#Simly

[acepumpkinpatrick]

Esims for Gaza

How to donate an esim

How to donate if you don't have a credit/debt card

Discount codes for Nomad

Use code: NOMADCS25 for 10GB Nomad esim

Simly referral codes:

6916A2E24962

KATZUV2

1F34EE5C7918

[gothhabiba]

How to tell if your eSim has been activated: Simly app

Note: These instructions are for the iPhone app. If the Android app is different please let me know and send screenshots.

Open the Simly app on your phone and tap the button that looks like a sim card in the center bottom of the screen. This will bring you to the “My eSims” page. Wait for the plan information to load.

An activated plan will show a green dot and text reading “active” (data may or may not have been used yet).

An inactive plan will show an orange dot and text reading “pending.”

How to top up a plan

This screen will also show you if the plan is close to running out of data, or if its validity is about to time out. Click “Top Up” at the bottom left to add more data and time to the plan.

Note that the “Palestine” plans can be topped up, but the “Middle East” ones cannot. I’ve sent a support message asking if there’s any way to top up the ME plans, and they told me there is not.

How do I know which plan is which?

If you’ve sent multiple eSims from the same app to the Connecting Humanity team, some are active and some aren’t, and you’re not sure which e-mail to reply to to tell the team that that plan is still inactive—

I’ve figured this out by visually comparing the QR codes. Open the QR code for an inactive plan by clicking the “view” bubble at the bottom right. A page will come up reading “Here is your eSim!” (This is the same thing you did to get the QR code to send in the first place).

Now find the e-mail for a Simly plan that you sent during October, November, or the first two weeks of December and visually compare to see if the QR code matches. If it does, then that means this plan is not yet active, and you should send a reply to this e-mail to let the team know.

If you can't visually compare QR codes, take a screenshot of both QR codes and upload the image files to an online QR code reader to get the data they're encoding in a text format; then compare the text to see if it matches.

[asteralpine]

Looks like spam but I swear I'm really posting this and really begging you to send an eSim.

If you use my code up there you can save $3 and I'll get a $3 credit for my next purchase. Code is KATZUV2 for copy/pasting.

The Simly app lets you see when your sim has been activated and it lets you top up old Sims. I just topped up one of the first ones I bought but then realized the person using it might have gotten a new one when it ran out. Oops.

[jotunvali02]

I've just bought an eSim from Simly to connect people of Gaza.

To get a $3 discount so you can donate an eSim to Gaza people too, here is my referral code: 1F34EE5C7918

[morganapengdragon]

Heyyo - just bought an esim for Gaza through simly. This is my referral code if anyone was thinking of doing the same:

6916A2E24962

[silly-goofy-kittyz]

[blackpearlblast]

a rundown on the listed e-sim platforms from this tweet from mirna el helbawi. visit esimsforgaza to learn about this effort. (they also have a tutorial on how to purchase an esim and send it to them)

update v12 (5/21/24) holafly (israel and egypt), nomad (regional middle east), simly (palestine and middle east), mogo (israel), and airalo (discover) are currently in the highest in demand. if it has been more than 3 weeks since you initially sent your esim and your esim has not been activated, you can reforward your original email with the expiration date in the subject line. you can see gothhabiba’s guide for how to tell if your esims have been activated. if your esim has expired without use, you can contact customer service to renew or replace it.

troubleshooting hint 1: if you are trying to pay through paypal, make sure you have pop-ups enabled! otherwise the payment window won't be able to appear. (this issue most frequently seems to occur with nomad)

troubleshooting hint 2: if you are trying to purchase an esim using the provider's app, it may block you from purchasing if your phone does not fit the requirements to install and use their esims. use their website in your browser instead and this problem should go away.

nomad

for the month of may, first time referrals give 25% off for a person's first purchase and 25% off the referrer's next purchase! it's a great time to use someone's referral code from the notes if you are a first time buyer.

you can use a referral code to get $3 off your first purchase and also make it so the person whose code you used can buy more esims for gaza. many people have been leaving their referral codes in the replies of this post and supposedly a referral code may eventually reach capacity so just keep trying until you find one that works! BACKPACKNOMAD is another code to get $3 off your first purchase, it's been working for some people but not others so try out a referral code instead if you can't get it to work. NOMADCNG is a code for 5% off any middle east region nomad esims posted by connecting gaza. it can be used on any purchase, not just your first but is generally going to give less off than the first-purchase only codes, so use those first. it can be used in combination with nomad points. AWESOME NEW CODE: nomad esim discount code for 75% off any plan, NOMADCS25 do not know how long it lasts but this is an amazing deal esp. since they are really low on esims right now! (nomad promo codes do not work on plans that are already on sale, unlimited plans, and plans under $5)

weekly tuesdays only code on nomad web, PST timezone! it gives 10% off plans 10gb and above. NOMADTUE

nomad also seems to be kind of sluggish sometimes when it comes to sending out emails with the codes. you can look for them manually by going to manage -> manage plans -> the plan you purchased -> installation instruction and scroll down to install esim via QR code or manual input then select QR code to find the QR code which you can screenshot and email to them. often just the act of logging back into your nomad account after purchase seems to cause the email with the code to come through though.

mogo

mogo's website is fucking annoying to navigate and i couldn't find any promo codes, but their prices are massively on sale anyway. you have to pick if you want your esim to be for iphone, ipad, or android for some reason. according to statcounter, android makes up approx. 75% of mobile markets in palestine while iphone represents approx. 25%. so i would probably recommend prioritizing donations of android esims but if you can afford multiple, try buying an iphone one too? if i can find any official direction from the connecting gaza crew on this i will update with it.

