nextSIM eSIM Data Plans for Philippines

nextSIM does not provide a truly unlimited data eSIM for the Philippines. The plans that carry “Unlimited” in their names, such as the eSIM Philippines Unlimited 1Day Standard or the eSIM Philippines Unlimited Plus 5Days Standard, grant only 1 GB or 2 GB of high‑speed data and then throttle the connection to 512 kbps or 2000 kbps once the capacity is reached.

Travelers who need more data can choose from fixed‑data eSIMs that are available for people in the Philippines. Examples include the eSIM Philippines 20GB 30Days Economy plan, which offers 20 GB of 5G data for 30 days at $29.17 USD, and the eSIM Philippines 20GB 30Days Standard plan, which provides the same amount of data for 30 days at $83.29 USD. These plans can be more cost effective for moderate or heavy data users than plans that throttle speed after a capped amount has been used.

nextSIM does not offer an eSIM plan with a local phone number or SMS capability for travelers to the Philippines. The provider’s available offerings for this destination are data‑only plans only, so you will not receive a standard mobile number or the ability to send or receive traditional SMS messages.

Even though no phone number or SMS is provided, you can still use popular VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage over the data connection to make calls and send text messages. This approach requires an internet connection but does not rely on a local phone number.

nextSIM offers 37 single‑country data plans that cover only the Philippines and 12 multi‑country plans that include the Philippines among other destinations.
The plans available range in price from $3.47 to $1, 264.89, and data caps span from 1 GB to 50 GB over validity periods of 1 to 30 days.
Users can choose from fixed data‑cap plans—which total 39 and provide a set amount of data for the entire plan— or daily data‑cap plans—which total 10 and distribute a specified amount of data each day. The single‑country options are all fixed‑data plans, while the multi‑country options may combine fixed and daily caps.