You land at CAI at 3 a.m. and the driver is waiting in WhatsApp
That's a normal Egypt arrival. The flight from Doha or Frankfurt lands in the small hours, you've pre-arranged the airport pickup through the hotel, and now the driver wants you to ping his WhatsApp the moment you clear customs because the parking lot is chaos. None of that works without data, and the SIM kiosk is unhelpful at that hour. The eSIM is the thing that should already be on the phone before the wheels touch.
Roamzy charges $5.73 per gigabyte in Egypt. That's $0.0056 per megabyte, billed in real time as your phone uses data on Egyptian networks. No subscription. No expiry on the unused balance. No minimum bundle. One per-MB rate across 192 countries — that's the shape of the invoice, not a marketing line.
How much will Roamzy actually cost on this trip?
A typical visitor to Egypt uses 0.5–1.2 GB per day: Maps in Cairo's traffic, Uber or Careem across the city, the camera-translator on Arabic signage, the Cairo Metro app, WhatsApp constantly with the guide and the hotel, contactless payments where they're accepted (cash leads outside hotels and chain restaurants). Call it 1 GB/day for the math:
| Trip length | Roamzy ($5.73/GB) | Tourist roaming pass | Local SIM at the airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $17.20 | $25–55 | $5–15 + passport, KYC, queue |
| 1 week | $40.14 | $45–95 | $8–20 + paperwork |
| 2 weeks | $80.28 | $80–180 (often two passes) | $12–25 + 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 Egyptian SIM at CAI or HRG is genuinely cheap, but the registration process takes a passport, a fingerprint, and 20–40 minutes of paperwork at a kiosk that sometimes runs out of forms. For a single-week trip the eSIM is the lower-friction option.
Where does Roamzy work in this country?
Egyptian networks have improved noticeably in the last few years. The shape on the ground:
- Cairo, Alexandria, Giza — solid LTE with 5G rolling out in central districts; coverage holds across the metro
- Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada — strong LTE through the tourist zones
- Nile cruises (Luxor–Aswan) — workable in towns and at most stops; mid-river stretches drop briefly
- The Western Desert and oases (Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra) — patchy 4G; offline maps mandatory
- Sinai (Dahab, St. Catherine) — solid in resort zones and Dahab; mountains and remote dive sites drop
- Cairo Metro — signal works on platforms, drops briefly in some tunnels
Long-distance buses across the desert hold signal near towns and lose it in between for stretches.
Why is per-megabyte pricing simpler than packages?
An Egypt trip is already cognitive load: a script you can't read, a payment system that runs largely in cash, a stack of small tipping moments, a guide who pings you on WhatsApp from a different time zone. The data plan should not also be a problem.
Roamzy is built around that. No first-purchase promo. No fine-print throttling. No auto-renewal six months later. One rate, billed by the megabyte, balance carries.
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
- Top up the eSIM with a minimum of 20 USDT — stablecoins, no cards, no banks, no FX surcharges
- The QR code appears in the dashboard once payment confirms
- Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM → scan QR (do this before you fly)
- The counter starts the moment you land at CAI, HRG, SSH, or LXR
Supported stablecoins, networks, and common iPhone/Android setup errors are in the FAQ.
What are Roamzy's honest limitations?
Three traps Roamzy doesn't have because they were never built in.
- No welcome promo that bait-and-switches your second top-up. The rate on top-up #1 is the rate on top-up #20.
- No fine-print throttling. One rate, full speed — first GB and the hundredth cost the same $0.0056/MB.
- No auto-renewal you forgot to cancel. Balance runs out, the eSIM stops.
It's not a marketing gimmick — it's an engineering decision born from indifference to gimmicks. You can't make a tariff cheaper than no fine-print and no expiry — so we don't.
What if my trip continues to other countries?
Egypt is increasingly stitched into the wider region:
- Jordan — short flight from Cairo to Amman, separate country rate
- Saudi Arabia — by air or via the new ferry routes across the Red Sea
- If you want the underlying mechanics — how roaming actually gets priced and why it hurts