a good referral code to use for mogo is 8R29F9. the way things are worded are confusing but as far as i can tell, if you use it we both get a 10% discount on your first purchase. (the referrer gets a 10% voucher that allows them to top up in use esims, they are someone who i know has bought a lot of esims and will be able to make good use of the top-up discount vouchers!) also upon signing up it automatically generates a password for you which you can change by downloading the app. (check your email to find your account's current password)

holafly (also looking for holafly esims for egypt now)

holafly is pricier than the others and the only promo code i could find was ESIMNOW for 7% off. someone in the tags mentioned GETESIM7 as another 7% off code they had received, so if you have already used ESIMNOW or can't seem to get it to work, try GETESIM7. another 7% off code is HOLAXSUMMER7 which is valid until june 2nd. referral codes only seem to give 5% off and they don't stack. (i don't remember the source, it was on some sketchy coupon site i don't want to link to and only can recommend because i tried it myself) you can also use my referral link for 5% off if you can afford the 2% worse deal on your end, it will give me $5 credit which i can put towards buying more esims. connecting gaza has also posted the promo code HOLACNG for 5% off but since it is less than the 7% off codes and as far as i can tell does not give credit towards others to buy esims like the referral links, i would consider it lower priority for use.

simly (note: simly must be downloaded as an app to be used, the website link is to help people confirm they are downloading the right app)

i have not personally used simly so i am going to be going off of the sixth slide of mirna el helbawi's instagram guide, with some corrections from someone who has successfully purchased an esim from simly. after downloading the app and making an account, search for palestine or middle east and purchase your preferred package. the page the app takes you to after your purchase should have the QR code to send to the esimsforgaza email, it won't show up in your email receipt. someone kindly left her referral code in the tags of this post, it gives $3 off your first purchase and will give her $3 credit to put towards purchasing more esims for gaza. the code is CIWA2. (if this referral code doesn't work, try one from the notes of this post!) according to someone in the notes, ARB is a simly promo code for 25% off esims that is still working as of march 3rd.

airalo

some people have noted issues trying to sign up for airalo using the browser version of the website, it worked for me but if you are struggling you can give the mobile app a try and that should work. you can use a referral code to get $3 off your first purchase and give the code suppler a $3 credit for buying more esims. KARINA9661 is a code sourced from this post which is also a wonderful example of how using people's referral codes can really make a difference. if for some reason that referral code isn't working, you can find more in the notes of the original esim post i made here.

@/fairuzfan also has a tag of esim referral codes for various platforms!

(note: mogo and holafly both link to israel esims as there are no general regional packages for the middle east like on nomad and the esims for gaza website specifically linked to the israel package on mogo, so i linked to the equivalent on holafly.)

[liesandbrokenhearts]

Mirna_elhelbawi and a team of people are still working at getting esims to Gazans, if you are able please consider buying a plan and send it to the email listed above and on her Instagram. They have been working tirelessly for the past days to ensure that Palestinians can contact their friends and families amid the continued displacement and horrors they are experiencing minute by minute. Last I heard these plans people were still able to access internet when israel cut it and all communications a couple days ago and it is vital as some areas are still experiencing difficulties. Please check out her page for any updates as they continue to post more and answer questions 🙏🇵🇸

UPDATE: Mirna has asked that we stop for the time being on sending them E-sims, but that doesn’t mean they won’t start up again in the future! Please feel free to keep reblogging for the info and please continue to check her account for updates!!

NEWEST UPDATE: Mirna and her team are back to taking E-Sim donations! Please check out her Instagram for any updates

[hotgirlsforpalestine]

We are a Palestinian run nonprofit donating eSIMs to Palestinians in Gaza!!! Donate or share, but our eSIMs are wholesale and cheaper than any other third party. We will send you links to track usage as soon as the eSIM is activated, but we have a 100% activation rate because we run the company ourselves!!

[acepumpkinpatrick]

IT'S EID 👁👁

IF YOU'RE A MUSLIM DONATE AN ESIM!! IF YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH A MUSLIM DONATE AN ESIM TOGETHER!!!

Pretty Pretty promo codes and masterposts

[lavenoon]

I know there's a bunch of ESims for Gaza posts already, but I wanted to share my referral code for Holafly (Isr*el and Egypt needed). If you follow that link to buy an ESim, you'll get 5% off the purchase (might work in combination with the 5% code HOLACNG, but haven't tried). Instructions on how to send ESims are here. By following referral links you get a discount and the person you have the link from will gain points for discounts on future purchases, so I encourage people who have made purchases to share their links as well.

From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free.

[ohsalome]

I might be opening a huge can of worms here, but how come when it comes to russians it’s always “people are not their government” (even though it has been proven again and again that “common russians” overwhelmigly support rashist ideology), but when it comes to jews people are jumping at common civilliangs (and sometimes even on jews not affiliated with Israel) under the flag of “antizionism”?

[eaudavie]

15 yildir oje suruyorum

[morganapengdragon]

So fucking happy to see that the esim I bought has been activated

If anyone else is looking to donate to esims for Gaza, here's my simly referral code, which should give you $3 off: 6916A2E24962

[gothhabiba]

Hi, do you know if when you top up an already activated esim the expiration date gets extended too?

Yes, it does!

[homosekularnost]

mirna el helbawi is hoping to get 15k esim donations by her birthday (20th of august) lets goooo