An eSIM is a digital SIM you install on your phone with no physical card. You buy online, get a QR code and have mobile data at your destination in minutes — no SIM swap and no roaming charges.
Whenever you travel outside your country and want internet at a fixed, predictable price. Instead of risking daily roaming rates (easily €8–25/day outside the EU), you buy a data plan for your destination from just a few euros.
Unlimited plans give a daily high-speed allowance (1GB/day on Standard, then 512kbps; 2GB/day on Plus, then 2Mbps) and then continue at reduced speed — you're never left without internet. Fixed-data plans always run at full speed until the volume runs out, with no speed limit at all.
They are different names for the same thing: mobile data to use abroad. People also call it a «travel SIM», «data pack» or «internet card». What makes an eSIM different is that it is digital — no physical chip in the mail, you install it by QR code in minutes, and your main SIM stays active for calls and texts.
A plan for a country works across the whole territory, not per city. A Greece eSIM gives you internet in Athens, Mykonos and Santorini; a France eSIM covers Paris, Nice and Marseille; an Italy eSIM works in Rome, Milan and Venice. You pick the destination country and stay connected in any city — and there are regional plans too for trips through several countries.
Each plan has a validity in days — typically 7, 15 or 30 days — that only starts counting when you activate data at your destination, not when you buy. A 7-day plan is enough for a weekend; if you stay a month or cross more than one country, 30 days or a regional plan is better value.
If you are studying abroad or travelling as a family, an eSIM avoids roaming bills for several people. Each phone installs its own plan and you can buy several at once, then share the connection over hotspot. It is the cheapest way to keep students and families connected abroad without changing numbers.
With Konecta you activate the eSIM in minutes, at a fixed price and with support in Portuguese. Check the plans for your next destination and travel connected from the very first minute.