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Not All eSIMs Take You Where You Think

The dark side of travel eSIMs: Chinese detours, shady resellers, and blissfully unaware nomads

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Aug 24, 2025
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You know the drill. You land somewhere new, maybe Lisbon, maybe Tokyo. You don’t bother with the airport kiosk or the old “buy a local SIM” routine. Instead, you open an app, scan a QR code, and in seconds—bam—you’re online. Welcome to the era of travel eSIMs, a godsend for digital nomads who live half their lives with one foot in a café and the other o…

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