Quick Facts
- Plan Type
- Data + calls & SMS
- Coverage
- Greece
- Validity
- 30 days
- Networks
- Cosmote, Vodafone, Wind
- Activation
- Scan QR and install before departure
- Top-up
- Not available
- Phone Number
- French (+33) number included
How to Get Your eSIM
- Purchase and receive your QR code
Complete your order and receive the eSIM QR code by email within minutes. Keep this email accessible—you'll need it for installation. - Install while connected to Wi-Fi
Scan the QR code in your device settings before departing. Installation requires an internet connection, so complete this step at home or the office. - Activate upon arrival
Enable the eSIM line when you land in Greece. Your French phone number becomes active immediately, ready for calls, SMS, and data. - Share your number
Give your +33 number to clients, colleagues, and services. Incoming calls and texts reach you free of charge, wherever you travel next.
How the Voice Plan Works
The Greece Voice eSIM operates on Cosmote, Vodafone, and Wind networks, providing mobile data alongside full voice and messaging capability. You receive a French phone number—not a Greek local number—which anyone can dial using the +33 country code.
Outgoing calls and SMS are unlimited, but only while you are physically located within geographic Europe. This means the entire European continent, regardless of EU or EEA membership. Step outside Europe, and outgoing calls and texts are no longer included.
Incoming calls and SMS work anywhere in the world and are free of charge. They do not count against your allowance. This means your French number remains fully reachable whether you're in Athens, transit through Dubai, or continuing to a meeting in New York. Bank verification codes, airline confirmations, and client callbacks all arrive without additional cost.
Each plan runs for exactly 30 days from activation. The line cannot be refilled or extended—when validity ends or your data allowance is exhausted, the service closes. Plan your purchase timing to align with your actual travel dates.
Staying Connected in the Islands
Is This Plan Right for You?
Choose the Voice plan when: Your work requires a dialable phone number that colleagues and clients can reach directly. You need to receive SMS verification codes from banks, airlines, or business platforms. Local suppliers, logistics contacts, or service providers communicate primarily by phone. You value the credibility of providing a real callback number rather than asking contacts to use messaging apps.
Consider a data-only plan when: Your communication happens entirely through apps like WhatsApp, Teams, or Zoom—and everyone you need to reach uses them too. You prioritise maximum data volume over voice capability. You don't need to receive SMS codes during your trip, or you have an alternative arrangement for verification messages. If this describes your travel, the Greece Unlimited may offer better value with more gigabytes for the same budget.
Neither plan allows refills, so if you anticipate needing both high data volume and a phone number, consider whether your primary need is connectivity or reachability. For general travel information and standard data plans, see Greece for options that may suit leisure-focused trips.
Traveller Tips
- Share your +33 French number with key contacts before departure so they can reach you immediately upon your arrival in Greece.
- Install the eSIM while still connected to home Wi-Fi—activation in Greece requires the QR code to already be loaded on your device.
- Save your French number in your own contacts so you can provide it quickly when Greek businesses ask for a callback number.
- Incoming SMS verification codes arrive free worldwide, so keep this number active in your banking and travel app profiles.
- Note that outgoing calls and SMS work only within geographic Europe—if your trip continues to Turkey or beyond, incoming still works but outgoing will not.
- Plan your purchase date carefully: the 30-day validity cannot be extended or refilled, so align activation with your actual travel window.
Compare Connectivity Options for Greece
eSIMno | Local SIM / Operator | Roaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEATURES | |||
| Setup time | Few minutes | Does not work until it is registered at purchase | Auto |
| No local ID needed | Online checkout | Passport or ID required by law | Use home account |
| Speed | 4G/LTE on all three Greek networks; 5G in some areas | One network only | Partner-dependent |
| Travel support | English support 24/7 | Greek-language service | Home carrier hours |
| Keep home number | Dual SIM | Replaces it | Same number |
| Cost predictability | Fixed price | Prepaid, no bill shock | Bill-shock risk |