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5G reaches 99.5% of Austria’s populated areas, so buy on price. The real friction is mandatory SIM registration since 2019, no 3G at all (VoLTE required), and border trips that kill an Austria-only plan.

Every Korean network scores above 8.6 on coverage, so buy on price. The real wall is Korea’s identity check, plus Google Maps still cannot navigate there. Plans, prices and entry rules.

Uzbekistan registers phones, not just SIMs, under UzIMEI. A travel eSIM enters as roaming, skipping that step for tourists.

In the UAE the network is world-class but internet calling is licensed, so WhatsApp and FaceTime calls fail on local networks. Here is what a travel eSIM really changes, why a VPN is the wrong fix, US day-pass math, and where a UAE-only plan dies.

Tunisia travel eSIM guide for 2026. The dinar cannot legally be carried in or out, so you land with zero local cash — and a local SIM needs dinars plus your passport. Also: why LTE Band 20 matters more than 5G, where the Sahara goes dark, drone confiscations at customs, and Decree-Law 54.

No ID registration to buy a Dutch prepaid SIM or eSIM in 2026. What actually catches travelers out is payment and transit.

Latvia adopted a prepaid SIM ID law on 29 Oct 2026: from 1 Sept 2027 LMT, Tele2 and Bite must record name, birth date and ID code or passport details. A travel eSIM skips it.

Travel eSIM guide for Montenegro 2026: it uses the euro but is not in the EU, so EU roaming rules don’t apply and many "Europe" plans quietly exclude it. Mandatory SIM registration, the m:tel/Telekom/One networks and the 2024 3G shutdown, plus Bay of Kotor and Durmitor coverage, pricing and coupons.

Travel eSIM guide for Finland 2026: EU roaming, an open internet, and the rare fact that Finland needs no SIM registration at all. Which of Elisa, Telia and DNA to roam onto for Lapland, plus pricing, coupons and the cold-weather and border traps.

A 2026 traveler's guide to South Africa eSIMs — skip RICA registration, beat carrier roaming, and prep for load-shedding.