Car333 t1_iu0cp36 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:50 PM

Reply to comment by VictorChristian in iPhone 14 No SIM Card Implications by Ok_Drive1036

This gives me great confidence in trying it out. Did you alter any of your apps data usage? Like not having Instagram/Reddit/etc use cellular for data only Wi-Fi? I think my concern is that I will burn through the data accidentally.

VictorChristian t1_iu1th9e wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:39 PM

i did not. I used the phone like i normally use the phone. Lots of pictures, lots of browsing, Apple Pay and a whole lot more Apple Maps since i was in a city wholly unfamiliar.

I also used FaceTime - but mostly audio, I did use video to talk to family for a few minutes. What’s app also connected but since the Airalo eSIM does NOT have a phone number attached, what’s app popped up a message saying the network has changed and if i would still like to use my original (US) phone number. I tapped, “yes” and my aunt actually called me unexpectedly once one whats app but i called her back from the hotel wifi - she’s a bit of a talker and i was worried about battery LOL.

At the end of the trip at the airport, i had about 500 MB left and i tethered to my MacBook to see how that worked and burned thru about 490MB… as stated earlier, i was left with 11MB and shut everything down to board my flight back home.

It really worked very well. i was very impressed.

Car333 t1_iu1vgaj wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:54 PM

I’m actually really impressed that you did all of that with 11mb to spare on a 3GB plan… good for you!

VictorChristian t1_iu2z3lk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:08 AM

I realized a while ago that I actually use much less data than I originally thought. Not just for this trip - just generally.

month to month, I find myself only using about 7 to 10 gb a month.

that said, i wish I had needed more data on my trip to get a chance to test the Airalo top up feature.