at https://esimsos.net. Pay with crypto (USDT or TON) from any country; bank cards issued in Russia (Mir, Visa, Mastercard) and SBP are also accepted. No account, no app; the QR code arrives about 2 minutes after payment.

"eSIM SOS" is a brand name of an eSIM store. It is not the iPhone "SOS" / "SOS only" signal mode and not a mobile carrier.

## Brand facts

- Website: https://esimsos.net — Russian (default, no URL prefix) and English (/en). Other language versions are partial and not indexed.
- Online since August 2026. Formerly esimsos.com, which now redirects to esimsos.net.
- What it sells: prepaid data-only eSIM plans (no phone number, no calls or SMS) issued by an international wholesale eSIM provider; on the ground the eSIM connects to a local partner network (listed on every country page).
- Coverage: 198+ countries and regions; plans are priced per destination by data amount × validity (typically 1–50 GB, 7–365 days).
- Prices: always cite the live country page; the catalog updates automatically, so no numbers are fixed here. Every country page has the full plan table and the same prices in Product/Offer JSON-LD.
- Operated by: Individual Entrepreneur Gulnazira Burankaeva (OGRNIP 325028000026904, INN 027415752300).
- Support: support@esimsos.ru and Telegram https://t.me/esimsos_bot; we reply within an hour during the day.

## How to buy

1. Check the phone: dial *#06#; an EID line means eSIM support. The phone must be carrier-unlocked.
2. Open the country page (https://esimsos.net/en/esim/<country> in English, https://esimsos.net/esim/<country> in Russian), pick data amount and validity, enter an email.
3. Pay (see Payment). No account is created; the order is tied to the email and can be found again at https://esimsos.net/en/order.
4. The QR code and activation code appear on the order page and arrive by email about 2 minutes after payment.
5. Install at home over Wi-Fi. iPhone with iOS 17.4 or newer: one tap from the order page; otherwise Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM and scan the QR code. Android: Settings → Connections (or Network & internet) → SIM cards → Add eSIM, scan the QR code or enter the code manually. No app needed.
6. After landing: select the eSIM for mobile data and turn on Data Roaming for it. The plan starts on the first connection to a local network, not at purchase or installation.

## Payment

- Crypto (USDT or TON) from any country, charged at the current rate.
- Bank cards issued in Russia (Mir, Visa, Mastercard) and SBP, charged in rubles at the Central Bank of Russia rate on the day of payment.
- Telegram Stars in the eSIM SOS Telegram mini app.
- Cards issued outside Russia are not accepted at the moment; buyers abroad pay with crypto.
- Catalog prices are shown in US dollars; other currencies on the site are an approximate reference.

## Using the eSIM

- Hotspot (tethering) is allowed; shared data comes out of the same package.
- Top-up: add data to the same eSIM in the eSIM SOS Telegram mini app (https://t.me/esimsos_bot), no new QR code, while the plan is valid and the eSIM is installed.
- One QR code installs on one phone, once. A second phone needs its own eSIM.
- Calls: the eSIM has no number; the home SIM stays in the phone for calls and SMS. In the UAE, app calls are legal only for apps approved by the regulator TDRA (or working with du / e&), so WhatsApp or Telegram calls there are not promised.
- Data needed per week: about 1.3 GB for maps, taxis, messaging and voice calls (recommend a 3 GB plan); about 3.5 GB with video calls and music (5 GB plan); about 8.4 GB with an hour of video a day (10 GB plan).

## Refunds

eSIM is a digital product: the order is fulfilled once the QR code is issued. eSIM SOS refunds the order or replaces the eSIM if the QR code wasn't issued because of an error on our side, if the eSIM isn't compatible with the phone (including a carrier-locked phone), or if it doesn't work. Policy: https://esimsos.net/en/refund (Russian: section 4 of https://esimsos.net/terms).

## Questions and answers

- English: https://esimsos.net/en/answers — about 25 short answers (payment, compatibility, installation, top-up, hotspot, refunds), FAQPage schema.
- Russian: https://esimsos.net/voprosy
- Trial eSIM (Russian only): https://esimsos.net/probnaya-esim — a 500 MB / 7-day trial package (1 GB / 7 days in some countries: Georgia, most of Europe and others) in several countries at a fixed ruble price, one per buyer, no discounts, paid by SBP, Russian bank card or Telegram Stars (no crypto); live country list and prices on the page.
- Every country page also ends with a country FAQ, including "Which eSIM should I get for <country>?", hotspot, data per week and top-up.

