SolidGoldUnderwear t1_itzbo1k wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:32 PM

Reply to comment by VictorChristian in iPhone 14 No SIM Card Implications by Ok_Drive1036

Very similar for me in Norway. AT&T turn off data and airalo tun on data. This way you still receive sms/imessage but use airalo for data. only issue is it was a little slow or overloaded in the after work hours.

VictorChristian t1_itzee75 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:55 PM

From what I’ve read about Airalo, they basically resell MVNO plans - so It’s kinda like resell of a resell. The names on their site barely make sense - I mean, “Change” for an American ”provider” that uses ATT and T-Mo towers. Never heard of that company before - sounds kinda made up.

I got a “Van” eSIM for Sweden and asked hotel staff who they were and people behind the desk though i was just messing with them.

Given all that, it’s not surprising we probably get deprioritized a lot. I can see Airalo going to a local MVNO and buying up all the 1MB/s minutes they can get and sell them to us LOL

xhandler t1_iu3n51q wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:16 AM

Now I don't know what Airalo is or how it works, but I don't think the names are local operators but rather "product name" Airalo has made for each country. "Vän" just means "Friend" (and there are no operators called Vän), looking at the Norwegian and Danish counterparts they're also not operators. So it could just as easily have been called "Airalo - Sweden"

VictorChristian t1_iu3ujo5 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:54 AM

>"Vän" just means "Friend" (and there are no operators called Vän)

Really?? No wonder the hotel staff thought i was insane.

SmoothLikeGravel t1_iu0dxke wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Do you still charged by AT&T for using your phone for texts/calls?

SolidGoldUnderwear t1_iu0f4av wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:05 PM

not for getting messages, just replying. you have to disable international day pass and set it to pay per use.