“I do not recommend this site for purchase. Before purchasing, I came across a number of negative reviews, but I decided to try my luck anyway. Here's my experience: In Uzbekistan, everything worked perfectly for one day, but the speed was terrible on the second day. In South Korea, everything worked well, but in China, everything worked well for two days, and then the internet simply disappeared, even though I still had plenty of data and time left. There is no support, and the AI agent responds by saying that I am doing something wrong.”

M3rx

Apr 6, 2026

ESIM.DOG 🐶 Kazakhstan

“I bought it for my short trip in Kazakhstan and got great experience due to routing in United Kingdom (most of eSIM providers use Singapore routing that is really slow in Kazakhstan). On LTE I've got 50-100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speed.

So I definitely recommend buying this one for Kazakhstan to get stable connection without issues.”

Vadim V.

Mar 27, 2026

GLOBAL YO Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)

“Installed the esim per instructions. Even at the Manas airport i already could NOT connect to the data/service. So i tried activating the esim in the Global Yo app (it is supposed to be automatically activated once I could connect but since I could not connect I thought I would need to activate it manually). Then I tried restarting my phone too but that didn’t work either.

It’s been a few hours and I’ve obviously left the airport now. Even within the city and town there is no service. Only managing to post this review using the guesthouse wifi.

Why sell a product that does not work, and customer service is not 24-7 available to help? I hope when Global Yo does reply I will be in a location that has wifi access to be able to read their reply.”

Anontraveller

Mar 23, 2024

Central Asia Travel eSIM FAQ

Everything you need to know about using eSIMs in Central Asia

How many travel eSIM brands (providers) are available for use in Central Asia, and how many prepaid data plans are there?

There are more than 100 travel eSIM providers and over 3, 500 prepaid data plans available for Central Asia. The sheer breadth of options means travelers have a wide variety of plans to choose from, ensuring that each can find an eSIM that fits their individual needs.

Are there any unlimited data eSIM plans available for Central Asia?

Limited‑data and unlimited data eSIMs for Central Asia are offered by several providers. Three providers publish unlimited data plans: abesteSIM, Roamify, and Yesim. All three claim that the unlimited data may be subject to speed throttling; abesteSIM notes a reduced speed of 128 kbps and a cap of 5 Mbps when speeds are throttled. The price range across these unlimited data plans extends roughly from $2.38 to $231.01 USD, depending on validity period and provider.

Can I get a travel eSIM with a phone number and SMS for Central Asia?

Travel eSIMs that include a phone number and SMS support for Central Asia are available from several providers. GlobaleSIM offers plans ranging from 1GB to 5GB with validity periods of 7 to 21 days and prices starting at $11.00 USD for the 1GB, 7‑day plan. Orange Travel provides a 50MB 30‑day plan at $22.50 USD that includes both inbound and outbound voice and SMS, while ESIM.DOG supplies larger data packages (5GB to 20GB) with validity from 60 to 365 days and prices beginning at $41.98 USD. All three vendors use foreign dialing codes (GlobaleSIM and ESIM.DOG use +1, Orange Travel uses +33), meaning the phone numbers are not local Central Asian numbers. Voice capabilities include inbound and outbound calls for all offerings, and SMS support is inbound for GlobaleSIM and inbound/outbound for Orange Travel and ESIM.DOG. Plan prices for these services start around $11 and can rise to about $101 for the largest, longest‑validity options.

Summarized by AI, Last updated: May 25, 2026