How much data do you actually need in Armenia?
Less than you'd think. Yerevan cafés all run open Wi-Fi. Hotels include it. Co-working spaces are abundant and cheap if you stay long enough to want one. Cellular data is mostly for the things between Wi-Fi sessions — Bolt rides, the camera on a Geghard stone inscription, navigation on the drive to Garni or Sevan, a video call home across a 4–5 hour gap. That changes the maths on what kind of tariff actually fits.
Roamzy charges $3.28 per gigabyte in Armenia, billed at $0.0032 per megabyte in real time. No subscription, no expiry, no minimum bundle. One per-MB rate across 193 countries — the figure on the page is the figure on the invoice.
How much will Roamzy actually cost on this trip?
Realistic usage on an Armenia trip is 0.5–0.8 GB per day; for a remote-worker stay where Wi-Fi handles the heavy lifting, often 0.3 GB/day. Use 0.6 GB/day for the holiday math:
| Trip length | Roamzy ($3.28/GB) | Tourist roaming pass | Local SIM at Zvartnots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 days (Yerevan + Garni–Geghard) | $7.86 | $25–60 | $5–15 + passport, store visit |
| 1 week (Sevan + Tatev) | $13.76 | $40–90 | $8–20 + paperwork |
| 1 month (working stay) | $58.98 | $180–400 (multi-pass) | $15–30 + 30-day cap |
Competitor prices in columns 3 and 4 are 2025 ranges based on typical offerings; exact figures depend on your home carrier and the airport store you visit. Roamzy's rate in column 2 is our actual published rate from the pricing page.
A local Armenian SIM is cheap. For a one-month working stay, it can come out ahead — that's an honest statement, not a sales pitch. For a one-week tourist trip, the eSIM is the lighter call: scan the QR before the flight, the network grabs you on the jetway at Zvartnots, the GG ride to Republic Square arrives before you've thought about it.
Where does Roamzy work in this country?
- Yerevan — 4G/5G across the city, working signal in most of the metro (single-line, M1, mostly between underground stations), dense LTE around Mashtots, Tumanyan and the Cascade district
- Gyumri — solid LTE across the city, weakening on the back roads through Shirak Province
- Lake Sevan and surrounding villages — fine in Sevan town, weaker on the long shoreline drives
- Tatev and Goris — LTE in towns; the Wings of Tatev cable car has signal at both stations, drops in the gorge
- Dilijan and the northern forests — LTE in town, weak inside the dense forest cover
- Mountain trekking lines (Aragats, Khustup) — patchy 3G/4G; offline maps mandatory
What will I actually use Roamzy for here?
- GG and Bolt handle taxis. GG has the deeper local presence; Bolt is the secondary, both with English UIs.
- Telegram is the default messaging channel; many guesthouses and drivers respond there before email
- Card payments are normal in Yerevan and Gyumri; outside the cities, Armenian dram in cash leads
- Camera-translator is useful — Armenian script is its own alphabet (Mesropian), and shop signs outside central Yerevan often skip Latin transliteration
- Bank-app SMS verification can be flaky on a foreign number — keep a backup channel agreed with the bank before you fly
How do I install my Roamzy eSIM?
| Plug type | Voltage | Frequency | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type C, F | 220 V | 50 Hz | iPhone XS+ | Pixel 3+, Galaxy S20+ |
- Sign in to Roamzy via Telegram or Google
- Your first eSIM is free and comes with real data on us. After that, top up from $20 in stablecoins (USDT or USDC): no cards, no banks, no FX surcharges
- The QR code appears in your dashboard as soon as the eSIM is issued
- On the iPhone itself (iOS 17.4 or newer), tap Tap to install in the QR card; otherwise Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → scan QR
- The counter starts when you land at Zvartnots or Gyumri Shirak
Supported stablecoins, networks, and common iPhone/Android setup errors are in the FAQ.
What are Roamzy's honest limitations?
- No welcome promo that flips on top-up #2. The rate stays $0.0032/MB across every top-up.
- No fine-print throttling. One rate, billed by the megabyte. The first GB and the twentieth cost the same.
- No auto-renewal you forgot to cancel. Balance runs out, the eSIM stops. Top up next year if you come back, or don't.
Armenia's tariff has no expiry because we couldn't find an engineering reason for one. Marketing reasons didn't count.
What if my trip continues across the Caucasus?
- Georgia — the Bagratashen crossing or the night train Yerevan–Tbilisi
- Azerbaijan — land border sealed, so a regional flight via Istanbul or Tbilisi
- If you want the underlying mechanics — how roaming actually gets priced and why it hurts