Cost Saving on Atli eSIM Blog

Atli Groups: let your team buy travel eSIMs on one card

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:40:00 -0800

Atli Groups lets one card pay for other people’s travel eSIMs. You decide who can use it, where they can buy and how much they can spend. Each person buys their own plan on heyatli.com or in the Atli app and picks the group at checkout. Nobody has to pass the card number around or claim the cost back on expenses.

You run the group from groups.heyatli.com. It suits a company sending staff abroad, and it works the same way for a tour, a school trip or a family where one person pays.

Airfares are at record highs. How to fly for less in 2026

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:05:00 -0700

Flights cost a lot more this year. In the United States, airline fares in July were 25.5 percent higher than a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics recorded an average domestic fare of US$428 in the first quarter, which is the highest first quarter it has measured. Europe has moved less, but it is moving: Eurostat put EU air transport prices up 3.1 percent in June after an 8.1 percent jump in May.

How to avoid roaming charges

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:05:00 -0700

If you do not need your home number abroad, switch the home SIM off. If you need it for bank codes or calls, leave it on and make sure it cannot use mobile data.

Choose which SIM uses mobile data

Install Atli before departure. Do this on reliable wifi, then leave the Atli line off until you arrive. The pre-travel phone checklist covers the other jobs worth doing before the flight.
Choose Atli for mobile data when you arrive. On iPhone, open Settings, Cellular, then Cellular Data. On Android, look under Settings, Network and internet or Connections, then SIMs or SIM manager. Menu names vary by brand.
Turn Data Roaming on for Atli. A travel eSIM normally needs this setting to reach its partner network. It does not add a separate Atli roaming fee.
Turn Data Roaming off for the home SIM. This blocks cellular data roaming on that line, including background app traffic.
Disable automatic data switching. On iPhone, turn off Allow Cellular Data Switching. On Android, turn off any option that switches mobile data automatically or uses another SIM for data during calls.
Choose how calls and texts should behave. Keep the home SIM active only if you need the number. Set calls to Ask Every Time where available, so one tap does not place an expensive call on the wrong line.

If your phone does not show both lines, start with the eSIM compatibility check.

Does Verizon work in Mexico?

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:31:00 -0700

Yes. A Verizon phone works in Mexico. It stops using Verizon’s own towers at the border and roams on a Mexican network instead, and what that costs depends entirely on which plan you are on.

What Verizon charges in Mexico

Verizon handles Mexico three different ways depending on your plan. These figures are from Verizon’s own published rates in August 2026, and carrier pricing changes, so confirm yours in the My Verizon app before you fly.

eSIM or roaming: which should you use?

Fri, 01 May 2026 19:08:00 -0700

Check one thing first: does your current plan already include your destination? Some do, with enough data to matter. If yours does, there is nothing to buy and nothing to install.

What each one covers

	Home-carrier roaming	Atli travel eSIM
How you pay	Included, a daily pass, or per use	Prepaid, before you travel
Mobile data	From your home plan or roaming allowance	From the Atli plan
Your number	Stays on the home SIM	Stays on the home SIM, if you leave it active
Calls and texts	Supplied and priced by your carrier	Not supplied
Setup	Usually nothing to do	Install once, then pick it for data
What you pay is known	After the bill arrives	Before you buy

These are not the same product, and the comparison is only fair if you remember that. A roaming pass usually carries your number, your calls and your texts. An eSIM carries data. Most travellers pair the eSIM with their existing SIM and get both.