Giga.tel vs shibaSIM

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Plan types on offer

Giga.telshibaSIM

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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Giga.tel shibaSIM

ID verification

Giga.tel: Not confirmed yet

shibaSIM: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

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.

shibaSIM: Contact support within 7 days of purchase if a provider-side technical fault prevents activation, or for a mistaken plan whose QR code has not been installed or used. Approved refunds return to the original payment method in 5–10 business days. No refund once activated or used.

Validity starts

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.

shibaSIM: Validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a network at the destination, unless the plan description states otherwise.

Fair-use limit

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.

shibaSIM: Daily plans: a fixed amount of high-speed data per day (0.5GB to 5GB depending on the plan), then data continues at reduced speed.

Top-ups & rollover

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.

shibaSIM: Not offered: no self-service top-ups; customers buy a new plan instead.

Lost device / reinstalling

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.

shibaSIM: Not confirmed yet

Billing currency

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.

shibaSIM: International checkout charges USD; Vietnamese checkout charges VND.

Support

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

shibaSIM: Email · WhatsApp · 08:00–22:00 JST, in English

Payment

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

shibaSIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Link

Headquarters

Giga.tel: Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

shibaSIM: Tokyo, Japan

Legal entity

Giga.tel: Tel Group LLC

shibaSIM: shibaSIM

Founded

Giga.tel: Not confirmed yet

shibaSIM: 2026

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Discount codes

Giga.tel No live code

shibaSIM -5% ESIMKART5

Giga.tel vs shibaSIM — common questions

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