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Taiwan eSIM plans and coverage

from $2.31 per GB

Stay connected for maps, ride-hailing and messages in Taiwan with an eSIM that fits your trip, whether you are moving around Taipei, heading into the mountains or spending time on the southern coast.

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100 GB · 30 days for $230.86. Catalog checked 2026-09-10; confirm the total before paying.

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What is an eSIM?

A digital SIM you add to your phone over the internet. No plastic card and no visit to a shop.

Use Letisim for maps, taxis and messages while keeping your usual number.

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eSIM plans for Taiwan

Compare data, duration and when validity begins. A top-up label means more data can be added to that package.

Prices checked 2026-09-10. The live catalog is authoritative at checkout.

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DataValidityPricePer GB
1 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$7.29$7.29Choose plan
3 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$14.21$4.74Choose plan
5 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$20.67$4.14Choose plan
10 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$39.57$3.96Choose plan
20 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$76.53$3.83Choose plan
50 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$158.78$3.18Choose plan
100 GBReloadable30 daysVALIDITY STARTS AT PURCHASE$230.86$2.31Choose plan

How far will your data go?

Choose an allowance to see what it could cover. Quality, compression and background activity change actual usage.

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With 3 GB, approximately…

Send photos

≈ 600 photos

Example: 5 MB per photo

Upload your own videos

≈ 47 clips

Example: a 1-minute Full HD clip ≈ 63 MB

Watch video

≈ 1 hr

HD example: 3 GB per hour

At standard quality: ≈ 4 hr 17 min

Make video calls

≈ 2 hr 46 min

1:1 at 720p: ≈ 1.08 GB per hour

Each result uses the whole allowance for that one activity. The results do not add up: maps, messages and other apps share the same data.

Taking photos or recording video on your phone does not itself use mobile data. Sending, watching or backing them up over the mobile network does.

Compare 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 GB
Alternative uses of the same allowance
DataPhotos · 5 MB1-minute clips · 63 MBHD video · 3 GB/hrStandard video · 0.7 GB/hrVideo calls · 720p
1 GB≈ 200 photos≈ 15 clips≈ 20 min≈ 1 hr 25 min≈ 55 min
3 GB≈ 600 photos≈ 47 clips≈ 1 hr≈ 4 hr 17 min≈ 2 hr 46 min
5 GB≈ 1,000 photos≈ 79 clips≈ 1 hr 40 min≈ 7 hr 8 min≈ 4 hr 37 min
10 GB≈ 2,000 photos≈ 158 clips≈ 3 hr 20 min≈ 14 hr 17 min≈ 9 hr 15 min
20 GB≈ 4,000 photos≈ 317 clips≈ 6 hr 40 min≈ 28 hr 34 min≈ 18 hr 31 min
Where these estimates come from

Planning examples, not guaranteed totals. We use 1 GB = 1,000 MB, round down complete files and minutes, and exclude overhead, retries and background traffic.

  1. 5 MB is Verizon’s high-resolution photo example. Your files can be smaller after compression or much larger as originals or RAW. Check the actual file size on your phone. Verizon ↗
  2. 63 MB models a 1-minute H.264 Full HD export at 24–30 fps using YouTube’s recommended video and stereo audio bitrates. It is not a universal camera-file size or the cost of watching a clip. YouTube ↗
  3. Viewing examples use Netflix’s published rates: up to 0.7 GB/hr at Medium and up to 3 GB/hr in HD. Other apps and quality settings can differ; these are not YouTube playback rates. Netflix ↗
  4. The call example uses Zoom’s 1:1 720p bandwidth: 1.2 Mbps up and 1.2 Mbps down, together about 1.08 GB/hr. Group calls and higher resolutions can use more. Zoom ↗

Sources checked 2026-09-08

Make your data last

Maps and messages

Start with your usual usage. Download maps, your accommodation address and bookings before departure.

Social posts and photos

Allow extra data if Wi-Fi will be limited. Check whether your phone backs up photos and videos over mobile data.

Video and work

Check recent data use on your phone and the package’s hotspot rules. Budget separately for video calls and large downloads.

03 / Installation

How to install an eSIM in Taiwan

Your first eSIM? Here is what to open and what to tap.

Check the exact model, regional variant and system version. If Add eSIM or EID is missing, contact support before buying. A brand name alone does not confirm compatibility.

Manufacturer’s instructions · iPhone ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Google Pixel / Android ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Samsung ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Huawei ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Honor ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Xiaomi / Redmi ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · Motorola ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · OPPO ↗

Manufacturer’s instructions · OnePlus ↗

On iOS 26, a Turn On Travel eSIM notification may appear after arrival. Choose the travel line for data and check whether you also want to keep your home line active. If no notification appears, use the manual steps below.

