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Pick a plan and a term
Fixed data for a set term, or a pass by the day.
Botswana eSIM
Prepaid data plans for your trip
No plans are on sale for this destination right now.
- Coverage
- Botswana only. Crossing a border on the same trip? Pick a regional plan that includes Botswana.
- When it starts
- On the first connection at the destination, not at purchase. Install it at home and it waits.
- Activation window
- Install within 180 days of purchase.
- Hotspot
- Where the local operator allows tethering.
- Calls & texts
- Data only. Your usual SIM keeps your number, so calls and bank codes still reach you.
- Speed
- 3G/4G
- Speed Limitations
- Data speeds may be reduced based on the network operator’s fair-use policies and network conditions.
- Plans on sale
- 6 fixed plans · 5 day passes
- Data per plan
- 1 GB to 20 GB
- Fixed plan term
- 7–30 days
- Day pass term
- 1–365 days, picked at checkout
- Daily allowance
- 500 MB to 10 GB per day
- Networks
- Orange (4G)
- eSIM standard
- Standard GSMA profile. Scan the QR code or type the activation code under Add eSIM. One install per profile.
- ID check
- None. No passport, no registration, no shop visit.
- Quantity
- Up to 10 eSIMs in one order, each with its own QR code.
- Payment
- From your 1001SMS balance, topped up by card or crypto.
Skip home-carrier data roaming, SIM swaps, contracts, airport kiosk queues and ID checks. You only need an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone, with no physical SIM to collect.
Keep your own number while the eSIM handles data only. Your existing SIM stays in your phone for calls, SMS and bank codes, while WhatsApp keeps your familiar number.
Choose a short plan for a Gaborone city break or Chobe visit. Longer plans suit travellers combining Maun, the Okavango Delta and an overland journey through Botswana.
Arrive with your eSIM already installed before departure, ready to connect on arrival. You can try connecting before passport control instead of searching for airport Wi-Fi.
What it is not: a phone number. For a local number to receive sign-up codes or bookings, add a virtual number next to the data plan.
How it works
Land in Botswana already online
Set it up on Wi-Fi the night before. The eSIM waits quietly until you arrive.
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Pay and scan the QR code
Pay from your balance and get the QR code at once.
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Turn it on when you land
Turn on data roaming and it finds a network itself.
Why 1001SMS
Why a 1001SMS eSIM suits Botswana
The details that matter once you are actually there.
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Reviews
What customers say
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Worked as intended
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It definitely works
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My experience has been great
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Using an eSIM in Botswana
FAQ
Using an eSIM in Botswana: your questions
Your phone must support eSIM and be carrier-unlocked. Dial *#06# to look for an EID. This identifies the eSIM hardware in your phone.
Yes, you keep your existing SIM and number for calls and SMS. Your Botswana eSIM supplies data only. WhatsApp can keep using your existing number.
Bank codes still go to your existing number, not this data-only eSIM. Keep your home SIM active for SMS. Receipt relies on your home mobile service.
Your Botswana plan provides mobile data, not a separate hotspot allowance. Sharing a phone connection uses mobile data from the plan supplying that connection.
You can buy another plan from your prepaid account balance. Choose a data amount for the rest of your trip. Payment brings new installation codes.
You can buy another plan for the extra days in Botswana. Its validity starts on first connection. Your QR and activation codes arrive after payment.
Turn on your eSIM and choose it for mobile data. Turn on data roaming for that eSIM. Try restarting your phone if it still will not connect.
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