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eSIM for frequent travelers. Replace your roaming bill
Hit five countries a quarter? Trade unpredictable roaming charges for one flat monthly rate. Keep your number. Ditch the bill shock.
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The pain
Roaming the old way
✕$10–15 per day in roaming fees per country, sometimes per day used.
✕Surprise bills when 2FA SMS counts as international SMS.
✕Throttled speeds after the first few hundred MB.
✕Apps that quietly burn data in the background while you fly.
✕Carriers that promise "free roaming" only in 30-odd countries.
How Ringo fixes it
Ringo flat rate
✓One predictable monthly bill. No per-day surcharges, no shocks.
✓Unlimited data, calls and SMS on premium local networks worldwide.
✓Your existing number stays live everywhere. Clients reach you the usual way.
✓180+ countries covered out of the box. No extra packs, no daily passes.
✓Refundable Pioneer deposit locks in a year of founding-member pricing.
Best plan for frequent travelers
Plus plan. Covers the typical 4–6-trip-a-year traveler
50 GB data, unlimited in-network calls, your existing number ported, 180+ countries. It usually pays for itself on the first business trip.
Why frequent travelers move off carrier roaming packs
Most national carriers added "international roaming" features after travel rebounded. But the fine print is brutal. Speeds throttle after a small data allowance, daily passes stack up, and the country list always seems to exclude the one place you’re actually flying to. Ringo replaces this with one flat fee that works in 180+ countries, with no daily passes and no per-MB surprises.
How much does international roaming actually cost?
A typical traveler doing 8 weeks abroad a year on a $12/day roaming plan pays roughly $670 a year. And that’s before throttling kicks in. The same year on Ringo Plus is $420 ($35 × 12) for unlimited data, calls, and SMS in 180+ countries. The savings calculator on /use-cases lets you plug in your own travel days.
Best eSIM for frequent business trips
For frequent business travelers, three things matter more than price: number portability (so clients reach you), reliability of local networks, and predictable billing. Ringo nails all three. Your number stays live, premium local networks deliver consistent speed, and the monthly bill doesn’t move whether you fly to one country or six.
Frequently asked questions
Will Ringo really save me money vs international roaming?+
For anyone abroad more than ~10 days a year, yes. Usually by 30–60%. Run the numbers in our savings calculator on the /use-cases page; plug in your own days-abroad and roaming rate.
Does Ringo work in the country I'm flying to?+
Yes if it's one of the 180+ countries we cover, which is most major business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Check the destinations page for a country-by-country list.
Will my existing phone number work abroad?+
Yes. Ringo ports your existing number to our global network. Calls, SMS and 2FA codes route to the same number wherever you are.
Can I keep my carrier and use Ringo just for travel?+
Most modern phones support dual-eSIM, so you can keep your carrier eSIM as a backup and route calls/data through Ringo while abroad. Many travelers do exactly that for the first few trips before switching fully.
How much you save
See it in your own numbers.
Tell us how many countries you visit and what you pay today. Ringo's flat monthly rate usually pays for itself before the second trip.
Savings Calculator
How much could you save?
Run the numbers against your actual carrier. Pick where you're from, who you're with now, where you're going, and how much you'll be on the phone.
Proximus: ~$8.00/day data in United States, plus ~$2.50/min calling home and ~$1.10/min on incoming.
30
1 day365 days
📞 Talk-time abroad. Per year
60 min
45 min
That's $200 in extra voice charges on top of the data pass. Ringo bundles all calls in the plan price.
Proximus roaming
$440
$240 data · $200 calls
Ringo Pro
$59
data + calls included
Your annual savings
$381
87% less than Proximus. That's a long-weekend city break, on the carrier you fired. 🏙️
That's enough for, in New York…
🍕76NY-style pizza slices
🎤2Broadway show seats
🏨1mid-range Manhattan hotel nights
Tourist-average prices in New York, 2026. Actual cost may vary.
Sources: Roaming day-pass + per-minute rates from each carrier's published international tariff (current 2026). Ringo plan prices from ringoesim.com/pricing. Local-currency equivalents are tourist-average price points sourced from Numbeo and Expatistan cost-of-living indices, cross-checked against BudgetYourTrip traveller submissions. Numbers are illustrative. Your usage, promotions, and bundled-add-ons may shift the result.