Thank you for sharing this video in full details. I am going on a 10 days Caribbean Cruise in March 2025, on a Princess Ship hopefully I am able to use GigSky eSIMs as Verizon charges a ridiculous $30.00 a day. Excellent presentation, again thank you. I will purchase the eSIMs card the beginning of March.
WELL DONE. An excellent and thorough presentation. I have a question for you. I have SEVERAL monthly trips on Celebrity planned from Tampa to New Orleans, Mexico and Grand Cayman on a supported ship. Am I able to turn GIGSKY off when in port and use my T-Mobile plan so as not to use GIGSKY minutes/bytes? You made this look simple and I am VERY IMPRESSED by your smooth delivery.
Thank you for your compliments! In regards to going on shore and using T-Mobile, yes you can just switch your phone back to your primary SIM when you have T-Mobile. Then once you get back on the ship and it has sailed out of cell range, you can switch back to your GigSky SIM. Have a great time on your cruises!
Great explanation - Question please, I note when scrolling through the cruiseline options as you were purchasing the GIGSKY package I did not see CUNARD as a valid cruiseline. Are you able to confirm or otherwise if GIGSKY would work with Cunard (Queen Anne)? thanks.
Thanks for the compliments on the video. As to your question on GigSky working on the Queen Anne, I dont have an answer for you since I dont work for GigSky. But you might want to ask Cunard if the Queen Anne has the Cellular At Sea service as that's what GigSky needs to function. Enjoy your cruise!
Sorry to hear that but as stated in the video, the eSIM relies on the cruise ship having the Cellular-at-Sea service for the eSIM to connect to. Perhaps you can get a refund from the eSIM company since they were not able to use the service.
I was wondering what the reception was like in different parts of the ship. Were you able to use it in your cabin? Were there parts of the ship where there was no signal?
I was able to use it in all parts of the ship (cabin, buffet, dining rooms, the various lounges). Did not notice anywhere that it was weak or not working.
Hi I plan to try this eSIM in my coming MSC 7 days Bahamas cruise. Just a question here. When I am at sea I need to turn off airplane mode & my T-Mobile cellular plan and turn on Gigsky cellular plan to use? Am I correct? Thanks Update: 12/8/3024. Just came back from my NYC to Bahamas cruise. I honestly do not recommend to use GigSky. After I landed on Nassau and back to NYC my entire 2 to 3 days at sea has no data at all. I try to toggle whatever option it has no signal. So frustrated.
@@klle3419 Yes, I did use the GigSky eSIM when I was out at sea, that's why I made the video to show how it works. The speed was around 2-3 Mbps which was around the same speed as the cruise WiFi in my experience. You can see the speed comparison starting at 3:20 of the video.
@I am using it at sea when I reply your message. It took a while to establish the data when it start. Once it’s on it works very well. However when I am at a new port then back on sea it’s takes while to establish the data … it’s kind of frustrating when I wait and wait. My understanding is you need to be a further away from sea in order to set to work. Again once it established the data it works very well. Update: no good no signal when I am at sea from Bahamas to NYC. I don’t know what’s wrong I did? Just frustrated. I got good signal when I am from NYC to Bahamas. Still is within 7 days plus I did not use up my 1GB data.
i want to buy a contact sensor for my door - for safety purposes, i can see if someone enters my room on the app. so to work the sensors can i use it with gig sky? i imagine i have to buy 2 gig sky plans? one for my phone and one for the sensor? maybe unless i use a travel router??
@karenlei8742 if you are only going to monitor your room while on the ship, you can connect the sensor and your phone to the ship WiFi. You will need to buy a WiFi plan that allows two devices.
No since GigSky is bought with only so many gigabytes of data, streaming would burn through that pretty quick. I am pretty sure any streaming service would work.
Netflix will likely work but the best thing to do is download some netflix to a tablet or laptop before your trip, then you can enjoy on airplane or on cruise with no need of using data and no worries of buffering. That is what I do. Another option is to put some on a USB stick also and *maybe* you'll be able to play those on a cabin/hotel tv.