Check when your package starts: at payment, installation or first connection. If it starts on installation, install nearer your trip. Installing later does not postpone a package that started at payment.

These screens show settings on the models named below. Your operator and eSIM labels will differ. Screens retain the source language; each caption translates and identifies the control to use. Tap any image for a closer look.

iPhone 17 · iOS 26 · Screen source ↗

Before your trip · install the eSIM

Use a stable Wi-Fi connection or hotspot. Your exact phone model must support eSIM and be unlocked for other operators.

  1. 01

    Open your eSIM installation

    Connect the phone you will use for your eSIM to Wi-Fi. Choose one of the two options below. If this eSIM is already installed, skip to choosing the line for mobile data.

    The app or email on this phone

    In the Letisim app, open My eSIMs, choose your purchased eSIM and tap Install. On the preparation screen, tap Copy name and install.

    Or open your eSIM email on this same phone and tap Install eSIM. If the link opens your order page first, use the installation button shown there.

    A QR code on another screen

    Open your eSIM’s QR code from the email or order on a computer, tablet or another phone. Point the camera of the phone you are installing the eSIM on at the code, then tap the installation prompt.

    Both options lead to the phone’s system setup. Continue with step 2.

    The button or camera did not open setup?

    You can add the eSIM by scanning its QR code in Settings. Follow the path below, choose the QR scanner and use the code for your own purchase. If the QR is on this same phone, see the options without a second screen below the guide.

    iPhone: Settings → Mobile Service / Cellular → Add eSIM → Use QR Code → Scan QR Code → Continue

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network and Internet → SIMs → Add SIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Add eSIM → Scan QR code → Add → Next

    Huawei: Settings → Mobile network → SIM management → SIM 2 → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → Scan code → Add this eSIM

    Honor: Settings → Mobile network → SIM management → Add eSIM → Add eSIM or transfer from your device → Set up an eSIM → Set up

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Settings → Mobile networks → Use eSIM → Manage eSIM → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → scan your QR → confirm download

    Motorola: Settings → Network & Internet → SIMs & mobile network → Download new SIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    OPPO: Settings → Mobile network → SIM & eSIM settings → Add eSIM → Set up an eSIM → scan your QR → Set up

    OnePlus: Settings → Mobile network → eSIM → Add eSIM → Add eSIM → Next → scan your QR → Set up

    Tap Add eSIM to add your travel eSIM.Enlarge screen ↗
    Tap Add eSIM to add your travel eSIM. Screen source ↗
  2. 02

    Confirm installation on your phone

    The install button or your QR code opens the phone’s system setup. Confirm that you want to add the eSIM, then stay connected to Wi-Fi until the profile finishes downloading. If the phone first asks how to add an eSIM, use your QR code. You do not need to transfer your home SIM from another phone.

    Continue / Add / Install / Set up → wait for the eSIM to download

    For the QR option: Choose Use QR Code to install using your QR code.Enlarge screen ↗
    For the QR option: Choose Use QR Code to install using your QR code. Screen source ↗
    After scanning, tap Continue to confirm installation of your eSIM.Enlarge screen ↗
    After scanning, tap Continue to confirm installation of your eSIM. Screen source ↗
  3. 03

    Give the new line a clear name

    For example, “Letisim Taiwan”, so you can distinguish it from your home SIM. This is a label on your phone; it does not change the number or plan.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → new eSIM → Cellular Plan Label → Custom

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → new eSIM → Edit name

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → new eSIM → Name

    Huawei: SIM management → SIM 2 → your eSIM → Card name. You can keep the existing label if no rename option is shown.

    Honor: SIM management → SIM 2 → eSIM name. Rename it if your MagicOS version offers this option.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Manage eSIM → your plan → Change nickname, if available.

    Motorola: Open the new eSIM in SIM settings and use the edit-name option if available.

    OPPO: Open the installed profile in eSIM settings and change its label if your ColorOS version allows it.

    OnePlus: Open the installed eSIM and edit its name if the option is available.

    Line name: Letisim Taiwan
    Open the new eSIM to edit its name. The example label may differ from yours.Enlarge screen ↗
    Open the new eSIM to edit its name. The example label may differ from yours. Screen source ↗

Installation adds the eSIM to your phone. Choose it for mobile data at your destination. Package validity still follows its own start rule.

