Unlimited eSIMs: fair use, throttling and hotspot limits

Most country plans in our data are sold as unlimited. That rarely means unlimited at full speed for everything: there's usually a fair-use policy, and sharing data with other devices is often capped.

Fair use and throttling

Holafly says operators may temporarily reduce speed under a fair-usage policy for up to one day, after which speed returns to normal. Airalo's country pages we checked didn't describe the policy behind their unlimited packages — that doesn't mean there isn't one, just that we can't tell you what it is.

Hotspot limits

Holafly documents 1 GB per day of hotspot sharing, so a 7-day plan allows 7 GB in total. If you need to work from a laptop all day, that cap matters more than the "unlimited" label.

When fixed data is the better deal

Light users often pay for unlimited they don't use. In Austria, where fixed-data packages were listed, a 5 GB package for 7 days cost a fraction of a 7-day unlimited plan. Use the data calculator to check what you need.