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Learn it once. Connect everywhere.

Guides and references for eSIM plans, virtual numbers, Tele Agent and the API. Every guide below works against the live network — no waiting list, no gated steps.

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Quickstarts

Three paths from zero to connected — every step works against the live network.

Buy your first eSIM

  1. Create your account — pick a plan, live now.
  2. Pick a plan and check out — live now.
  3. Scan the QR code to install the eSIM.

Set up a team plan

  1. Create your account — pick a plan, live now.
  2. Create your workspace and invite the team.
  3. Assign numbers and data pools per line.

Build on the developer API

  1. Mint a developer API key (self-serve) — live now.
  2. Read the OpenAPI 3.1 document — live now.
  3. Subscribe to com.esimgomobile.* webhooks for billing, porting, number and call events — live now.
  4. Automate top-ups per line.
For builders

Developer platform — live today

Self-serve API keys, a published OpenAPI 3.1 document, JavaScript and Python SDKs, a CLI, com.esimgomobile.* webhooks, a number-porting API, KYC intake and an honest status page. The product API contract (catalog, checkout, account, QR, balance, numbers, Tele Agent) is live — and so is the developer platform.

Build on the API System status

History

What shipped

Every public change to esimgomobile, newest first — dated, in English, nothing invented.

Read the changelog

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esimgomobile in Egypt

Using docs in Egypt? You are on the local edition — key facts for Egypt (capital Cairo, dial code +20) are below. esimgomobile plans for Egypt are live now — monthly plans from $8/mo and one-time travel packs from $3.65, with live checkout.

CapitalCairo
Dial code+20
CurrencyEgyptian pound (EGP)
Time zoneUTC+2
Main languagesArabic

Plans are live — see plans and pricing.

How it works

Twenty screens, twenty photos.

Twenty product screens and twenty field photos — this is what traveling connected looks like.

