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Can I Keep My Phone Number With eSIM?

📅 October 12, 2026 - 6:12 PM

Yes, in most cases you keep your phone number with an eSIM. Converting your line to eSIM keeps it, and a travel eSIM is added as a second line while...

Smartphone with a map route and car icon next to a wallet, representing ride-hailing in China

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Is There Uber in China? How Foreigners Use DiDi Instead (2026)

📅 October 12, 2026 - 5:31 PM

Uber doesn't operate in mainland China. Here's how visitors use DiDi in English with a foreign phone number and card, plus DiDi in Alipay, Amap and taxis.

Toy taxi with a smartphone map pin and a yen coin, representing taxi apps in Japan

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Japan Taxi Apps for Tourists: GO, Uber, DiDi and S.RIDE (2026)

📅 October 12, 2026 - 5:31 PM

GO, Uber, DiDi and S.RIDE compared for visitors to Japan: foreign phone numbers, passport verification on GO, cards, Tokyo fares and taxi tips.

Toy taxi next to a smartphone map with a translation icon, representing taxi apps in Korea

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Korea Taxi Apps for Foreigners: Kakao T vs K.Ride vs Uber (2026)

📅 October 12, 2026 - 5:31 PM

Uber, K.Ride, TABA and Kakao T compared for visitors to Korea: which apps take a foreign phone number and card, Seoul taxi fares, and how to set up before you...

Smartphone with a message bubble and an airplane, receiving texts while traveling

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How to Receive SMS Abroad: Get Texts and Codes While Traveling

📅 October 12, 2026 - 5:31 PM

How to keep receiving texts and verification codes abroad: the home SIM plus travel eSIM setup on iPhone and Android, and fixes when SMS doesn't arrive.

Smartphone with an eSIM chip, phone and message icons, showing an eSIM with a phone number

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eSIM With a Phone Number: Do You Need One for Travel? (2026)

📅 October 12, 2026 - 5:31 PM

Most travel eSIMs are data only. Here's when you actually need a phone number abroad, for ride-hailing apps, bank codes and calls, and the ways to get one.