Mobile data for Costa Rica on an eSIM you install by scanning a QR code. Keep your own SIM for calls and texts.
| Coverage | Costa Rica |
| Data | 3 GB |
| Validity | 15 days, starting when the eSIM first connects |
| Price per GB | $2.89/GB |
| Type | Data only — your usual number keeps working |
| Renewal | None. This is a one-off purchase. |
Built for a fortnight in Costa Rica, this plan carries 3 GB of data over 15 days. At $8.67 it covers a typical two-week holiday from landing to departure.
Spread evenly, that is about 205 MB a day. It is one pool for the whole 15 days rather than a daily cap, so a quiet day leaves more for a busy one.
That is comfortable for navigating all day, keeping up with messages and checking the odd booking, with social media in moderation. Video is best kept for hotel or café Wi-Fi.
Per gigabyte it works out at $2.89/GB, or $0.58 per day of cover.
Roughly what the plan covers, if you spend it all on one thing (in total):
| Maps | about 610 hours |
| Browsing | about 51 hours |
| Social | about 10 hours |
| Video calls | about 10 hours |
| SD video | about 4 hours |
Estimates only — real use depends on the app, the quality setting and the network. Downloading maps and playlists on Wi-Fi before you go stretches any plan much further.
Of the 10 plans we sell for Costa Rica, prices start at $1.28, so this one sits in the lower half.
On price per gigabyte it ranks 2nd of 6 fixed-data plans. The best value is 20 GB for 30 days at $2.72/GB.
Need more? 5 GB for 30 days costs $19.20 — $10.53 more.
Staying longer? The cheapest plan that lasts beyond 15 days is 3 GB for 30 days, at $8.80.
For most people, yes — it covers navigation, messaging, browsing and some social media. It works out at about 205 MB a day if spread evenly.
When the eSIM first connects to a network in Costa Rica, not when you buy it. So you can buy and install it before you travel without the clock starting.
The eSIM stops using mobile data until you add more. You can buy more data in the Go2Calls app whenever you need it.
Yes. This eSIM carries data only. Your usual SIM stays in the phone for calls and texts, and you choose which line uses mobile data.
No. It is a one-off purchase of $8.67. When the data or the 15 days run out, it simply ends — no card is kept on file to charge again.
Most iPhones from the XS onward and most recent Android flagships do, but the phone also needs to be carrier-unlocked. On iPhone, look under Settings › General › About for "Digital SIM" or "Available SIM"; on Android, search Settings for "eSIM".
Buy the plan in the Go2Calls app and the eSIM is ready straight away. On your phone, add a new eSIM and scan the QR code the app shows you — on iPhone under Settings › Mobile Data › Add eSIM, on Android under Settings › Network › SIMs. When you arrive in Costa Rica, switch mobile data to the new eSIM and turn on data roaming for that line only. Your usual SIM keeps handling calls and texts.