At your destination · turn on data

  1. 04

    Choose the eSIM for mobile data

    Turn on the new line and select it for mobile data. You can keep your home SIM for calls and texts at its usual rates. Turn off automatic mobile-data switching between SIMs.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → Cellular Data → Letisim. Turn off “Allow Cellular Data Switching”.

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Mobile data → Letisim

    Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Mobile data → Letisim

    Huawei: In SIM management, enable the travel eSIM and select it as the default mobile-data SIM. Adding it may disable a physical SIM in slot 2.

    Honor: In SIM management, enable the eSIM and choose it for mobile data. Check which physical SIM remains active.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: Enable the travel plan in Manage eSIM, then select it for mobile data. Some models use eSIM instead of physical SIM 2.

    Motorola: Network & internet → SIM settings: enable the travel eSIM and select it for mobile data.

    OPPO: Enable the profile in Mobile network → eSIM, then select it for mobile data. The eSIM may occupy the SIM 2 position.

    OnePlus: In Mobile network, enable the travel eSIM and choose it for mobile data. Turn off automatic switching to the other SIM.

    Choose your travel eSIM for Mobile data. Keep your home SIM for calls.Enlarge screen ↗
    Choose your travel eSIM for Mobile data. Keep your home SIM for calls. Screen source ↗
  2. 05

    Check roaming in your package guide

    If your eSIM instructions require data roaming, enable it for the Letisim line. Keep data roaming off on your home SIM. If an APN is specified, use the exact value in your own package’s guide.

    iPhone: Settings → Cellular / Mobile Service → Letisim → Data Roaming (sometimes under Cellular Data Options)

    Google Pixel / Android: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Letisim → Roaming

    Samsung: First select Letisim for mobile data, then Settings → Connections → Mobile networks → Data roaming

    Huawei: Open Mobile network → Mobile data and check data roaming for the travel SIM. Follow the settings in your package guide.

    Honor: In the mobile-network settings, open the travel SIM’s data settings and enable roaming only if your package requires it.

    Xiaomi / Redmi: In Mobile networks, open the travel SIM’s data-roaming settings. Use the roaming and APN values from your package guide.

    Motorola: Open the travel eSIM’s network settings and check Roaming against your package instructions.

    OPPO: Open the travel SIM’s mobile-network settings and enable data roaming if required by your package.

    OnePlus: Open the travel SIM’s settings and check Data roaming against the instructions for your own package.

    Open Data roaming or Roaming for the travel line. Enable it only if your package instructions require it.Enlarge screen ↗
    Open Data roaming or Roaming for the travel line. Enable it only if your package instructions require it. Screen source ↗
  3. 06

    Check your connection

    Turn off Wi-Fi and open a map or website. If it loads, mobile data is working. If it does not, turn airplane mode on for about 30 seconds, turn it off and wait for a connection. Recheck the selected line and package settings.

    Wi-Fi off → website loads → you are connected

    Turn Wi-Fi off using this switch, then open a website or map to check mobile data.Enlarge screen ↗
    Turn Wi-Fi off using this switch, then open a website or map to check mobile data. Screen source ↗
No second screen for your QR code?

If the scanner has a gallery button, save the QR from your order and choose that image. If your order includes manual installation details, choose Enter details manually and copy the fields exactly. The available methods depend on your phone and eSIM. If neither is available, contact support; do not scan a sample code from this guide or delete an installed eSIM.

Menu names can differ by phone model and system version.

04 / Operators

Mobile operators in Taiwan

Compare network coverage separately from speed. A national result does not predict reception inside your hotel or along a mountain road.

Compare Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone for your route. Check which network is included in the selected eSIM, then confirm coverage for your accommodation and trip stops.

Chunghwa Telecom

Public coverage lookup is available on the operator site. Travelers can check mobile coverage by area before choosing a plan or route. [1] [2]

Check coverage ↗

Taiwan Mobile

Ask Taiwan Mobile about mobile coverage at your accommodation and along your route. Check the network listed in the eSIM package before purchase. [1] [3]

Official website ↗

Far EasTone

Ask Far EasTone about mobile coverage at your accommodation and along your route. Check the network listed in the eSIM package before purchase. [1] [4]

Official website ↗

The network in your chosen package is what matters. This country comparison does not mean every plan includes every operator. 5G depends on the package, phone and local coverage.

05 / Coverage

Coverage across Taiwan

Check the addresses and roads you will actually use. Save maps and booking details before leaving Wi-Fi.