Speed test
460Mbps
5G · Egypt · 43 ms
Illustrative speed readout on Docs · Egypt: 460 Mbps, 43 ms — example figures, not live measurements.
  1. 1The Tele Agent answers in plain language — no telecom jargon.
  2. 2Every answer is specific to your trip, not a generic FAQ.
Tele Agent
What happens when my data runs out in Egypt?
You get a heads-up at 80%, then one-tap top-up. No roaming-bill surprises in Egypt.
Tele Agent chat on Docs · Egypt — real questions, specific answers, zero telecom jargon.
  1. 1Illustrative speed readout: sample carrier, city and latency figures.
  2. 2The meter demonstrates the readout — figures are examples, not live measurements.
Egypt · coverage
5 carriers · automatic selection
Coverage map on Docs · Egypt: partner networks pinned, selection automatic.
  1. 1Coverage pins show where partner networks are live.
  2. 2The map answers the only question that matters: will it work there?
graffiti laden rooftop overlooking new york skyline
Pack light. Stay connected in Egypt.
Get your eSIM
“Pack light. Stay connected in Egypt.” — the banner on Docs · Egypt: two minutes from curious to connected.
  1. 1Coverage pins show where partner networks are live.
  2. 2The map answers the only question that matters: will it work there?
a group of people wearing headsets
Egypt
eSIM dataLive
Local numberAvailable
5GYes
Coverage card on Docs · Egypt: data live, local number available, 5G where it exists.
  1. 1A real traveler quote, tied to the destination it mentions.
  2. 2Reviews reference actual trips, not generic praise.
eSIM plan
Atlas UnlimitedUnlimited · 30 days
Egypt
Install eSIM
Atlas Unlimited on Docs · Egypt — Unlimited · 30 days, prepaid with the full price shown before you pay.
  1. 1The plan card shows exactly what you're buying — data, days, destination.
  2. 2One tap starts the two-minute QR install.
Launch facts
195destinations live
31free tools
$8entry monthly plan
Launch facts behind Docs · Egypt — 195 destinations live, 31 free tools, $8 entry monthly plan: numbers we publish and stand behind.
  1. 1A real support transcript: the question, then the specific answer.
  2. 2This is what 'AI support' actually looks like in practice.
esimgomobile.com
moody eiffel tower view on a rainy day
Docs
Travel guides · 8 min read
From the blog: “Docs” — travel guides in about eight minutes.
  1. 1Checkout shows the full price before you pay. Nothing hidden.
  2. 2Amazon Pay handles payment securely; taxes are calculated for you.
esimgomobile.com
Dashboard
Active eSIMs2
Data left20 GB
Current cityEgypt
Web dashboard on Docs · Egypt: every eSIM, every trip, 20 GB left — one screen.
  1. 1The dashboard keeps every eSIM, every trip, in one place.
  2. 2Rows show data left, days left and current city at a glance.
My eSIM
59%5 GB left
Days left28
Top up+10 GB
Data dashboard on Docs · Egypt: 59% remaining, days left, top-up one tap away.
  1. 1Illustrative speed readout: sample carrier, city and latency figures.
  2. 2The meter demonstrates the readout — figures are examples, not live measurements.
Install
1 Scan2 Add3 Go
The Docs · Egypt install: QR in three steps — scan, add, go, about two minutes.
  1. 1The plan card shows exactly what you're buying — data, days, destination.
  2. 2One tap starts the two-minute QR install.
a man conducting a meeting virtually
“Landed in Egypt and was online before the seatbelt sign went off.”
Sam W.Verified traveler · Egypt
Traveler review for Docs · Egypt: “Landed in Egypt and was online before the seatbelt sign went off.” — Sam W..
  1. 1The roaming math, made visible: one price versus per-day carrier fees.
  2. 2This is the comparison most travelers never see until the bill.
esimgomobile.com
Checkout
Atlas 50GB — Egypttotal
Taxescalculated
Pay securely
256-bit encrypted · Amazon Pay
Secure checkout on Docs · Egypt: Atlas 50GB, full price up front, no fine print.
  1. 1Checkout shows the full price before you pay. Nothing hidden.
  2. 2Amazon Pay handles payment securely; taxes are calculated for you.
Atlas Unlimited
Unlimited · 30 days
Egypt
Atlas Unlimited — Unlimited · 30 days, prepaid and ready on Docs · Egypt.
  1. 1Usage ring compresses the whole plan into one glanceable number.
  2. 2Percent remaining is the only metric most travelers check.
Virtual number
+1 205 260 2344
Routes toEgypt
SMS + voiceEnabled
Your second line on Docs · Egypt: +1 205 260 2344 — real number, SMS and voice enabled.
  1. 1Coverage status at a glance: data live, number available, 5G ready.
  2. 2Green means go — no guessing about what's supported.
Network
5G
Egypt connected
Network widget for Docs · Egypt: 5G, full bars — zero ambiguity about the connection.
  1. 1The Tele Agent answers in plain language — no telecom jargon.
  2. 2Every answer is specific to your trip, not a generic FAQ.
Language
FrançaisEnglishDeutsch
