We’ll email your setup details when your eSIM is ready. Save the email for your arrival.
Wait until you have landed before using Quick Install, scanning the QR code, entering the manual code or activating the eSIM.
After you land
Connect to Wi-Fi. Then install.
Join the airport’s passenger Wi-Fi and complete its sign-in screen. Open a webpage to check you’re connected.
Then open your SIM Shop setup email and follow the instructions to install and activate your eSIM.
Before you go onlineSelect your travel eSIM for mobile data and turn on Data Roaming for that eSIM. Keep data roaming off on your usual SIM.
Wi-Fi not working? Wait for hotel Wi-Fi or another steady, trusted connection before installing.
Phone checkYour phone comes first.
Check that your phone supports eSIM and is network unlocked before buying.
For the journey
South Korea eSIM data for the journey
Look up the station exit, translate the menu and message your accommodation before check-in. Choose enough days for Seoul, Busan or wherever your itinerary takes you within the included coverage. Keep essential bookings offline for moments when a signal is unavailable.
Messages and calls in apps use your data. Standard calls, SMS and a local number need a separate mobile service.
Compare the available plans
Choose your trip length, then compare the available unlimited plans. Check the selected plan’s speed, hotspot allowance, any reduced-speed terms and start window.
Station exits, café pins and the next booking. Compare a fixed allowance with unlimited if you expect to use more data in South Korea.
Look up the station exit, translate the menu and message your accommodation before check-in. Choose enough days for Seoul, Busan or wherever your itinerary takes you within the included coverage. Keep essential bookings offline for moments when a signal is unavailable.
Does this include a Korean phone number?
These plans provide data only, without a Korean phone number, ordinary calling or SMS.
Can I use it for local phone verification?
Do not rely on a data-only plan for a service that needs a local mobile number or SMS verification.
Choosing unlimited data for South Korea
Station exits, café pins and the next booking. Compare a fixed allowance with unlimited if you expect to use more data in South Korea.
Data for Seoul, Busan and beyond
Choose 7, 15 or 30 days of unlimited data, with no total data cap or daily reset. Typical roaming speeds are 10–20Mbps; your phone, location and network conditions affect actual speeds.
Sharing data during your stay
Personal hotspot is supported with no separate hotspot allowance. Connect another phone or a laptop when needed, keeping in mind that reception and device compatibility affect performance.
Unlimited plans and fixed data
Fixed-data plans have one total allowance to use during their validity. Compare the price and allowance with the selected unlimited offer’s service limits.
When your plan starts
Use the eSIM within 60 days of purchase. Its 7-, 15- or 30-day validity starts when it first connects to a supported network. Moving between included countries does not restart the validity. These are data-only plans: ordinary calls, SMS and a local phone number are not included. Messaging and calling apps use your data.
Before you travel
Choose a plan long enough for your trip, check its start window and use Phone Check to confirm eSIM support. Save your setup email before leaving. Land, join airport Wi-Fi, then follow the setup email. If airport Wi-Fi is unavailable, use hotel Wi-Fi or another steady trusted connection.
We will guide you through one quick check at a time without leaving this plan.
Phone check
Phone check
Which phone are you taking?
Choose the exact model. We will ask only the checks that model still needs.
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No IMEI or EID number is needed here. Keep private device numbers private.
Phone check
One quick check at a time
CheckingChoose a phone model first.
Where was the phone bought?
On this phone, is there an Add eSIM option?
iPhone: Settings > Cellular, Mobile, Mobile Service or Mobile Data > Set Up Mobile or Add eSIM. Pixel: Settings > Network & internet > SIMs > Add SIM > Set up an eSIM. Galaxy: Settings > Connections > SIM manager > Add eSIM. Do not tap through or start setup before departure.
Can you find an EID in Settings?
iPhone: Settings > General > About. Pixel: Settings > About phone > SIM status. Galaxy: Settings > About phone > Status information. Seeing an EID can help, but it does not confirm compatibility on its own. Never type or send the number here.
Can this phone use another provider's SIM or eSIM?
This means it is not locked to one mobile provider. It is different from your screen passcode.
Model list + exceptionsWe check known support and important purchase-location differences.
No private device numbersWe do not ask for your IMEI, EID or personal phone data.