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Jimmy Stang · 10-18-2022, 02:13 AM

I am a couple of days into using Airalo in Ireland (stopover) and Scotland. So far so good. I installed the eSim before I left, and when I landed in Dublin I flipped it on. It took a little while to activate on the network for the first time, but it has been good since.

For those having iMessage issues, when you install the new sim, it asks you three questions: default line for voice and SMS (leave as your Canadian one, but don’t answer calls or send texts because we get gouged), which number to use for iMessage and FaceTime, and which one to use for mobile data (Airalo, obviously).

The second question about iMessage/FaceTime: Is it possible that you chose Airalo for that? Since Airalo actually has no number attached to it, you may have de-registered your own number for iMessage and FaceTime. The way I understood it was that you should keep your Canadian number for that as that’s more of an identifier/registration for iMessage and not how the data actually gets sent.

I left iMessage as my Canadian number, and I have been happily iMessaging here over mobile data (which is Airalo, obviously).

So far so good. I’ll update this thread with any issues. Until then, scotch awaits.

10-18-2022, 02:13 AM	#17
Jimmy Stang Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	I am a couple of days into using Airalo in Ireland (stopover) and Scotland. So far so good. I installed the eSim before I left, and when I landed in Dublin I flipped it on. It took a little while to activate on the network for the first time, but it has been good since. For those having iMessage issues, when you install the new sim, it asks you three questions: default line for voice and SMS (leave as your Canadian one, but don’t answer calls or send texts because we get gouged), which number to use for iMessage and FaceTime, and which one to use for mobile data (Airalo, obviously). The second question about iMessage/FaceTime: Is it possible that you chose Airalo for that? Since Airalo actually has no number attached to it, you may have de-registered your own number for iMessage and FaceTime. The way I understood it was that you should keep your Canadian number for that as that’s more of an identifier/registration for iMessage and not how the data actually gets sent. I left iMessage as my Canadian number, and I have been happily iMessaging here over mobile data (which is Airalo, obviously). So far so good. I’ll update this thread with any issues. Until then, scotch awaits.