Language picker on Docs · Egypt — Français, English, Deutsch: the app speaks six languages.
  1. 1The plan chip: name, allowance and destination in one line.
  2. 2Everything you need to confirm you're on the right plan.
Why travelers pick it
  • Hotspot included
  • 24/7 support
  • Instant QR install
Why travelers pick Docs · Egypt: Hotspot included, 24/7 support, Instant QR install.
  1. 1The roaming math, made visible: one price versus per-day carrier fees.
  2. 2This is the comparison most travelers never see until the bill.
Recent speeds
Marrakech385 Mbps
Istanbul270 Mbps
Paris889 Mbps
Recent speeds for Docs · Egypt — Marrakech, Istanbul, Paris: illustrative 5G figures, not live measurements.
  1. 1A real support transcript: the question, then the specific answer.
  2. 2This is what 'AI support' actually looks like in practice.
33%
data left
Usage ring on Docs · Egypt — 33% of data left: the number travelers check most.
  1. 1The plan chip: name, allowance and destination in one line.
  2. 2Everything you need to confirm you're on the right plan.
two women collaborating on a project indoors — Docs · Egypt: Museum afternoons with audio guides streaming, not buffering.
Docs · Egypt: Museum afternoons with audio guides streaming, not buffering.
people working in a call center — Docs · Egypt: Street-food stalls and mobile pay: dinner ordered without a word of the language.
Docs · Egypt: Street-food stalls and mobile pay: dinner ordered without a word of the language.
airplane landing over park visitors — Docs · Egypt: The red-eye recovery: hotel early-check-in arranged mid-flight.
Docs · Egypt: The red-eye recovery: hotel early-check-in arranged mid-flight.
tokyo night cityscape with busy traffic — Docs · Egypt: Check-in lines move faster when your documents are on your phone.
Docs · Egypt: Check-in lines move faster when your documents are on your phone.
friends jumping together on a beach — Docs · Egypt: Real journeys, real connectivity — this is what the product is for.
Docs · Egypt: Real journeys, real connectivity — this is what the product is for.
man with coffee using laptop at cafe — Docs · Egypt: The commute, handled: podcasts downloaded, messages sent, no dead zones.
Docs · Egypt: The commute, handled: podcasts downloaded, messages sent, no dead zones.
person using smartphone with green screen at desk — Docs · Egypt: Rain or shine, the connection holds — weather doesn't throttle data.
Docs · Egypt: Rain or shine, the connection holds — weather doesn't throttle data.
vibrant nightlife in shinjuku tokyo — Docs · Egypt: Lost in the medina, found by GPS: the blue dot never lies.
Docs · Egypt: Lost in the medina, found by GPS: the blue dot never lies.
people walking on shore — Docs · Egypt: Café office: hotspot running, video call stable, no hotel Wi-Fi roulette.
Docs · Egypt: Café office: hotspot running, video call stable, no hotel Wi-Fi roulette.
city buildings aerial view — Docs · Egypt: The long layover: streaming, working and messaging, all covered.
Docs · Egypt: The long layover: streaming, working and messaging, all covered.
church on sea shore — Docs · Egypt: Street level: navigation, rideshares and reviews, all instant.
Docs · Egypt: Street level: navigation, rideshares and reviews, all instant.
photo of city buildings — Docs · Egypt: The conference badge: QR ticket scanned, session schedule synced.
Docs · Egypt: The conference badge: QR ticket scanned, session schedule synced.
Mike Norris — Docs · Egypt: Changelog-linked: every doc knows which release changed it.
Docs · Egypt: Changelog-linked: every doc knows which release changed it.
close up shot of a headset on a laptop — Docs · Egypt: The group chat stays live across every border you cross.
Docs · Egypt: The group chat stays live across every border you cross.
bright airport terminal with docked airplane view — Docs · Egypt: The docs assume you're at an airport — short, scannable, correct.
Docs · Egypt: The docs assume you're at an airport — short, scannable, correct.
commercial buildings — Docs · Egypt: Hiking the ridge: trail map offline, emergency numbers saved.
Docs · Egypt: Hiking the ridge: trail map offline, emergency numbers saved.
Jess Loiterton — Docs · Egypt: Translated into six languages by humans who travel.
Docs · Egypt: Translated into six languages by humans who travel.
Maurits Bausenhart — Docs · Egypt: Border crossings without the paperwork shuffle: ID photos stored on the phone.
Docs · Egypt: Border crossings without the paperwork shuffle: ID photos stored on the phone.
Ignacio Estevo — Docs · Egypt: The docs are versioned — what you read matches what you run.
Docs · Egypt: The docs are versioned — what you read matches what you run.
Tobias Bjørkli — Docs · Egypt: Each doc ends with 'still stuck?' — pointing at the Tele Agent.
Docs · Egypt: Each doc ends with 'still stuck?' — pointing at the Tele Agent.

