How much mobile data (GB) do you need for a trip to Hurghada, and do you need a local SIM card?

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TL;DR

Hotel Wi-Fi (e.g. at Sensio) can be unreliable, so a local SIM card is recommended. 20GB is enough for calls, taxi apps and messengers if you skip video streaming and heavy photo uploads.

What the community said

At the Sensio hotel guests reported no working Wi-Fi at all — not even enough to call a taxi through an app without mobile data.

Sensio hotel

Mobile data is mainly needed for messaging apps (calls home, Telegram), occasionally for kids' games, and for calling a taxi.

If you avoid video streaming and don't upload lots of photos, a 20GB package is more than enough for a whole trip — but factor in extra usage if kids play mobile games.

20GB

For reference, 10 days of active Telegram messaging without photos or video used less than 1GB of data.

under 1GB in 10 days