A free eSIM for your next trip
A free eSIM from SimFuse is a real prepaid data plan, not a trial: 500 MB to 1 GB of data in 17 destinations, valid 1 days from the moment it connects. Nothing to pay, one per traveller.
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Free · Card verified, never charged · One per traveller
When this batch is gone the offer closes until we open the next one.
Between 500 MB and 1 GB, depending on where you are going. Check your destination ↓
Which destinations have a free eSIM?
Every destination runs on a different local network, so what we can give away differs by country. Search yours to see the real allowance before you claim, and the price if it is not in this batch.
17 free of 30 shown. The rest start from €0.99.
Four ways to get a free eSIM, and the catch with each
"Free eSIM" is sold to mean four different things, and only one of them is a plan you keep. This is what each one really gives you.
| Where it comes from | What you get | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| A network's free trial (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, EE) | 5 to 30 days of trial data on that network, in that country. | Your home country only, it is useless abroad, and it rolls into a paid line unless you cancel before the trial ends. |
| A travel eSIM app's free tier | Usually 100 MB to 1 GB, in one region, for about 7 days. | Enough for a map and a message. It exists to sell you the paid plan, and it often expires on install rather than on first use. |
| Government-subsidised phone service (Lifeline, in the US) | A monthly allowance of data, calls and texts at no cost. | US residents who qualify on income or benefits, with paperwork and an eligibility check. It is a home line, not a travel plan, and SimFuse is not part of it. |
| A free eSIM from SimFuse | 500 MB to 1 GB of data in 17 destinations, valid 1 days from first connection. | One per traveller, released in limited batches, and your card is verified once (never charged) to keep bots out. |
| A "free eSIM number" app | A second phone number that works over the internet. | Not mobile data at all. It needs Wi-Fi or a data plan you already pay for, so it solves the opposite problem to this page. |
Nobody gives away unlimited data. Anything advertising a free eSIM with unlimited data is either a speed-capped trial or a paid plan with a free first week.
Is a free eSIM trial the same thing?
No. A trial is a sample of a plan you are expected to buy: it runs on the network of the country you are already in, it is measured in hundreds of megabytes, and it usually asks for a card that starts billing the day the trial ends.
A free eSIM in the sense this page uses is a plan that is already paid for. It has an allowance, a validity window and an end, and when it runs out nothing renews and nothing is charged. That is the whole difference, and it is worth checking which one you are being offered before you install anything.
How to get your free eSIM
Three taps in the app once you have it. Under a minute, start to finish.
Get the app
Free on iPhone and Android. The offer lives in the app, so this is where you start.
Pick your destination
You see exactly how much data you get before anything else is asked of you.
Confirm your email
One tap with Apple or Google, and your eSIM gets sent straight there.
Claim it
Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Verified by your bank, not charged.
Your eSIM installs from inside the app, so there is no QR code to photograph. If you would rather install it by QR, the same eSIM is emailed to you with one attached.
Will your phone take a free eSIM?
An eSIM needs hardware support, and a phone that is not locked to one network. Roughly every flagship since 2018 qualifies.
iPhone
iPhone XS, XR and everything newer, including every SE from the 2020 model on. Check under Settings, then General, then About: an EID means eSIM.
Android
Pixel 3 and newer, Galaxy S20 and newer, plus most recent Motorola, Oppo, Xiaomi and Huawei flagships. Some regional variants ship without it, so check the EID.
Carrier locks
A phone locked to the network that sold it will refuse any other eSIM, free or paid. Your carrier unlocks it, usually once the handset is paid off.
Why we ask for a card if it is free
Free eSIMs get farmed by bots. People write scripts, cycle through throwaway emails and drain the offer until it has to be switched off for everyone.
A payment method your bank has verified is the one check that reliably separates a real traveller from a script. It is friction, and we would rather have it than take the offer away. There is no credit check, no subscription and no trial that starts billing later: one per traveller, and if it is still uninstalled after 30 days we release it back into the pool for someone else.
When you are running low, we will tell you
Your eSIM shows exactly how much data is left, and we send a heads-up before it runs out rather than after. No silent cut-off halfway through a map.
Topping up is one tap, because the card you verified is already there. You stay in control: nothing is charged unless you choose to top up.
Free eSIM questions people actually ask
Nothing is charged for this eSIM. Your card is kept so topping up mid-trip takes one tap, and we only charge it when you buy or top up yourself. Auto top-ups and subscriptions happen only if you switch them on.
You need a payment method your bank can verify, which can be a debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay rather than a credit card. It is verified once and never charged. Without that check the offer gets farmed by scripts within hours.
No. A trial is a sample of a plan you are expected to buy, usually on your home network, and it often starts billing when it ends. This is a prepaid plan that is already paid for: when the data is gone, nothing renews.
Not honestly. Every free offer has a limit somewhere, whether it is stated as an allowance or hidden as a speed cap after the first gigabyte. We publish the real allowance next to every destination instead.
You do not need one. The eSIM installs directly from the app, which is faster and cannot be mistyped. If you prefer a QR code, the same eSIM is emailed to you with one attached, so you can install it on a second device screen.
No, it is data only. That is deliberate: your existing number stays active on your normal SIM, so WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage and your bank's verification codes all keep working exactly as they do at home.
Most phones from the last few years support eSIM, including iPhone XS and newer, Pixel 3 and newer and Galaxy S20 and newer. The handset must also be unlocked from the network that sold it. The app checks your device before you claim.
The offer closes until we open the next batch. One pool covers every destination, so it is first come, first served wherever you are going. We buy these plans from our suppliers like any other, so the number is a real limit rather than a countdown for effect.
Read this next
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- How to install an eSIM, step by step
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One free eSIM per traveller, whilst this batch lasts.