Unlimited eSIM for Tunisia: the full-speed caps behind the name

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An unlimited eSIM for Tunisia never cuts you off, but none of them gives unlimited data at full speed. Each plan has a cap, daily or per plan, and a slower speed after it. We read the rules of eight brands on 25 September 2026: this guide lists the real caps, what each speed still allows, and when a fixed plan costs less.

What does "unlimited" mean on a Tunisia eSIM?

"Unlimited" means you are never disconnected, not that all your data runs at full speed. Behind the word sit two numbers, and a plan's name shows neither of them.

The first is the full-speed allowance: the amount of data you can use at the network's normal 4G or 5G speed, usually counted per day. The second is the throttle speed: the slower speed you keep once the allowance is used up, until it resets.

Providers call this a fair-use policy. eSIM Tunisie is direct about it: its terms sell the product as "Unlimited Lite", with 1 GB a day at full speed, then 512 kbps until the daily reset. Others hide the numbers in plan data, or publish none at all.

Two plans sold as "unlimited" can differ by a factor of three in fast data per day, and by a factor of about sixteen in the speed you are left with (2 Mbps against 128 kbps). That is why the caps below matter more than the headline.

Unlimited plans for Tunisia do exist, whatever you may have read elsewhere: on 25 September 2026 we counted 11 brands selling unlimited plans for Tunisia, from Yesim and Airalo to Holafly and eSIM Tunisie.

What are the real daily caps of unlimited Tunisia eSIMs?

The daily full-speed allowance ranges from 1 GB (eSIM Tunisie) to 3 GB (Airalo, aloSIM, Jetpac), and Ubigi gives 20 GB for a whole week instead of a daily figure. Here are the figures for each provider's Tunisia unlimited plan, read on 25 September 2026 (Airalo and Nomad: 1 October 2026), with the price of 7 days.

Jetpac and aloSIM sell in US dollars, converted at 1 EUR = 1.1403 USD; Ubigi's euro prices are used as shown.

Ubigi's allowance is a total, not a daily figure: 20 GB for 7 days, which you can spend unevenly. For its 15-day plan, the esimdb database records 30 GB, a figure we did not see on Ubigi's own page. Nomad's plan data says 1 Mbps after the daily 2 GB, but a generic text on its page says 512 kbps, so the lower figure is possible.

Holafly writes only that operators may slow the connection "for no more than one (1) day". Yesim says speed "may be limited in accordance with the network operator's Fair Usage Policy". Neither gives a number.

Three more brands appear in the esimdb database with unlimited Tunisia plans, but we could not verify their caps directly. Saily is recorded at 3 GB a day then 1 Mbps; esimdb records no fair-use figure for Orange Travel; Maya Mobile's page says "no caps, no throttling" while esimdb records 5 GB a day, then 3 Mbps. Treat those three as unverified.

How much does each gigabyte of full-speed data cost?

On a 7-day plan, full-speed data costs about €1.40 to €1.70 per gigabyte at Jetpac, Nomad, Ubigi, Airalo and aloSIM, and €5.29 at eSIM Tunisie. Dividing the price by the full-speed data the plan really gives is the fairest way to compare unlimited plans.

This only counts if you actually use your full allowance every day. A traveller who uses 500 MB a day gets no benefit from a 3 GB cap, and pays for data they never touch. Yesim and Holafly cannot be placed in this table, because they publish no allowance.

What can you do at 128 kbps, 512 kbps, 1 Mbps or 2 Mbps?

At 512 kbps and above, messaging, email and voice calls usually keep working; at 128 kbps, only text gets through comfortably. The guide below uses general, widely known orders of magnitude for common apps. It is not our own measurement in Tunisia, and results vary with the app, the network and the time of day.

At 128 kbps, a plan is unlimited in name only: a map of the Tunis medina may take a long time to appear, which is exactly when you need it. At 512 kbps, a traveller who mostly navigates and messages rarely notices the slowdown. At 1 or 2 Mbps, you can carry on almost normally, except for video.

Download offline maps before you leave the hotel and none of these speeds will strand you. Internet calls are not restricted in Tunisia as far as we could find: Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2025 report lists no blocked social media or networks, and we found no source reporting blocked WhatsApp or FaceTime calls.

