BNESIM vs Orbit Mobile

At a glance

Whole-catalog figures — every active plan each provider sells today.

Price check in popular destinations

The cheapest plan each provider sells for two realistic trip sizes, in the destinations both cover that travelers check most. Every price is a live plan you can buy.

Plan types on offer

BNESIMOrbit Mobile

Unlimited data ✓ Yes No

Regional bundles ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cruise / at-sea plans No No

Pay as you go No No

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Policies compared

Confirmed from each provider's own site — see the trust card on each provider page for the verification date.

BNESIM Orbit Mobile

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Orbit Mobile: Not required

Refund policy

BNESIM: Refund requests must be made within 14 days of purchase and are denied once over 10% of the plan's data has been used; approved refunds go to BNE Wallet credit (24h) or the original payment method (up to 3 business days).

Orbit Mobile: A refund is possible within 30 days of purchase or during plan validity if the eSIM is unactivated, not downloaded, or if the phone is incompatible. A full refund also applies if the plan fails to work due to technical issues. Installed or used eSIMs are non-refundable

Validity starts

BNESIM: Data validity starts counting down as soon as a plan is purchased by default; BNESIM also lets you schedule activation for a specific future day instead. Once installed, the eSIM begins working within about a minute of connecting to a local network.

Orbit Mobile: The plan starts automatically once you arrive in the destination and connect to a local network, and must be activated within six months of purchase or it expires.

Fair-use limit

BNESIM: Unlimited-data plans may be suspended if daily usage reaches 5GB or monthly usage reaches 100GB; BNESIM reserves the right to limit speed for very high network use.

Orbit Mobile: No fair-use cap

Top-ups & rollover

BNESIM: Top up via the BNESIM eSIM app: open My eSIMs, pick the eSIM to recharge, then choose a country and data plan; no reinstall needed.

Orbit Mobile: New plans can be added to the same installed eSIM with no reinstall; a plan for the same country or region kicks in automatically once the current one runs out or expires.

Lost device / reinstalling

BNESIM: A BNESIM eSIM can be reinstalled on the same device as needed, but it can't be moved to a new device -- switching devices requires requesting a paid replacement (1 EUR) via BNESIM support.

Orbit Mobile: Reinstalling or transferring your eSIM to a new device is completely possible by rescanning your original QR code [orbitmobile.com], provided you delete the profile from your old phone first [orbitmobile.com].

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Orbit Mobile: USD.

Support

BNESIM: Live chat · WhatsApp · Email · Help center · 24/7

Orbit Mobile: Live chat · 24/7

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Orbit Mobile: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Orbit Mobile: Irongate House, 30 Dukes Place, London, England, EC3A 7LP

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Orbit Mobile: ORBIT MOBILE LIMITED

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Orbit Mobile: 2024

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

Orbit Mobile -20% ESIMKART20

BNESIM vs Orbit Mobile — common questions

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