Airalo is a different service than GigSky. Airalo connects to local mobile networks so it will work great when you are on land (or at least close to land where your phone can reach the cell towers.). GigSky works both when you are on land AND at sea where there are no cell towers. It uses the Cellular At Sea satellite signals to transmit data.
yup, the more data you use, the more it will cost. But it is a good solution if you just need to keep in touch with emails and other tasks that doesnt require lots of data transmission.
@ What would be great is if Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile could install native 5G coverage on the ships, free to anyone with a plan. With the speeds and capacity of Starlink, this seems possible
Hi, going on a 14 day cruise in March. Very interested in gig sky and thank you for the promo code. My question is that once GigSky is activated do we put on airplane mode and turn off cellular data on our phones so we don’t incur increase costs? I’ve heard of people leaving a cruise ship with a $5000 cell phone bill and that’s something I want to avoid.
Thank you for sharing this video in full details. I am going on a 10 days Caribbean Cruise in March 2025, on a Princess Ship hopefully I am able to use GigSky eSIMs as Verizon charges a ridiculous $30.00 a day. Excellent presentation, again thank you. I will purchase the eSIMs card the beginning of March.
Glad you found this useful. Dont forget to use the code in the video to get a discount. Enjoy your cruise!
WELL DONE. An excellent and thorough presentation. I have a question for you. I have SEVERAL monthly trips on Celebrity planned from Tampa to New Orleans, Mexico and Grand Cayman on a supported ship. Am I able to turn GIGSKY off when in port and use my T-Mobile plan so as not to use GIGSKY minutes/bytes? You made this look simple and I am VERY IMPRESSED by your smooth delivery.
Thank you for your compliments!
In regards to going on shore and using T-Mobile, yes you can just switch your phone back to your primary SIM when you have T-Mobile. Then once you get back on the ship and it has sailed out of cell range, you can switch back to your GigSky SIM. Have a great time on your cruises!
Great explanation - Question please, I note when scrolling through the cruiseline options as you were purchasing the GIGSKY package I did not see CUNARD as a valid cruiseline.
Are you able to confirm or otherwise if GIGSKY would work with Cunard (Queen Anne)?
thanks.
Thanks for the compliments on the video. As to your question on GigSky working on the Queen Anne, I dont have an answer for you since I dont work for GigSky. But you might want to ask Cunard if the Queen Anne has the Cellular At Sea service as that's what GigSky needs to function. Enjoy your cruise!
My parents are doing a msc cruise in the caribe and they don’t have any signal at all. So the esim I bought is useless.
Sorry to hear that but as stated in the video, the eSIM relies on the cruise ship having the Cellular-at-Sea service for the eSIM to connect to. Perhaps you can get a refund from the eSIM company since they were not able to use the service.
I was wondering what the reception was like in different parts of the ship. Were you able to use it in your cabin? Were there parts of the ship where there was no signal?
I was able to use it in all parts of the ship (cabin, buffet, dining rooms, the various lounges). Did not notice anywhere that it was weak or not working.
If you are on the ship and not 12 miles out, couldn't you still possibly connect to the land based network that GigSky has access to in that country?
Yes, if you are still within range of the land-based cellular tower, you can absolutely use GigSky to connect to that service.
Hi I plan to try this eSIM in my coming MSC 7 days Bahamas cruise. Just a question here. When I am at sea I need to turn off airplane mode & my T-Mobile cellular plan and turn on Gigsky cellular plan to use? Am I correct? Thanks
Update: 12/8/3024. Just came back from my NYC to Bahamas cruise. I honestly do not recommend to use GigSky. After I landed on Nassau and back to NYC my entire 2 to 3 days at sea has no data at all. I try to toggle whatever option it has no signal. So frustrated.
Correct, when you are at sea, make sure you turn off your t-mobile plan and turn on GigSky plan.
did you try it? gig sky on a cruise out at sea? was it good as ship internet?
