Update: we added an eSIM partner to Away Mode
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We wrote earlier this same day about a real, honest gap: nearly every destination guide we publish mentions confirming a local SIM or roaming plan, and yet there was no eSIM link on Away Mode. That gap is closed.
What changed
Yesim is now live on the checklist — data from the moment you land, on a supported network, no local SIM card hunt. It's the primary eSIM partner going forward.
What happened to the earlier plan
An eSIM provider called Holafly was the earlier chosen pick, with an application still pending approval as of this morning. Rather than wait on that approval, Yesim became the actual live partner instead. Holafly hasn't been dropped — it's the designated fallback if Yesim's coverage or terms don't work out down the line, and its application will still be tracked, just no longer as the primary plan.
Same discipline, faster resolution
This is the same rule we've written about before: a partner only goes live once there's a real, approved, working link — never a guess. What changed here is simply which real, working link came together first. See how we decide whether a partner makes the list for the fuller version of that discipline.