Does the network behind an unlimited plan matter?

Yes: the cap decides how much fast data you get, but the network decides how fast "full speed" really is and where you get a signal. Airalo and aloSIM run on Ooredoo Tunisie only. eSIM Tunisie (its site names Orange Tunisie), Ubigi and Jetpac run on Orange Tunisie only. Holafly and Nomad's unlimited plans use both. Yesim's own page names Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom; esimdb also lists Orange Tunisie for it.

Opensignal's September 2026 report, based on data from 1 April to 29 June 2026, named Ooredoo the best network, winning 12 of 14 categories. Average downloads were 28.0 Mbps on Ooredoo, 23.3 Mbps on Tunisie Telecom and 20.1 Mbps on Orange. Ooredoo also led for consistent quality (63.9%, against 57.7% for Tunisie Telecom and 56.4% for Orange).

All three networks are many times faster than the best throttle speed of 2 Mbps, so any of them handles maps and calls while you are within your allowance. The gap matters more for coverage: Ooredoo scored 8.0 out of 10, Tunisie Telecom 7.8 and Orange 6.9. The Ookla Speedtest Global Index put Tunisia's median mobile download at 50.79 Mbps in its August 2026 update, all operators combined.

Our guide to the best eSIMs for Tunisia sorts the providers by network, and our Djerba network and speed guide looks at the island in particular.

How does hotspot sharing work on an unlimited plan?

Hotspot sharing uses the same allowance as your phone, and some providers add a lower limit of their own. Here are the rules each provider states for Tunisia:

• Holafly caps hotspot sharing at 1 GB a day, even though the plan itself has no published cap.
• Jetpac allows hotspot with no limit on its unlimited packs, within the 3 GB a day at full speed.
• Nomad and aloSIM allow hotspot.
• Yesim says hotspot "depends on operator". We did not find Airalo's or Ubigi's rule for Tunisia.

A laptop uses data much faster than a phone, because it downloads updates and syncs files in the background. If you plan to work from a hotel in Hammamet or a café in Tunis, a plan with a large full-speed allowance fits better than a 1 GB daily cap. Ubigi's 20 GB for 7 days, or 3 GB a day at Airalo or Jetpac, gives far more room.

When does a fixed-data plan beat an unlimited one?

Whenever you would use about 1 GB a day or less: the same amount of fast data then costs far less as a fixed plan. The table compares eSIM Tunisie's unlimited plan, which gives 1 GB a day at full speed, with the cheapest major-brand fixed eSIM plan we read that offers at least as many gigabytes for at least as many days (prices of 25 September 2026; Nomad: 1 October 2026).

A fixed plan has two other advantages. The gigabytes do not reset every night, so a quiet day leaves more for a busy one, and most fixed plans can be topped up.

Its weakness is the end: when the data runs out, you stop, unless you buy more. An unlimited plan's strength is that you never have to count, and on a heavy day the slow speed keeps messages and maps going.

The comparison works the same way for the other brands. Airalo's 7-day unlimited plan costs €32; its fixed 10 GB for 7 days costs €17. Our price-per-day and price-per-GB comparison ranks every fixed plan.

Are the very cheap unlimited plans from small sellers worth it?

Some are, but check the slow-down speed first: several fall to 128 kbps after the daily allowance, too slow for maps or calls. The esimdb database lists 211 providers for Tunisia, and many small sellers undercut every major brand. The prices below come from esimdb and were not verified directly on the sellers' pages.

• Tripuck: 7 days at 2 GB a day, then 384 kbps, for €6.35.
• BillionConnect (North Africa plan): 7 days at 1 GB a day, then 128 kbps, for about €7.80.
• Yoho Mobile: 7 days at 1 GB a day, then 128 kbps, for about €8.30.

These plans cost a fraction of a major brand's week, which ranges from €24.50 to €37.90. Their catch is the speed after the cap and support you cannot judge in advance. eSIM Tunisie's 512 kbps is four times the 128 kbps of the cheapest plans, and Airalo's 1 Mbps is eight times.

Are regional unlimited plans worth it for Tunisia?

