🇹🇿 eSIM plans for Tanzania

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* The "as low as" figure is the lowest per-day rate, taken from the longest unlimited data plan on sale here.

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Here's how Onetel stacks up against other options in Tanzania.

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eSIM costs for Tanzania

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7 days of unlimited data in Tanzania costs $65.14 — about $9.31 a day on Vodacom Tanzania, Airtel Tanzania or Tigo Tanzania, with no roaming charge and no SIM to swap. In Tanzania, 5G is live and median mobile download speed is 18.8 Mbps.

Duration	Data	Price	Daily cost
1 day	500 MB	$15.08	$15.08/day
3 days	—	$27.60	$9.20/day
5 days	—	$40.12	$8.02/day
7 days	100 MB	$65.14	$9.31/day
10 days	—	$127.74	$12.77/day
15 days	2 GB	$252.88	$16.86/day
30 days	3 GB	$32.60	$1.09/day

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Which networks you connect to in Tanzania

Your eSIM roams onto Tanzania's own operators. These are the networks and the frequencies they run — check your phone supports them before you travel.

Operator	4G / LTE bands	5G bands	5G
Vodacom Tanzania	B1, B3, B5, B7, B20	n78	Yes
Airtel Tanzania	B1, B3, B5, B7, B20	n78	Yes
Tigo Tanzania	B1, B3, B5, B7, B20	n78	Yes

18.8 Mbps

Median download

9.6 Mbps

Median upload

Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, July 2025

Coverage in Tanzania

Halotel (Viettel) remains 3G-only in many rural areas outside major cities and highways. B20 (800MHz) is widely used for rural LTE coverage but is absent from many North American and Asian phone models.

Common Questions

The details worth knowing about your Tanzania eSIM

Your eSIM connects to Vodacom Tanzania, Airtel Tanzania and Tigo Tanzania. All three provide 4G on bands B1, B3, B5, B7, B20 and 5G on n78. This gives you good urban and highway coverage, but rural areas served only by Halotel remain 3G-only and may not be reachable.

Rural coverage depends on band B20 (800 MHz), which is widely used for LTE in the countryside. Many North American and Asian phone models lack B20, so your signal may drop to 3G or disappear once you leave cities and main roads. Check your phone’s band support before travelling.

The eSIM connects to Vodacom, Airtel and Tigo, which operate on Zanzibar. Coverage on the main island is similar to the mainland, but remote parts of Pemba and offshore atolls may have weak or no signal. Expect 4G in Stone Town and major resorts, with drop-offs further out.

No filtering or throttling is applied by the eSIM. Data passes through the local network without blocks. However, the median download speed in Tanzania is 18.82 Mbps (Ookla, July 2025), so actual throughput depends on network congestion and your location, not on artificial limits.

Tanzania requires SIM registration, but eSIMs provided by roaming partners are pre-registered. You do not need to show your passport or visit a shop. The eSIM activates automatically upon arrival, and no local ID is required during installation or use.