Our partnership with Megga Telecom
We are delighted to welcome Megga Telecom as a Corporate Partner and extremely grateful for their support in our lifesaving work.
Help prevent suicide when you travel with eSIMCrew
Megga Telecom has developed an Application called eSIMCrew (rated five stars on the App Store) in order to significantly reduce data roaming costs. The team has over 15 years of experience developing and selling roaming products for global travellers, overseas workers, and high-profile travel companies.
Simon Black, CEO of Megga Telecom, has had lived experience of suicide having lost his good friend, Andy, a few years ago. Andy is also the father of our early seed investor, Charlie. For this reason, working with Grassroots Suicide Prevention has an even stronger connection. Megga Telecom is passionate about raising awareness around mental health and suicide prevention, and the company will generously donate a percentage from every eSIMCrew Data Plan sold in the UK and Europe to Grassroots Suicide Prevention.
What is an eSIM?
An eSIM is an embedded SIM and is part of a handset’s hardware. Most handset’s from around 2019 onwards have eSIM capability.
eSIMCrew is an Application designed and built by Megga Telecom to manage the eSIM experience. Offering a multitude of Data Plans in over 140 countries and over 750 networks, eSIMCrew has a tailor-made Data Plan for you!
eSIMCrew can be downloaded for free on either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and is an ideal roaming product for global travellers.
Benefits of eSIMs
- Using eSIMCrew can be much cheaper than using your provider’s roaming add-ons.
- Megga Telecom are also offering an extra 5% discount for anyone using the CODE: Grassroots5
- eSIMCrew is connected to leading network providers worldwide, ensuring you remain connected in over 140 countries.
- With over 750 networks worldwide, eSIMCrew will automatically choose the strongest one so that customers are always connected.
- eSIMCrew is compatible in handsets from 2019 onwards. You can check out if yours is compatible here.
- You can use eSIMCrew to make and receive Data calls such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype etc.
- eSIMCrew offers a variety of plans for individuals looking for short-term data solutions, frequent business travellers or organisations needing robust, long-term data packages.
- eSIMs allow users to store multiple profiles on a single device. This means you can have different plans for work and personal use, or even international plans, all accessible from one smartphone.
- Unlike traditional small and fragile SIM cards, eSIMCrew is embedded within the device, which eliminates the risk of loss and damage.
- As they cannot be physically removed or swapped out, this reduces the risk of identity theft and fraud.
- For frequent travellers, eSIMCrew offers a hassle-free way to connect to local networks without needing to purchase new physical SIM cards in each country visited.
- Users can simply add an international plan digitally upon arrival at their destination, making it easier to stay connected while abroad.
- eSIMCrew offers customer support 24/7, wherever you are in the world.
How to download and use eSIMCrew
- Scan the below QR code which will take you to the Google Play or Apple App store (the QR Code will recognise the handset you have and will take you to the appropriate store).
- Download the app and go through the Signup procedure.
- Once you have signed up, go to the ‘Store’ menu and choose the country you want to purchase a Data Plan for.
- Select the Data Plan you want to purchase.
- Enter the code “Grassroots5” at checkout for 5% off every Data Plan you purchase.
- Once you have purchased your Data Plan either click the ‘Activate My eSIM’ button or follow the instructions in the confirmation email to install your eSIM.
Top Tips
- Your handset will automatically allocate a name to your eSIM; we advise you to change this to something memorable (for example the country you’re visiting).
- Before you arrive in your destination country, switch ‘Mobile Data’ to eSIMCrew (or the name you have changed it to), ‘Data Roaming’ ON and switch your ‘Primary line’ OFF.
- If you are running low on Data and you’d like more for the same destination, simply visit the eSIMCrew app, go to ‘My eSIMS’ and click on ‘Topup’.
