Maya Mobile\u2019s Global eSIM is the best eSIM for Guatemala if you want unlimited data at one flat price for the trip length you pick, from USD 9.99, installed once and kept on your phone for the next trip. It\u2019s one plan across 165+ countries, so there\u2019s no per-country pack or per-gigabyte tier to choose between.<\/p>\n
The only math left is counting days, not guessing gigabytes between the airport and your first hostel.<\/p>\n
Guatemala is on the list of countries our Global eSIM supports (Maya Mobile, 2025). You choose a 3-day, 7-day, 14-day or 30-day plan, and every one includes unlimited data across 165+ countries.<\/p>\n
The 3-day plan suits weekend trips and short getaways. The 30-day plan is built for long trips and digital nomads (Mobile Maya Inc). Every plan carries a daily high-speed data allowance, at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it. A storefront that sells by country or by gigabyte makes you guess. We sell days.<\/p>\n
The same eSIM and the same price work in Guatemala and everywhere else on the list. Pick your days and go.<\/p>\n
A Global plan costs USD 9.99 for 3 days, USD 19.99 for 7 days, USD 27.99 for 14 days and USD 49.99 for 30 days (Mobile Maya Inc). The 30-day plan works out to USD 1.67 a day.<\/p>\n
The price is the same in every country, so Guatemala costs what Mexico costs. The app marks the 14-day plan Most Popular and the 30-day plan Best Value. A plan day is 24 hours from the moment the plan starts, so you get the full time you paid for.<\/p>\n
Each plan is a one-time payment. Nothing recurs unless you turn on Auto Top-Up. Taxes are included in the displayed price unless checkout says something different. Pay once and forget the meter.<\/p>\n
Check three things: how the price is built, what unlimited means in the fine print, and whether the eSIM stays on your phone after the trip. Ours is one flat price by trip length, unlimited data with a daily high-speed allowance, and one eSIM that stays installed.<\/p>\n
Read the allowance first. It resets every 24 hours, and unused daily quota does not carry over (Mobile Maya Inc, 2026). A quiet Tuesday banks nothing for Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Then check the install. You put one Maya eSIM on your phone and it stays there permanently, with no deleting or reinstalling between trips. When a plan ends, the eSIM sits inactive on your phone, and you switch it back on in settings once a new plan is bought. Each trip needs a plan, and that\u2019s all it needs.<\/p>\n
Travel eSIMs in Guatemala run on local operators, mainly Tigo and Claro, so coverage in rural areas and highlands follows theirs. In Opensignal\u2019s February 2026 report, Tigo leads for Coverage Experience and 5G Availability.<\/p>\n
Claro says its 5G network is available in all 22 departments of Guatemala (Claro Guatemala). In M2Catalyst\u2019s Guatemala data, Tigo has the highest connected-location share, at 74%. Its dead-zone share is 6%, the lowest in that dataset.<\/p>\n
Opensignal adds that its availability measures don\u2019t tell you whether you\u2019ll get a signal in a remote rural or nearly uninhabited region (Opensignal, 2026). So the real world beyond the towns is the operators\u2019 own map.<\/p>\n
Maya connects you automatically to the best available local network. We don\u2019t name which network that is in each country. Coverage in any one country can\u2019t be promised, since it can shift for reasons we don\u2019t control.<\/p>\n
Buy the eSIM online before you fly, so you land with data already installed instead of queuing at an airport kiosk. A Maya eSIM installs once and stays on your phone, so a local SIM for one trip is a cost you skip.<\/p>\n
The airport picture depends on who you ask. RoamGT says Tigo and Claro both have kiosks at Aurora International Airport (GUA), and you\u2019ll need to show your passport (RoamGT, 2026). Traveltomtom says there are no official Tigo or Claro stores there, and the convenience stores inside only sell Claro SIMs (Traveltomtom, 2026). Guatemala\u2019s telecom regulator requires SIM vendors to ask for your ID, a passport if you\u2019re foreign, and to keep a copy (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones).<\/p>\n