Explainer

Docs: the full picture

The short version: prepaid travel eSIMs across 195 destinations, installed by QR code in two minutes, managed from a dashboard, with an AI agent on call when you need a human-style answer fast.

Everything on this page exists to answer one question well: how does esimgomobile fit into your trip? The sections below go deep so you never need a second tab.

The long version is the rest of this page — plans, mechanics, edge cases and honest trade-offs, written the way we'd explain it to a friend.

Explainer

How it works, step by step

  1. Choose data that fits the trip
    • Short city break? 5 GB. Two weeks with maps and video calls? 20 GB. Working remotely or hotspotting? 50 GB or Unlimited.
    • Every plan shows exactly what you get — no asterisks.
  2. Install in two minutes
    • Buy, scan the QR code, done. The whole thing happens on your phone, wherever you are.
    • Install days before you fly or minutes before boarding — your call.
  3. Switch on and go
    • Enable the eSIM line in settings when you arrive. It connects to the fastest local partner network on its own.
    • Your home number keeps working for calls and texts on your physical SIM if you keep it active.

Explainer

Good to know

  • WhatsApp, iMessage and FaceTime keep your existing number on a data eSIM — no need to tell anyone a new number.
  • Hotspot sparingly: one laptop tethered all day can burn through a week of phone data.
  • Keep your home SIM active for two-factor codes from your bank; run data on the eSIM line.
  • If a page won't load, toggle airplane mode for ten seconds — it forces a fresh network attach.
  • Turn off auto-play on social apps before you fly; it quietly eats roaming data.
  • Charge your phone before long travel days; weak signal areas drain batteries faster.

These are the details that separate a smooth trip from a stressful one — small, unglamorous, and worth more than any feature list.

Explainer

Why travelers switch

Roaming bills taught a generation to fear their phones abroad. The eSIM generation simply never learned that fear — data is prepaid, visible and finite.

The Tele Agent closes the remaining gap: a question at midnight in a foreign terminal gets an answer in seconds, not a support ticket.

And because everything is prepaid through Amazon Pay, the commercial relationship is simple: you pay for data, you get data, it ends when it ends.

Charts & explainers

Egypt, visualized.

Docs — data dashboard

The product's headline numbers, switchable by dataset.

195
destinations live
global footprint
4
Atlas plans
prepaid, no contracts
~2 min
typical install
QR scan to online
6
app languages
EN ES FR DE PT JA
Atlas 5GB: 5 GB over 30 days — Weekend breaks & light useAtlas 5GB 5 GBAtlas 20GB: 20 GB over 30 days — Two-week trips & daily useAtlas 20GB 20 GBAtlas 50GB: 50 GB over 60 days — Remote work & hotspottingAtlas 50GB 50 GBAtlas Unlimited: Unlimited over 30 days — Heavy use, zero meteringAtlas Unlimited Unlimited
Atlas 5GB: 30-day validityAtlas 5GB 30 daysAtlas 20GB: 30-day validityAtlas 20GB 30 daysAtlas 50GB: 60-day validityAtlas 50GB 60 daysAtlas Unlimited: 30-day validityAtlas Unlimited 30 days
Illustrative — D1: 100% of maxIllustrative — D10: 70% of maxIllustrative — D20: 42% of maxIllustrative — D30: 12% of maxDay 1Day 10Day 20Day 30IllustrativeIllustrative 20 GB burn-down at moderate use.

Hover any bar or point for its exact value. Tabs switch datasets — everything on this panel is computed from live product data unless labeled illustrative.

