A family eSIM plan: one eSIM for every phone and tablet
Each eSIM is installed on one device and carries its own plan, so a family plan here means a plan per phone or tablet, sized to each person. We do not sell a bundle that shares one allowance, but hotspot on a plan can share data with a child's tablet.
Plans with hotspot for a family trip
Plans of a week or longer with a few gigabytes or more that allow hotspot, for popular family destinations and region packs, read live from the catalogue.
- France5 GB · 7 days$6.40
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Thailand5 GB · 7 days$7.00
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Singapore5 GB · 7 days$7.50
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Japan3 GB · 7 days$8.40
- Data
- 3 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Italy5 GB · 7 days$8.50
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
- Spain5 GB · 7 days$8.50
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 7 days
- Hotspot
- Included
Each card is the cheapest plan of that destination that meets the filter. Open it to see every plan, and buy one eSIM for each device that needs data.
How an eSIM keeps a family connected
Per device, with hotspot where you want to share.
One plan per device
Each phone or tablet gets its own eSIM and its own plan, so nobody depends on one parent's phone staying charged.
Hotspot to share
Where the plan allows tethering, a phone can share its data with a laptop, a tablet or the people you are travelling with.
Tablets and kids' devices
A tablet that supports eSIM can carry its own plan for the flight and the hotel. Check the model on the compatible devices page.
Everyone keeps their own number
Each phone keeps its own SIM for calls, texts and one-time passwords while the eSIM carries the data.
Set up at home, ready on arrival
The eSIMs arrive by email right after payment. Install each one on Wi-Fi before you leave, and the profile waits until you land.
Top up one device at a time
If one phone runs low, add a plan to just that eSIM from your account, with no new QR code and no reinstall.
Working out how many eSIMs a family needs
List the devices that will need data: parents' phones, older children's phones, a tablet for the journey. Each one that supports eSIM needs its own eSIM, and each eSIM goes on one device only. A QR code or install link cannot be reused on a second phone.
One setup that works is a larger plan on a parent's phone with hotspot switched on, and smaller plans on the other phones. Hotspot only works while the sharing phone is on and nearby, and it draws on that phone's plan, so size it with that in mind.
Kids' phones and tablets
Before you buy, check that each device supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked. Many tablets are Wi-Fi only and have no eSIM, while the cellular model of the same tablet does. The compatible devices page and the phone check on any plan page will tell you.
Install each eSIM yourself, at home, on the device it is for. ZetSIM plans are data-only unless a plan page says otherwise, so calls and texts between family members run through apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime.
From a list of devices to everyone connected
List and check every device
Note each phone and tablet that needs data, and confirm that each one supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked.
Choose a plan for each one
Match the data to the person. Pick a plan that allows hotspot on any phone you want to share from; the plan card shows it.
Install each eSIM at home
Open each install email on the device it is for and tap the install button, or scan the QR code from another screen.
Hotspot from one phone, or an eSIM on each device?
Most families end up using a bit of both.
| Hotspot from one phone | An eSIM on each device | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans to buy | One | One per device |
| If the sharing phone is off or flat | The others lose the connection | Each device stays connected |
| Best for | A tablet or laptop that stays near the phone | Phones and tablets that go their own way |
Does your phone support an eSIM?
Dial *#06# on your keypad. If the panel that opens lists an EID, your phone is eSIM-ready. It works on iPhone and Android, takes about ten seconds, and nothing leaves your device.
Not listed? Dial *#06# — if an EID number appears, your phone supports eSIM. See the full list
No EID? The phone takes a physical SIM only, and a travel eSIM will not work on it. If the EID is there but your handset came from a carrier, check it is not network-locked before you buy.
Questions before you buy
Still unsure? Our team answers on WhatsApp in minutes, in 11 languages.
Ask on WhatsAppNot one we sell. Each ZetSIM eSIM is installed on one device and carries its own plan. To share a connection between family members, switch on hotspot on a plan that allows it; the plan card shows when hotspot is included.
Not by installing it twice. An eSIM profile is bound to the one device that downloaded it, and its activation code works once. People can share a plan's data through hotspot, within the plan's terms, while the sharing phone stays on and nearby.
Yes, on plans that allow it; the plan card shows it. Turn on Personal Hotspot on an iPhone or Mobile Hotspot on Android, then join from the other device. Videos and video calls over a hotspot use data quickly, so size the plan for the people sharing.
Not by copying the QR code. An installed ZetSIM eSIM is tied to the device that downloaded it. If you change phones before you travel, message us before you install or activate it and we will tell you what is possible.
Yes, on phones that support both. The physical SIM keeps taking calls, texts and one-time passwords on its own number while the ZetSIM eSIM carries the data, so nobody has to swap a SIM or change their number, and each phone keeps taking its own calls, texts and one-time passwords.
Only if the device supports eSIM and is carrier-unlocked. Dial *#06# on a phone and look for an EID number, and check the tablet's model on the compatible devices page. Wi-Fi only tablets have no eSIM, so check before you buy.
Get every device ready before you leave
Check each phone and tablet, choose a plan for each one, and install the eSIMs at home.