North America eSIM · US
United States United States
NYC pavements to Joshua Tree highways — a travel eSIM built for the 72 million people who still pay $10/day in roaming.
At a glance
- Top carrier
- T-Mobile US
- Network
- 4G · 5G
- Coverage
- 96%
- Activation
- < 60 sec
- Best season
- April–June and September–October for most of the country. Avoid August in the South and July in the desert Southwest.
Every United States plan, one table.
All plans run on T-Mobile US 5G. Hotspot tethering is included on every tier. Top up any plan from your account in under a minute.
3 GB
Vegas weekend
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$3.99
7 days
1 GB
NYC day trip
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$5.99
7 days
5 GB
Two-week coastal trip
Validity
15 days
Network
5G
Price
$6.99
15 days
10 GB
Road trip
Validity
30 days
Network
5G
Price
$11.99
30 days
20 GB
Cross-country
Validity
30 days
Network
5G
Price
$20.99
30 days
Unlimited
Heavy streamer
Validity
7 days
Network
5G
Price
$24.99
7 days
Unlimited
Nomad month
Validity
30 days
Network
5G
Price
$49.99
30 days
Why United States is different
"A single week of home-carrier roaming in the US typically costs more than our 30-day unlimited plan."
The United States is the roaming-cost capital of the world. Unlike the EU, there's no legal cap on international data charges — AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all bill inbound roamers via their home carrier, who charges $10–15 per day. A two-week US road trip on a British or Australian plan costs $140–210 before you've streamed a single map.
Our US plans route through T-Mobile and AT&T. T-Mobile has the best visitor-eSIM experience on paper, but its rural coverage is patchy — expect gaps in Utah, Nevada, and the Dakotas. AT&T is the fallback for highway-heavy trips. We auto-select based on your top-up location.
Coverage you can actually measure.
We run United States on 2 carriers so your profile falls back automatically if one signal drops. Coverage figures are measured against our own uptime data, not carrier marketing claims.
T-Mobile US
4G · 5G
Best urban 5G. Rural gaps in the Mountain West.
AT&T
4G · 5G
Best highway and rural coverage. Preferred fallback for road trips.
Activation in under sixty seconds.
The exact same flow our own team uses. Screenshots in the full guide.
- 01
Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM
Use QR code from your email.
- 02
Set as secondary line
Keep home SIM for iMessage (US iMessage needs your home number).
- 03
Data Roaming ON for US line
Switch cellular data before landing.
- 04
Verify network: "T-Mobile" or "AT&T"
Manual network selection available under Network Selection if needed.
Troubleshooting
- T-Mobile has weaker rural coverage than AT&T. For road trips through Utah, Arizona, or Montana, buy an AT&T-preferred plan.
- US carriers don't use APN settings — if you're prompted, leave blank.
- NYC and SF subway systems have cellular coverage in most stations; tunnels between stations are offline.
Who United States eSIM is built for.
Road-tripper
Route 66, PCH, Blue Ridge Parkway. AT&T fallback keeps you online through the Mountain West where T-Mobile thins out.
First-time visitor from Europe
Your home EU plan is useless here. A 10 GB US plan costs less than one day of home-carrier roaming.
Business traveller
Invoice-friendly pricing, hotspot tethering, and no contract — deployable to any team member.
Travel facts
- Currency
- USD ($)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Timezone
- Six zones: UTC−5 (Eastern) to UTC−10 (Hawaii)
- Plug
- Type A / Type B
- Voltage
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Visa
- ESTA (Visa Waiver) or B-2 visa required. Apply at least 72 hours before departure.
Questions people actually ask.
- No. All US plans are data-only. Use WhatsApp, FaceTime, or Google Voice for calls. Most hotels, airports, and coffee shops have free Wi-Fi calling as a fallback.
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How-to
United States eSIM setup guide
iPhone and Android step-by-step with country-specific troubleshooting.
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