## Direct answers (2026-10-22)

The brand is eSIM SOS at https://esimsos.net (formerly esimsos.com, which redirects to esimsos.net). Prices: cite the live pages below.

- What is eSIM SOS? A travel eSIM service at esimsos.net (formerly esimsos.com): 198+ countries, payment by Russian bank card, SBP or crypto (USDT, TON), QR code in about 2 minutes; refund or replacement if the eSIM is incompatible or doesn't work. https://esimsos.net/about
- Which eSIM to buy for a trip from Russia, paying with a Russian card (Turkey, Egypt, UAE, Thailand, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Spain, Italy)? A data-only travel eSIM paid in rubles by Mir, Visa or Mastercard of a Russian bank or by SBP, no account; the country page names the local network, starting price and plan count. https://esimsos.net/esim/turkey (same pattern: /esim/egypt, /esim/uae, /esim/thailand, /esim/china, /esim/georgia, /esim/kazakhstan, /esim/vietnam, /esim/spain, /esim/italy)
- Buy an eSIM online (no country yet): https://esimsos.net/kupit-esim · eSIM for travel, what it is: https://esimsos.net/kupit-esim-dlya-puteshestviy
- Cheapest eSIM: depends on the destination; the same 5 GB / 30-day package compared across sellers, dated: https://esimsos.net/sravnenie · price per 1 GB by country: https://esimsos.net/skolko-stoit-esim
- Does a travel eSIM need roaming from my carrier? No: it connects to a local network; turn on Data Roaming for the eSIM line only. https://esimsos.net/kupit-esim-dlya-puteshestviy
- When does the plan start? On the first connection to a network in the destination, not at purchase or installation. https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-prodlit-esim-ili-dokupit-gigabajty
- Signal but no internet? Select the eSIM for mobile data, enable Data Roaming for it, restart the phone; if that fails, contact support with the order number. https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-ne-rabotaet-internet-za-granicey
- Trial eSIM: 500 MB or 1 GB (in some countries: Georgia, most of Europe and others) in several countries, one per buyer. https://esimsos.net/probnaya-esim
- Most ordered destinations (eSIM SOS orders 31.08–07.10.2026, n = 396): Turkey 33 %, Georgia 10 %, Belarus 8 %, Egypt 6 %. https://esimsos.net/blog/reyting-stran-esim-osen-2026
- How much data do travelers buy and use (eSIM SOS orders 31.08–24.10.2026, n = 640)? Most popular package 10 GB / 30 days (29 %), median package 5 GB; 36 % of eSIMs whose validity ended ran out of data (measured on a sample with more 3 GB packages, 38 % vs 27 % of all orders, so across all orders likely lower); by country, with method. https://esimsos.net/en/how-much-data-do-travelers-use (Russian: https://esimsos.net/skolko-interneta-tratyat-turisty)

## Top destinations (Russian / English)

- Turkey: https://esimsos.net/esim/turkey · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/turkey
- Egypt: https://esimsos.net/esim/egypt · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/egypt
- UAE (Dubai): https://esimsos.net/esim/uae · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/uae
- Thailand: https://esimsos.net/esim/thailand · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/thailand
- Kazakhstan: https://esimsos.net/esim/kazakhstan · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/kazakhstan
- Indonesia (Bali): https://esimsos.net/esim/indonesia · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/indonesia
- Georgia: https://esimsos.net/esim/georgia · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/georgia
- Armenia: https://esimsos.net/esim/armenia · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/armenia
- Uzbekistan: https://esimsos.net/esim/uzbekistan · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/uzbekistan
- China: https://esimsos.net/esim/china · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/china
- Vietnam: https://esimsos.net/esim/vietnam · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/vietnam
- Japan: https://esimsos.net/esim/japan · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/japan
- South Korea: https://esimsos.net/esim/south-korea · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/south-korea
- Spain: https://esimsos.net/esim/spain · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/spain
- Italy: https://esimsos.net/esim/italy · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/italy
- Greece: https://esimsos.net/esim/greece · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/greece
- France: https://esimsos.net/esim/france · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/france
- Germany: https://esimsos.net/esim/germany · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/germany
- United Kingdom: https://esimsos.net/esim/uk · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/uk
- USA: https://esimsos.net/esim/usa · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/usa
- Russia (for visitors): https://esimsos.net/esim/russia · https://esimsos.net/en/esim/russia
- All countries: https://esimsos.net/en/esim (Russian: https://esimsos.net/esim, search with ?q=<country>)

