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I've been traveling around the world for a year and a half, and one of my favorite money-saving travel hacks is using an eSIM.
If you're unfamiliar with the concept of an eSIM, it's a digital SIM installed onto your phone that lets you access a mobile network without a physical SIM card. Using an eSIM for all my mobile data abroad means I don't have to worry about expensive roaming charges from my US mobile provider or buying a physical SIM for a local network every time I enter a new country.
When I learned that eSIM provider GigSky was offering eligible Visa cardholders a complimentary 15-day worldwide data plan, I was curious. I hadn't seen this offer widely discussed in the credit card rewards sphere, nor had I heard of GigSky before. Maybe this would be a useful, free benefit that I'd be adding to my list of favorite credit card perks. Maybe it'd be a two-week disaster of no data and tech troubles.
There was only one way to find out.
Once my previous eSIM plan expired, I grabbed my trusty Chase Sapphire Preferred Card -- the Visa Signature card that I'd be using to access this offer -- and headed to GigSky's website.
What to know about the GigSky Visa offer
From now until Nov. 15, 2027, eligible Visa Signature and Visa Infinite cardholders can receive a complimentary global mobile data plan through GigSky that grants access to mobile data in more than 175 countries.
A Visa Signature card gives you a complimentary 1GB plan valid for 15 days, while a Visa Infinite card gives you a 3GB/15-day plan. After your complimentary plan expires, you'll also get an ongoing discount on all paid plans: 20% off for Visa Signature cardholders and 30% off for Visa Infinite cardholders. You can redeem a complimentary plan once per calendar year.
To get the complimentary data plan and the discount, you must add your card as your default payment method in the GigSky app.
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