Only if your trip continues to other countries: for Tunisia alone, the regional plan we read costs the same or more. Airalo's Middle East and North Africa plan, Menalink, includes Tunisia with the same rule as Airalo's local plan: 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps.

It costs €22 for 3 days, €37 for 7 days and €89.50 for 30 days, against €18.50, €32 and €89.50 for Airalo's Tunisia-only plan. It also changes the network: Menalink uses Orange Tunisie, while the Tunisia-only plan uses Ooredoo. Combining Tunisia with other countries is the only reason to choose it.

Do Tunisian operators sell unlimited plans to visitors?

The tourist offers we read from Ooredoo and Orange are fixed-data packs, not unlimited plans, but they give a lot of data for the money. Ooredoo's Holiday SIM, also available as an eSIM, comes in four packs:

The packs also include local and international call minutes and SMS. Conversions use the Central Bank of Tunisia's rate of 24 September 2026: 1 EUR = 3.3699 TND. Ooredoo's pre-order form asks for a passport number and an arrival airport, Tunis-Carthage or Djerba-Zarzis.

Orange Tunisie's visitor packs offer 10 GB for 25 DT, 27 GB for 33 DT and 55 GB for 58 DT, all valid 30 days, plus 2 DT for the SIM, as a SIM card or an eSIM. 55 GB for 60 DT in total is about €17.80.

The catch is practical: you need your passport, a working counter or a pre-order, and time on arrival. Our guide to every way to get internet in Tunisia compares local SIMs, eSIMs, roaming and Wi-Fi.

Is an unlimited pass from your home operator an alternative?

For some French customers, yes: Orange France and Free include Tunisia in unlimited travel options, while most other operators charge heavily. Tunisia is outside the EU roaming zone, so operators set their own prices. On their official pages on 25 September 2026:

• Orange France's Pass Voyage 1, which covers Tunisia, sold unlimited data for 3 days at €9.99, and unlimited data with 30 minutes and 50 SMS for 10 days at €29.99.
• Free's Free Max plan (€29.99 a month) includes unlimited 5G or 4G internet in more than 140 destinations, Tunisia among them.
• Movistar in Spain charged €12.10 per megabyte of data in its zone that includes Tunisia.
• Vodafone UK lists Tunisia among 39 additional roaming destinations but shows the price only through its roaming charge checker.

We did not record the fair-use rules of the Orange France and Free options, so check them before relying on "unlimited". Our guide to roaming charges to check before travelling explains the traps.

Which unlimited eSIM for Tunisia should you choose?

Pick by the cap you need: Airalo, aloSIM or Jetpac for a generous daily cap, Ubigi for the fastest slow speed, Nomad for a low price per day, and eSIM Tunisie for a one-day stop or as a cheaper Holafly. In more detail:

• A generous daily cap: Airalo and aloSIM (3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps) on Ooredoo, or Jetpac (3 GB per 24 hours) on Orange.
• The most speed after the allowance: Ubigi, with 20 GB for 7 days and then 2 Mbps, on Orange.
• A low price with a published cap: Nomad (5 days €15.79, 10 days €28.95, 2 GB a day), on Ooredoo and Orange.
• The lowest price, no published cap: Yesim (7 days €24.50, 30 days €69).
• A one-day stop, or instead of Holafly: eSIM Tunisie. It ranks 3rd of 11 brands for a single day (€6.50), costs less than Airalo for 3 days (€18 vs €18.50), and costs less than Holafly at every length (7 days €37 vs €37.90). Its validity starts at the first connection in Tunisia.

Be clear about eSIM Tunisie's limits: its 1 GB a day is the lowest cap of the brands that publish one, and for 7 days it costs more than Yesim (€24.50), Jetpac ($33.50, about €29.38), Airalo (€32) and Ubigi (€33). It suits maps, messaging and calls, not streaming or a laptop on hotspot.

Once you have chosen, our guide to installing a Tunisia eSIM on iPhone and Android covers the settings that make it connect on landing. First make sure your phone takes an eSIM: see the list of compatible phones and the Pixel 10 page, or use the free eSIM Check app on Android, which reads your device's real hardware capabilities in seconds.