How to get a SIM card in Sharm El Sheikh if your phone doesn't support eSIM?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 3 days ago
TL;DR
If your phone supports eSIM, it's easier to buy one online before the trip (a bit pricier but more reliable). If not, get a physical SIM card on arrival at the airport or at local phone shops in town.
What the community said
A traveler asked where to get a working physical SIM card if the phone doesn't support eSIM — advice was to buy it right after arrival to avoid being without a connection.
3 days ago
Another traveler recommends setting up an eSIM before the trip if the phone supports it — slightly more expensive than a physical SIM, but the connection works immediately upon arrival without hunting for phone shops.
3 days ago eSIM
One traveler shared a hack: bring a separate spare phone just for the local SIM card and share the internet via Wi-Fi hotspot to other family devices, instead of swapping the SIM into the main phone.
3 days ago spare phone as hotspot