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Triple scoop: data · calls · SMS

Local network. Local number.

Lower latency. Safer network path.

No international roaming chain means less network exposure.

Personal number privacy.

Local eSIM number protects your personal number from exposure.

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$6.49 and up · 14 plans · every plan includes a local number

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Filter by what the number has to do — not by marketing copy.

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Data-only keeps your apps online. Taro gives you a number.

INCLUDED WITH BOTH Travel data for apps

DATA-ONLY eSIM

Data-only eSIM

What everyone else sells.
TARO ADVANTAGE

TARO

taro mobile — Every plan

A local number on every plan.

Temporary travel number

DATA-ONLY eSIM No number included
TARO Local number on every plan

A number locals can dial

DATA-ONLY eSIM Nothing locals can dial
TARO A number locals can dial

Ordinary incoming callbacks

DATA-ONLY eSIM Calls never ring the eSIM
TARO Incoming calls (China + UK by tier)

SMS

DATA-ONLY eSIM No SMS through the eSIM
TARO SMS on SMS-enabled plans

Who gets your personal number

DATA-ONLY eSIM Everyone you deal with gets your personal number
TARO Nobody sees your personal number

Every plan includes a local number. Incoming calls are included on every plan except China + UK, where they depend on the tier. SMS, coverage and validity differ by plan.

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Anything booked from home already has your home number. What you arrange after landing needs one locals can dial.

Same-day bookings and non-app taxis reach you by phone, not through your apps.

A traveler checks a pickup message outside a hotel.
01

SAME-DAY BOOKINGS

Local restaurants, clinics and tour operators confirm by phone.

Booked after you land, so the number you give them is the one that has to work.

02

WHEN THE DRIVER CALLS

Where ride apps do not operate, the driver calls to find you.

Japan, Mongolia, the Maldives and Guam still run on phone calls.

03

AT CHECK-IN

Give the front desk a number that reaches you while you are out.

The booking carries your home number. Check-in is where the local one takes over.

These are incoming calls, not verification codes. Check each plan for SMS support before buying.

Nobody in the chain gets your personal number.

  1. When you buy

    Purchase details stay confidential.

    Your order information is never handed to the businesses you deal with abroad.

  2. During the trip

    They get the travel number.

    Give it to the front desk, a driver or a clinic. Your personal number never enters the chain.

  3. When it ends

    The number expires with the plan.

    Later calls no longer reach you — nothing to cancel, nothing left behind.

Local, not routed home

A shorter path. Less waiting.

Most Taro plans ride a network in the destination instead of tunnelling back through your home carrier.

THE PERFORMANCE PATH

MEASURED DIFFERENCE

60 ms Median roaming handshake penalty in a European study — 230 ms roaming vs 170 ms local.

A European study measured 230 ms for roaming SIMs versus 170 ms for local SIMs.

Actual performance depends on local coverage, congestion, device and selected plan.
How a shorter roaming chain reduces exposure

A SMALLER ROAMING CHAIN

International roaming hops on a local plan — fewer handoffs, less network exposure.

  1. 01FEWER ROAMING INTERMEDIARIES
  2. 02LESS INTER-NETWORK SIGNALLING EXPOSURE
  3. 03A SMALLER ROAMING-SPECIFIC ATTACK SURFACE
Read the routing and latency guide

Three steps, one payment.

A traveler sets up an eSIM on her phone beside luggage at a railway station.
  1. 01

    Choose the destination and days

    Capabilities are shown before you pay, not after.

  2. 02

    The eSIM arrives by email

    Within five minutes of payment, QR code included.

  3. 03

    Install, land, get called

    Data for apps, the local number for everyone else.

Check your phone first.

No website can detect eSIM support — one minute, three checks.

  1. Look for "Add eSIM" in settings — or dial *#06# and check for an EID.
  2. Confirm the phone is carrier-unlocked. Only your original carrier can unlock it.
  3. Mainland-China iPhones often ship without eSIM — ask us before you buy.
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Before you buy.

The four things people actually ask. Anything else: support@taromobile.com

Questions before purchase: support@taromobile.com
Does every plan include a number?

Yes. Every plan ships with a local number that can receive ordinary calls. Only SMS and outgoing calls vary — the four fields on each card say which.

When does the plan start?

Most plans start on install or first connection. A few start when we email the eSIM; the plan states it before you pay.

Can it receive bank verification codes?

Carriers do not guarantee OTP delivery to travel numbers. Keep your personal SIM available for verification codes.

What happens when the days run out?

The travel number expires with the plan. Later calls to it no longer reach you, and your personal number was never exposed.

What happens when the travel number expires?

Later calls or messages to the expired travel number no longer reach you.

Does a Europe plan include multiple local numbers?

Not necessarily. Each plan shows its number country, country code, coverage, calls and SMS.

Can it receive verification codes?

SMS support does not guarantee verification-code delivery. Check the selected plan first.

When does the plan start?

Activation varies by plan. Check whether it starts on installation, redemption or first connection.

  • Purchase information kept confidential
  • Encrypted checkout
  • eSIM delivered by email
  • Capabilities shown before purchase
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