works in Canada without any issues and… works in Canada without any issues and is simple to use and install. cons: no option for calls or text

Spotty connectivity in Italy Used the 1GB / 7 days package for Italy. It works, and for the price it's unbeatable, but the experience is suboptimal. First, the activation wasn't too smooth, needing to set up APN manually following the help pages - usually these are set up automatically or can be picked from a list. Then the connectivity is very spotty - for the network that the eSIM supports (lliad, WIND), the signal is really bad, I get disconnected every few minutes and had to manually reset network or turn off/on airplane mode to get it to be connected. I'm using dual SIMs so I can see that my other SIM card isn't disconnecting all the time on another network (TIM). It's incredibly inconvenient to keep having to reconnect to data whenever I need to use data. I'll recommend only if you are casually using data and not reliant on it for anything important because the connection is so hit and miss.

Reliable esim Needed an esim at short notice after my network provider (SMARTY) had a fault which meant that I could not roam. Ordered from my phone using wifi and worked well in Belgium and Luxembourg. Connected to the major networks. One star dropped as it wanted you to set up via a QR code and that was not possible for me. The instructions for my phone to install manually were incorrect. Was able to work it out but may not be for those not confident in changing phone settings.