Atlas, our small globe with a massive passport, takes lost luggage in stride. A kiosk line gets the same shrug.<\/p>\n
With Maya, you install before travel, on Wi-Fi. On landing, switch the Maya eSIM on and select it for Cellular Data. Your plan days begin counting at that point, and data connects within a couple of minutes. Your home carrier adds no roaming data charges while the Maya eSIM carries your data and Data Roaming is off on your home line. Land, connect, go.<\/p>\n
Buy your plan, then install the eSIM before you leave. Maya\u2019s quick start guide says the QR code usually arrives by email within 5 minutes (Maya Mobile).<\/p>\n
On iPhone, tap and hold the QR code and select Add eSIM, or scan it with the Camera app, then follow the prompts. Apple says to tap the Cellular Plan Detected notification when it appears (Apple Support). Choose Primary for Voice\/SMS and iMessage, and use the Maya eSIM for mobile data only. Then make sure Data Roaming is ON for that plan. Use a QR code only on a brand-new eSIM, because QR installs are one-time.<\/p>\n
On a Google Pixel, the steps run as follows (Google Pixel Phone Guidebook):<\/p>\n
Check yours at maya.net\/esim-compatible-devices. Auto Top-Up is an optional feature that buys the same plan again when the current one expires. It\u2019s opt-in and off by default.<\/p>\n
Done! You\u2019re ready before boarding.<\/p>\n
We sell one global eSIM at a flat price by trip length.<\/p>\n
| Travel eSIM<\/th>\n | How plans are sold<\/th>\n | Unlimited plan allowance, as published<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | ||||||||||||
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Maya Mobile<\/strong><\/td>\n| One Global eSIM for 165+ countries, unlimited data at a flat price by trip length: USD 9.99 for 3 days, USD 19.99 for 7 days, USD 27.99 for 14 days, USD 49.99 for 30 days<\/td>\n | A daily high-speed data allowance (the Daily Quota) at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it, reset every 24 hours; unlimited data at standard speed once the Daily Quota is used<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Airalo<\/td>\n | Per country, per region, or one global plan; priced in USD<\/td>\n | Our unlimited data packages don\u2019t have a fixed total data cap. However, to keep the network running fairly for everyone, when you use more than 3GB in a day, we\u2019ll slow down (or \u201cthrottle\u201d) your internet speed to 1 Mbps for the rest of that day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Holafly<\/td>\n | Per country, per region (Europe, Latin America, Cruise plans), and unlimited monthly\/annual global plans<\/td>\n | Unlimited data means there is no fixed limit on the amount of data you can use. However, some network operators may temporarily reduce your speed after a certain amount of high-speed data usage, as explained above.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Saily<\/td>\n | Per country and per region, plus one global plan; by the gigabyte, unlimited, or both<\/td>\n | The Unlimited plan gives you 5 GB per day at full 4G\/5G speed, then keeps you online at 1 Mbps for the rest of the day \u2014 fast enough for navigation, messaging, and standard browsing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Nomad<\/td>\n | Per country, per region and global plans; by the gigabyte<\/td>\n | How many GB of high-speed data you wish per day. You can continue to use your data at a throttled speed of 512kbps after you\u2019ve used up your daily allocation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n | The rival rows use each provider\u2019s own published wording or a brief summary of it, while the Maya Mobile row comes from maya.net.<\/p>\n How Maya keeps one eSIM on your phone from Guatemala to your next trip<\/h2>\nMaya Mobile is a travel eSIM giving unlimited data in 165+ countries through a single eSIM permanently installed on your phone. You install it once, pick your trip length and pay one flat price.<\/p>\n For the next trip, you buy a new plan and nothing else, with no reinstalling. Need a longer stay? Buy another plan from the app. It\u2019s not a subscription, so each plan is a one-time purchase that ends when its days do.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a switch, not a store. Flip it on when you land.<\/p>\n FAQ<\/h2>\n |