esimgenius vs Giga.tel

At a glance

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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

esimgeniusGiga.tel

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

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

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esimgenius Giga.tel

ID verification

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

Giga.tel: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

esimgenius: Full refund only if the eSIM never activates in the destination country (install/connect failure, incompatible/carrier-locked phone, or the supplier under-delivers data). Wrong-destination purchases are case-by-case if reported within 24h, not guaranteed. Refunded via Stripe within 1 business day (banks take 5-10 more days).

Giga.tel: Full refund only if the eSIM hasn't been installed and no data was used - contact within 5 days of purchase with your order number. If a technical issue (won't download, won't connect) can't be resolved, a refund/partial refund may still be given.

Validity starts

esimgenius: Validity starts at first network connection, not at purchase. An installed-but-never-activated eSIM is held for 90 days by their supplier before the QR can expire.

Giga.tel: Standard eSIM plans: validity starts when the plan is activated, not at purchase (confirmed at checkout). A separate 'Connectivity' plan type instead starts immediately after purchase.

Fair-use limit

esimgenius: Unlimited plans state no daily data caps or cutoffs from esimgenius itself, but local carrier partners may throttle/restrict on atypical usage as an anti-abuse measure -- no specific threshold stated.

Giga.tel: Unlimited plans carry a fair-use policy - each plan's own page shows its Daily Allowance and the post-threshold speed; there's no single sitewide GB/day figure or throttle speed.

Top-ups & rollover

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

Giga.tel: Add a top-up or a new plan to the same reusable eSIM at any time without reinstalling - just keep the eSIM profile on your device rather than deleting it.

Lost device / reinstalling

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

Giga.tel: If a technical/connectivity issue arises, support will troubleshoot or issue a replacement when eligible. Exception: the 'Connectivity' plan type can't be replaced if not installed within 24 hours of receiving the QR code.

Billing currency

esimgenius: USD only, tax-inclusive, charged via Stripe -- no other currency option found at checkout.

Giga.tel: Prices are shown in USD; Brazil-based customers are charged in Brazilian Reais at a locked exchange rate shown before payment, with no extra currency-conversion fee from Giga.tel.

Support

esimgenius: Email · Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Hong Kong time

Giga.tel: Live chat · Email · WhatsApp · Help center · 24/7

Payment

esimgenius: Card

Giga.tel: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

esimgenius: Bangkok, Thailand

Giga.tel: Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

Legal entity

esimgenius: Alphaweb Ventures Limited

Giga.tel: Tel Group LLC

Founded

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

Giga.tel: Not confirmed yet

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Discount codes

esimgenius No live code

Giga.tel No live code

esimgenius vs Giga.tel — common questions

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