MobileSIM eSIM Data Plans for South Africa

MobileSIM does not provide an unlimited‐data eSIM for South Africa. All of its plans for the country are capped, such as the South Africa Unlimited data plans that offer 3GB per day and reduce speed to 1000kbps once the daily limit is reached. Travelers who need a larger, unrestricted data allowance might consider MobileSIM’s fixed data eSIMs, for example the Global 20GB plan for 30 days priced at $66.00 USD or the Global 10GB plan for 30 days priced at $45.00 USD. These fixed plans give a set amount of high‑speed data before any speed reduction occurs.

MobileSIM does not provide an eSIM plan for South Africa that includes a phone number or SMS capability. All available plans from this provider are data‑only, meaning they allow internet access but do not support inbound or outbound voice calls or text messages.

Travelers who need to keep in touch can use VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram or iMessage, which operate over the data connection and provide messaging and call functionality without requiring a local phone number or SMS service.

MobileSIM offers five single‑country plans and eleven multi‑country plans for South Africa. The plans cover a price range from about $1.50 to $68.00 and data caps between 200 MB and 20 GB, with validity periods stretching from 3 to 60 days. The provider includes both daily data‑cap plans, which refresh or limit data each day, and fixed data‑cap plans that allocate a set amount of data for the entire validity period.