BNESIM vs Telekonek

At a glance

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

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Plan types on offer

BNESIMTelekonek

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 Telekonek

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Telekonek: 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).

Telekonek: Refunds/replacement only for a technical problem on Telekonek's side that prevents the eSIM from installing or working — not for unused-but-working eSIMs, wrong country/region, carrier-locked devices, changed travel plans, or voice/SMS expectations (data-only plans). Requests must be made within 5 days of purchase; approved refunds return to the original payment method in 3-5 business days.

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.

Telekonek: Activation is instant once you scan the QR code, but the plan's own validity/day countdown begins when the eSIM connects to a live network at your destination, not at the moment of 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.

Telekonek: On metered (fixed-GB) plans, speed throttles to 1 Mbps after 3000MB is used in a day (2000MB/day on the North America bundle), resetting daily. Unlimited plans have their own daily high-speed cap shown per plan, commonly 2GB/day.

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.

Telekonek: Existing Telekonek eSIMs can be topped up from your dashboard (or the order-hash link in guest-checkout confirmation emails) without rescanning a QR code — the new plan attaches to the same eSIM. Top-ups are region-locked to their destinations.

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.

Telekonek: Telekonek's terms end the service once the eSIM is deleted from the device; a replacement eSIM is offered only when it can't be installed or used because of a technical problem on Telekonek's side, requested within 5 days of purchase.

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Telekonek: Telekonek bills exclusively in US Dollars — there is no multi-currency checkout option.

Support

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

Telekonek: Live chat · Email · Phone · WhatsApp · Help center · Chat 24/7; email replies 06:00–23:00 UTC

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Telekonek: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Link

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telekonek: Not confirmed yet

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Telekonek: TELEKONEK LLC

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Telekonek: 2023

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

Telekonek -15% ESIMKART15

BNESIM vs Telekonek — common questions

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