@@klle3419 Yes, I did use the GigSky eSIM when I was out at sea, that's why I made the video to show how it works. The speed was around 2-3 Mbps which was around the same speed as the cruise WiFi in my experience. You can see the speed comparison starting at 3:20 of the video.
@I am using it at sea when I reply your message. It took a while to establish the data when it start. Once it’s on it works very well. However when I am at a new port then back on sea it’s takes while to establish the data … it’s kind of frustrating when I wait and wait. My understanding is you need to be a further away from sea in order to set to work. Again once it established the data it works very well.
Update: no good no signal when I am at sea from Bahamas to NYC. I don’t know what’s wrong I did? Just frustrated. I got good signal when I am from NYC to Bahamas. Still is within 7 days plus I did not use up my 1GB data.
Are you able to share the data via a hotspot?
If your phone has the hotspot feature then yes, you can share the data via your phone.
@ Thank you for letting me know.
This is apparently too easy to activate. I somehow started my service way before our cruise so I wasted money. Lesson learned.
Oh bummer. Yeah, I wish there was a test mode or a way to stop the clock once I tested that it worked
Wait, what ship were you on? Are you saying that the Internet on this is the same speed as the one that the ships provide us for $20 a day or whatever
I was on the Island Princess. Each ship is different but there are times when the ship’s wifi is very very slow.
i want to buy a contact sensor for my door - for safety purposes, i can see if someone enters my room on the app. so to work the sensors can i use it with gig sky?
i imagine i have to buy 2 gig sky plans? one for my phone and one for the sensor?
maybe unless i use a travel router??
@karenlei8742 if you are only going to monitor your room while on the ship, you can connect the sensor and your phone to the ship WiFi. You will need to buy a WiFi plan that allows two devices.
did you try to netflix with gig sky?
No since GigSky is bought with only so many gigabytes of data, streaming would burn through that pretty quick. I am pretty sure any streaming service would work.
Netflix will likely work but the best thing to do is download some netflix to a tablet or laptop before your trip, then you can enjoy on airplane or on cruise with no need of using data and no worries of buffering. That is what I do. Another option is to put some on a USB stick also and *maybe* you'll be able to play those on a cabin/hotel tv.
@@BlueMonkey4n6is watching videos on tube the same as steaming netflix ? in terms of eating through data
i want esim card satellites like elon musk or moscow because sea hhh
Starlink is a completely different system and some cruise companies ban them from being used on board.
@BlueMonkey4n6 thanks but if person want travel on the boat not on the ship are data net exist?!!
@yasserxxr sorry but i dont understand your question.
i was gonna hack the ship but then i saw what was on the description
Wow, I cant believe someone actually read the description AND followed the advice 😄
@@BlueMonkey4n6 lol if i knew how to hack a boat i would have probably done it
Airalo has way better pricing
Airalo is a different service than GigSky. Airalo connects to local mobile networks so it will work great when you are on land (or at least close to land where your phone can reach the cell towers.). GigSky works both when you are on land AND at sea where there are no cell towers. It uses the Cellular At Sea satellite signals to transmit data.
Only problem: it's not unlimited.
yup, the more data you use, the more it will cost. But it is a good solution if you just need to keep in touch with emails and other tasks that doesnt require lots of data transmission.
@ What would be great is if Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile could install native 5G coverage on the ships, free to anyone with a plan. With the speeds and capacity of Starlink, this seems possible
@@davidempire4874 I am sure it's technologically possible but I think the telecom companies only care about how to milk more $$ from their customers 😁
@@BlueMonkey4n6 But they could make more money from this as it could be a selling point
Hi, going on a 14 day cruise in March. Very interested in gig sky and thank you for the promo code. My question is that once GigSky is activated do we put on airplane mode and turn off cellular data on our phones so we don’t incur increase costs? I’ve heard of people leaving a cruise ship with a $5000 cell phone bill and that’s something I want to avoid.