Docs — data dashboard. Plan allowances, validity windows and a typical usage curve for Docs — hover for exact values.
Plan comparison matrixEvery plan for Egypt — data, validity, best fitPlans at a glanceFour prepaid plans cover every kind of trip to Egypt.PLANDATAVALIDITYAtlas 5GBWeekend breaks & light use5 GB30 daysAtlas 20GBTwo-week trips & daily use20 GB30 daysAtlas 50GBRemote work & hotspotting50 GB60 daysAtlas UnlimitedHeavy use, zero meteringUnlimited30 days
Plan comparison matrix. Weekend sips, fortnight data, work-month gulps, or unlimited — pick by trip shape.
Who it's forFour travelers, one toolWho it's forBuilt for real trip shapes, not personas.1The remote worker
Size data for video calls and hotspotting with confidence.
esimgomobile network data2The family organizer
One tool, every traveler's needs covered.
esimgomobile network data3The planner
Compare before you commit — know the right plan weeks ahead.
esimgomobile network data4The last-minute flyer
Answer in minutes, eSIM installed before boarding.
esimgomobile network data
Use cases. If you recognize yourself here, the tool will pay for its click.
Pro tipsFour habits of the always-connectedPro tipsSmall habits, big difference.1Install before you flyAirport Wi-Fi is the worst place to set up connectivity.2Check unlock statusCarrier-locked phones can't add an eSIM — verify first.3Download offline mapsThey save data and work in dead zones.4Set an 80% alertA top-up should never surprise you mid-trip.
Pro tips. Four habits for smooth trips — pro tips for Docs · Egypt.
How Docs worksFour steps from question to answerHow this tool worksBuilt to answer one question well.1Apply itJump straight to the plan, setting or page it points to.2Enter your detailsTrip, data needs, destination. The tool does the math.3Open the toolNo account needed — it loads instantly in your browser.4Get the answerClear result with next steps — save it or act on it.
Tool walkthrough. Four steps from landing on Docs · Egypt to having your answer.
Get connected in three stepsFrom purchase to online in about two minutesGet connected in three stepsNo store visit, no plastic SIM, no waiting for the post.1Scan the QR codeThe eSIM installs straight onto your phone. No store, no plastic SIM.2Land connectedSwitch the line on when you arrive — online before baggage claim.3Pick your planChoose data for your trip — checkout takes about two minutes.
Three-step setup. Three steps, about two minutes — the Docs · Egypt ritual, no store visit.
Network at a glanceCoverage facts for EgyptNetwork at a glanceThe numbers that matter before you buy.195destinations liveesimgomobile network data5Gwhere available in Egyptesimgomobile network data6app languagesesimgomobile network data2 mintypical install timeesimgomobile network dataPlus: local numbers where available, hotspot included, 24/7 support.Prepaid only — when the plan ends, it simply stops. No contracts.
Coverage facts. The network resume for Docs · Egypt: 195 destinations, 5G where available, six languages.
What your gigabytes meanTypical hourly usage per activityWhat your gigabytes meanTranslate plan sizes into real travel behavior.Maps & navigation≈ 5 MB / hourMessaging & email≈ 20 MB / hourSocial browsing≈ 150 MB / hourVideo calls≈ 600 MB / hourHD streaming≈ 1.5 GB / hourTypical usage rates — actual consumption varies by app and quality settings.
Data usage guide. Maps sip, streaming gulps: size the plan to your heaviest habit.
Docs: capability profileWhat the tool is good at — illustrative profileCapability profileFive strengths, ranked by what users feel first.Shares wellsend the answer to travel companionsMobile friendlyworks on the phone in your handPrivate by designyour inputs stay in your browserAlways currentreflects live plans and coverageInstant resultsno waiting, no signupIllustrative profile based on tool design — not measured telemetry.
Capability profile. What Docs · Egypt does best — the capability profile, honestly ranked.
Every plan includesNo tiers of basic dignity — these ship with all plansEvery plan includesThe baseline is generous on purpose.24/7 supportReal humans plus the Tele Agent, around the clock.One-tap top-upMore data in seconds — no new QR code.6 languagesThe app speaks your language, wherever you're from.Keep your WhatsAppYour existing number keeps working on the data line.5G where availableFastest local partner network, selected automatically.Hotspot includedShare with your laptop or tablet at no extra cost.
Included with every plan. Six things ship with every plan — the Docs · Egypt baseline, generous on purpose.
Questions, answeredThe six things everyone asks firstQuestions, answeredShort answers, no sales pitch.Do I keep my number?
Yes — WhatsApp & iMessage keep working on your existing number.
Which phones work?
Any carrier-unlocked, eSIM-capable iPhone or Android.
How fast is setup?
About two minutes: plan, QR scan, done.
What if data runs out?
80% alert, then one-tap top-up. No bill shock.
Is it a contract?
No — prepaid. Service simply stops instead of charging extra.
Does hotspot work?
Yes — share your connection with laptop or tablet.
FAQ at a glance. Six questions every traveler asks — the Docs · Egypt answers, one screen.

Start your Egypt trip online

Prepaid, no contracts, no roaming surprises. The whole setup takes about two minutes.

See plans and pricing Talk to the Tele Agent