Want Some Free Travel Data? This Android Browser's eSIM Gives You 3GB
Opera's web browser for Android now offers an eSIM as a first-of-its-kind travel feature and another way to encourage you to switch away from Google Chrome. If you run out of data or time, Opera will prompt you to pay to regain access to its eSIM. You can extend your coverage for your trip with 3GB, 5GB, or 10GB top-ups, but the amount you need to spend varies by destination.
- ▪Opera's web browser for Android now offers an eSIM as a first-of-its-kind travel feature and another way to encourage you to switch away from Google Chrome.
- ▪If you run out of data or time, Opera will prompt you to pay to regain access to its eSIM.
- ▪You can extend your coverage for your trip with 3GB, 5GB, or 10GB top-ups, but the amount you need to spend varies by destination.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ This Android browser now doubles as a travel eSIM — Android Authority
- ▪ Opera for Android now comes with a free eSIM and 3GB of data — Engadget
- ▪ Opera becomes the first browser to add travel eSIMs for data on the go — XDA Developers
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Opera's web browser for Android now offers an eSIM as a first-of-its-kind travel feature and another way to encourage you to switch away from Google Chrome. Opera gives users 3GB of free 5G data when traveling, letting you trial it with no obligation to buy an extension.The eSIM works across your phone, so this isn’t limited to just web browsing, meaning you can use it for navigation apps to direct you on a foreign trip, or to keep in touch with friends and family back home through a vacation.There's one important caveat: you have three days to use your 3GB of data. If you run out of data or time, Opera will prompt you to pay to regain access to its eSIM. You can extend your coverage for your trip with 3GB, 5GB, or 10GB top-ups, but the amount you need to spend varies by destination.
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