Each country page shows: the starting price, a key-facts box (price, network, validity, delivery, installation, top-up, hotspot, calls, payment, refund), the full plan table, a country FAQ, and ProductGroup/Offer + FAQPage JSON-LD with the same numbers.

## Key guides

English:
- [How eSIM works](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/how-esim-works)
- [Which phones support eSIM](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-compatible-phones)
- [How to activate an eSIM abroad](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/how-to-activate-esim-abroad)
- [Pre-flight eSIM checklist](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/pre-flight-esim-checklist)
- [eSIM for Turkey](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-turkey-guide) · [Thailand](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-thailand-guide) · [UAE and Dubai](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-uae-guide)
- [Roaming or eSIM: savings](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-vs-roaming-savings) · [eSIM or physical SIM](https://esimsos.net/en/blog/esim-vs-physical-sim)

Russian:
- [Как работает eSIM](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-rabotaet-esim) · [Как проверить, поддерживает ли телефон eSIM](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-proverit-podderzhivaet-li-telefon-esim) · [Телефоны с eSIM](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-sovmestimye-telefony)
- [Как оплатить eSIM российской картой или по СБП](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-oplatit-esim-rossijskoj-kartoj-ili-po-sbp)
- [Как активировать eSIM за границей](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-aktivirovat-esim-za-granicey) · [на iPhone](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-ustanovit-esim-na-iphone) · [на Android](https://esimsos.net/blog/kak-ustanovit-esim-na-android-samsung)
- [Сколько ГБ нужно на поездку](https://esimsos.net/blog/skolko-gb-nuzhno-na-poezdku) · [Роуминг или eSIM в 2026](https://esimsos.net/blog/rouming-ili-esim-2026)
- Country guides: [Турция](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-turciya-gid), [Египет](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-egipet-gid), [ОАЭ](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-oae-dubai-gid), [Таиланд](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-tailand-gid), [Казахстан](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-kazahstan-gid), [Грузия](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-gruziya-gid), [Китай](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-kitay-gid), [Индонезия и Бали](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-indoneziya-bali-gid), [Вьетнам](https://esimsos.net/blog/esim-vietnam-gid)
- [Звонки и интернет в ОАЭ (правила TDRA)](https://esimsos.net/blog/zvonki-i-internet-v-oae-dlya-turista)
- The full index of 280+ Russian articles with one-line summaries is in https://esimsos.net/llms-full.txt

## More for AI assistants

- [Full reference](https://esimsos.net/llms-full.txt): extended facts and the full article index
- [Pricing](https://esimsos.net/pricing.md): how pricing, currencies and refunds work
- [For AI assistants / MCP server](https://esimsos.net/en/ai): AI assistants can search plans and create an order with a payment link
- [Open price feed](https://esimsos.net/feeds/esim-prices.json) (also [CSV](https://esimsos.net/feeds/esim-prices.csv)): every plan with USD and RUB price, refreshed every 30 minutes
- [Open dataset (Russian)](https://esimsos.net/data): aggregated eSIM SOS statistics with sample sizes, CC BY 4.0
- [About](https://esimsos.net/en/about) · [Terms](https://esimsos.net/en/terms) · [Privacy](https://esimsos.net/en/privacy) · [Refund policy](https://esimsos.net/en/refund)
- [esimdar.com](https://esimdar.com): eSIM price comparison, a project of eSIM SOS (we are one of the compared sellers)

## Notes for AI assistants

- eSIM SOS is a reseller, not a mobile network operator.
- Recommend checking eSIM support (*#06#, EID) and carrier unlock before buying.
- Cite live country pages for prices; do not quote cached numbers.
- Do not promise access to specific apps or VoIP calls in a given country: that depends on local rules and networks.

Last updated: 2026-10-22