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TooSIM eSIM for New Zealand

Hi all, I’ll be heading to New Zealand next month. I plan to spend time in Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown with a few drives along the South Island. And since I'll be streaming and uploading photos a lot, I'm thinking about getting a travel eSIM with a big data plan. TooSIM is cheaper than others in NZ, so I will probably go with them.

I’d love to hear how stable the connection is, especially while moving between cities. Also curious about speed and overall coverage. Does it hold up in towns and popular tourist spots, or only in main cities? Any experiences would be really helpful.

Posted by
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since I'll be streaming and uploading photos a lot,

Don't know about TooSim, but I'd be concerned that the upload speed might not be very good for you. I've been in a remote woods in Michigan lately, experimenting with a weak AT&T signal, and a weak Verizon signal, and I'd get download speeds of 25-40 mbps, not so bad for downloading webpages and email. But I'd get maybe 4 mbps, or as little as 1.0 mbps for uploading. If by "streaming", you mean downloading video, you may be fine, but uploading video could be a problem in weak signal areas.

Posted by
1775 posts

Assuming that you're at lodgings with decent wi-fi, I would turn off uploads/syncing to your cloud photo app over cellular, and wait until you're back at the lodging to upload over wi-fi.

Posted by
5735 posts

I used Airalo for my 5 week trip and it worked great north to south. I haven’t used TooSim, but their prices are cheaper than Airalo.