Buy an eSIM with Bitcoin

Before you start

If you're not certain about the phone, check it against the list of eSIM-compatible devices before you send any Bitcoin.

Paying in BTC, step by step

1. 1

   Choose how much credit to buy

   Credit is loaded in US dollars, from $5. Your first order also carries a one-time $5 eSIM setup fee, so a first purchase is $10 total with $5 of it spendable on data. What you pay is what lands on the eSIM.

2. 2

   Pick "Pay with crypto" at checkout

   Card and crypto sit side by side on the same screen. Crypto has no upper limit, so if you're loading more than $200 it's the only route — card payments are capped at $200 per transaction.

3. 3

   Choose Bitcoin on the invoice page

   Checkout hands off to a Cryptomus-hosted invoice, where you select your coin and network. Pick Bitcoin on-chain, or Lightning if you want it settled in seconds. The invoice is priced in USD and quotes you an exact BTC amount.

4. 4

   Pay from your wallet

   Scan the QR code with your Bitcoin wallet, or copy the address and amount across. For Lightning, scan the BOLT11 invoice. Send the exact quoted amount.

5. 5

   Pay inside the one-hour window

   Each invoice stays open for one hour. Set your fee so the transaction confirms comfortably inside it rather than sending at the minimum rate during a busy mempool.

6. 6

   Scan your eSIM and save your credentials

   As soon as the payment confirms, your balance is credited and the order page shows your eSIM QR code, the LPA string and a direct-install link. It also shows a one-time access code and PIN — write those down before you close the tab, because with no account and no email there is nothing else that gets you back in.

On-chain or Lightning?

Both are Bitcoin and both credit the same balance. The difference is how long you stand there waiting and what the transfer costs you.

Bitcoin isn't the only option — Cryptomus handles 300+ cryptocurrencies at the same checkout. If you'd rather pay in something else, see the full list of crypto payment options.

When a payment doesn't go to plan

Most Bitcoin checkouts are boring, which is the point. These are the cases that aren't, and exactly what happens in each:

• You overpay. The order still goes through. Overpayment is accepted as payment in full and your eSIM is provisioned as normal — the extra isn't returned, so don't round up on purpose.
• You underpay. An invoice that isn't paid in full is not credited automatically. There's a one-cent tolerance and nothing beyond it. Don't send a second transaction; keep the order reference and contact support.
• The invoice expires before your transaction lands. Don't pay again. Take the order reference from your order page URL, send it to support, and let a human match the payment to the order.
• The payment is confirmed but the page is still spinning. The order page keeps polling and will finish on its own. If it doesn't, the reference shown on that screen is what support needs to find your payment.
• You change your mind. Bitcoin payments are final once confirmed — there is no chargeback and no reversal. Where a refund applies at all it is issued as store credit on your balance, never back to your wallet. Since that credit never expires, it keeps its value for the next trip.

What Bitcoin buys you here

Not just a payment method — a different shape of product. Your BTC becomes US dollars of credit on the eSIM, metered per megabyte at the published rate for whichever country you're standing in, with no validity window attached. You can check the per-GB rate for your destination before you commit a single sat, and anything you don't spend stays on the eSIM indefinitely. There's no bundle to burn down before a clock runs out, which matters more than usual when the money you paid with is volatile.

And nothing in the flow asks who you are. No account, no email, no document upload — the details of that are on our page on buying an eSIM with no KYC.

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