🇹🇼 Taiwan
  1. Taipei
  2. Alishan National Scenic Area
  3. Kenting
  4. Miaoli

Taipei

In Taipei, an eSIM is mainly about smooth city movement: metro, buses, ride-hailing and restaurant bookings. A stable connection is most useful around station changes and for real-time transit apps, so install and test the plan before arrival if you want the least hassle on day one. [5] [6]

Alishan National Scenic Area

For Alishan, plan for a mountain trip rather than a city commute. Coverage can be more variable around forest and rail segments, so download offline maps, keep tickets and hotel details saved locally, and avoid assuming constant live data when moving between train, bus and viewpoints. [7] [9]

Kenting

In Kenting, data is useful for beach-area logistics, local buses and last-mile transfers between hotels, park stops and dining spots. If you plan to move around the peninsula, keep a second route option ready and store key bookings offline, since the day may mix busy resort zones with quieter stretches. [8] [9]

Miaoli

Miaoli is practical as a transfer base for rail and road travel. For travelers changing trains or continuing toward hill areas, having mobile data helps with live schedules, platform checks and navigation between station exits, taxis and local buses. [9]

Taiwan · eSIM

Why an eSIM helps here

Taiwan travel is easiest when your phone has data from the moment you land. In Taipei, live metro and bus information makes transfers simpler, while ride-hailing and restaurant maps are easier to use with a local data connection. A traveler-focused eSIM also keeps your home SIM separate, so you can leave your main number active for calls or banking messages if needed.

Outside the capital, practical planning matters more. Mountain areas such as Alishan can involve rail, shuttle buses and changing weather, while Kenting often means moving between beach zones, park entrances and accommodation. A good plan is one that gives you enough data for navigation, tickets, bookings and messaging without forcing you to rely on café Wi‑Fi or hotel lobbies.

Useful apps and travel tools

Taipei Metro ↗

Official Taipei Metro app and site for route information, service updates and station-related travel planning in the capital. [5]

Taipei eBus ↗

Official bus app and site for Taipei and New Taipei routes, live information and trip planning around the metropolitan area. [6]

Before you buy

What to check before you buy

Match the plan to the places you will actually visit. For a Taipei-only trip, a smaller data bundle may be enough; for Alishan or long coastal days in Kenting, choose more headroom because navigation, messaging, photos and transit checks add up quickly. Also confirm whether the eSIM is data-only or includes voice features, since home SIM roaming and a data eSIM are not the same thing. [2] [5] [7] [8]

Why installation timing matters

Some products activate at purchase, some at first connection, and some at install. For travelers, the safest approach is to install while you still have a reliable connection and then switch the line on when you arrive or when the plan instructions say to do so. That reduces the risk of being stuck without service at the airport or hotel. [3] [4] [5]

06 / FAQ

Questions about eSIM in Taiwan

Which mobile networks can I expect in Taiwan?

NCC materials and operator pages indicate that the market is now centered on three major telecom brands: Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone. For a traveler, the useful difference is not just the brand name but whether a plan lets you check coverage before buying and whether your phone supports the network bands used locally. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Is Taipei easier for mobile data than mountain or beach areas?

Taipei is usually the easiest place to use live data because metro, bus and city services are dense and well connected. In mountain and coastal trips, the connection can be more variable, so the sensible move is to download offline maps and keep booking details saved on your phone before you leave the city. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Do I need a larger data plan for Alishan or Kenting?

Often yes, because both trips tend to involve more navigation, more photo sharing and more route checking than a simple city stay. That does not mean every visitor needs a huge package, but it does mean you should size the plan around your actual pace of travel and how often you rely on live directions, transport updates and messaging. [7] [8] [9]

Should I install the eSIM before I fly?

Usually that is the easiest option if your plan allows it. Installing in advance means you can finish the setup while your current internet is stable, then switch the line on when you land or when the product instructions tell you to do so. It is a simple way to avoid setup stress after arrival. [3] [4] [5]

Can I keep my regular SIM active too?

Yes, in many cases you can keep your home SIM in the phone while using a data eSIM for Taiwan. That is useful if you want to continue receiving important SMS or calls on your main number, while routing maps, taxis and messaging through the travel eSIM. [2] [3] [4]

Sources and checks · Country research checked 2026-09-08
  1. 2024 Communications Market Report · National Communications Commission
  2. Chunghwa Telecom Mobile Network Coverage Query · Chunghwa Telecom
  3. Taiwan Mobile Network Quality · Taiwan Mobile
  4. Far EasTone 5G Network · Far EasTone
  5. Taipei Metro · Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
  6. Taipei eBus · Taipei City Government and New Taipei City Government
  7. Alishan National Forest Recreation Area · Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  8. Kenting National Park · Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  9. General Information · Tourism Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  10. Letisim public catalog · Letisim