Families and groups: one plan per phone, one plan for the trip
Every extra traveller adds a phone, a lock status and a QR code to look after. These guides keep a group connected without chaos at arrivals.
Group trips multiply small problems. One locked phone, one lost QR code or one traveller on a later flight can hold up everyone. The guides here start with a survey of every device, then help you decide who needs their own eSIM, when hotspot sharing is enough, and how to hand out QR codes safely.
Each phone needs its own eSIM: a QR code installs once, on one device. Hotspot sharing can cover a tablet or a child who stays with a parent, but only while the devices are together. Families, school and university groups, sports teams, wedding parties and business teams all face the same questions in slightly different forms.
Quick answers
Does each family member need their own eSIM?
Each phone that will be used apart from the others does. Devices that stay together can share a hotspot if the plan allows it.
Can I buy eSIMs for other people?
Yes. Send each QR code privately to the person who will install it on their own phone.
Is there a group checkout?
TripoSIM's Family Pack is one checkout for 4 to 10 people on the same plan. Check its page for current terms.
Itineraries
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