BNESIM vs Simbye

At a glance

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

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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

BNESIMSimbye

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes No

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 Simbye

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Simbye: 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).

Simbye: Full refund for an eSIM not installed, activated or used if requested within 30 days of purchase; partial or full refund if it doesn't work because of Simbye or the network, even after installation. Applied top-ups 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.

Simbye: Plan validity (7–90 days) starts when the eSIM connects to a network at your destination; until then the eSIM stays valid for 180 days. Some plans, such as the US eSIM with a phone number, start at purchase.

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.

Simbye: Unlimited plans include 2GB of high-speed data per day, after which speeds are reduced until the next 24-hour cycle.

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.

Simbye: Top up on the top-up page or in your account with your order number: buy a new data package and the same eSIM reactivates instantly, no reinstall needed.

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.

Simbye: No transfer or reissue to another device: once installed and activated, the eSIM stays tied to that phone, and a new phone needs a new eSIM.

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Simbye: Charged in the currency shown at checkout: local currency in most European markets (EUR, GBP, CHF, PLN, SEK and others), USD everywhere else.

Support

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

Simbye: Live chat · Email · Help center · 24/7 support; email Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00, reply within 24 hours

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Simbye: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Crypto

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Simbye: Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Simbye: Simbye LLC

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Simbye: 2023

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

Simbye -15% ESIMKART15

BNESIM vs Simbye — common questions

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