“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?

About 120 travel eSIM providers offer roughly 4, 600 prepaid data plans in Central Asia, giving travelers a wide variety of options.

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

There are unlimited‑data eSIM plans available in Central Asia from two providers. Yesim offers an unlimited plan that can be valid for up to 80 days and costs between $7.96 and $226.41 USD, while Roamify’s unlimited options are valid for up to 30 days and are priced from $8.00 to $160.00 USD. Both plans allow tethering but note that the connection speed may be throttled after a certain usage threshold. Feel free to compare the remaining features – such as 5G coverage and plan duration – to choose the option that best fits your travel needs.

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

Travel eSIMs that provide a phone number and SMS service for Central Asia are available from several independent suppliers. Providers with such plans include ESIM.DOG, GlobaleSIM, JamboSim, RoameSIM, RedEx eSIM and Orange Travel. These plans offer voice calls and SMS – voice inbound and outbound on most plans, outbound only on the JamboSim packages – although the phone number is not local to Central Asia. The dialing code used is +1 for the majority of plans, with RedEx eSIM using +376 and Orange Travel using +33, so the number is a foreign one that can still be used for incoming and outgoing calls and text messages while the device is connected to Central Asia.

The cost of a travel eSIM with a phone number and SMS in Central Asia starts around $8.60 for a 1GB bundle that lasts 7 days and can reach about $124.60 for a 20GB plan that is valid for 365 days. Validity periods across the available plans run from 7 days up to 365 days, giving travelers flexibility for short visits or longer stays.

Summarized by AI, Last updated: Jul 21, 2026