Belong finally has eSIM

Telstra's budget brand Belong is the latest provider to start offering eSIM mobile plans in Australia. Belong was one of the last remaining "major" MVNOs to not offer eSIM, and it doesn't seem like a coincidence that the launch of the new SIM format roughly coincides with the launch of the eSIM-only iPhone Air. 

Existing Belong customers can swap to eSIM via the Belong app on iOS or Android or their My Account portal online. New customers will still need to choose a physical SIM when signing up for a new mobile or data-only plan, but will be able to swap after their service is activated.  

eSIM - an electronic SIM or embedded SIM - is a rewritable SIM card that’s built into a cellular device like a smartphone or smartwatch. Unlike a physical SIM, there's no need to pop open a slot or pry off a case to put it in; an eSIM never leaves your phone. Instead, you simply download a "software SIM" from your provider of choice.

Here are Belong's SIM-only mobile plans

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Belong 25GB Mobile Plan 85GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: Includes 60GB monthly bonus data for first 12 months when you activate your new service by 04.11.26. T&Cs apply. $34.00/mth Min. cost $34 Link not supplied

$34.00/mth Min. cost $34

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Now that Belong has launched eSIM, the vast majority of Telstra network providers now offer the tech. The only other major holdout is ALDI Mobile, which has now confirmed it is launching eSIM in October. 

More broadly, 22 of the 30 mobile providers in the WhistleOut database currently support eSIM. Other holdouts largely encompass brands on the Optus network, including Aussie Broadband, Coles Mobile, Dodo, iPrimus, Moose Mobile, Swoop, and OnePass Mobile. 

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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