When you create a trip, the plan list mixes two kinds of plan. Some give a fixed amount of data that lasts a set number of days. Others give an amount per day. On a week-long tour with thirty people the choice changes both the price and the number of messages you get from travellers who ran out. Here is how to choose.
How a fixed plan behaves
A fixed plan, for example 3 GB for 7 days, gives each traveller one allowance for the whole period. Light users never notice a limit. Heavy users can finish it on day three and spend the rest of the tour on hotel Wi-Fi. MUSTER orders a fixed plan once per traveller, so the price per traveller is the plan price.
Check the validity against your dates. A 7-day plan on an 8-night tour leaves everyone without data on the last day, which is often the day with the most travel.
How a day pass behaves
A day pass, for example 500 MB a day, resets each day. Some day passes slow the connection once the day's allowance is used; others stop until the next day. The plan name and description in the catalogue tell you which. Nobody can use the whole trip's data on the first night, and a heavy day costs the traveller that day only.
MUSTER orders a day pass for each day of the trip, counting the departure and return days. A seven-day tour is seven days of the pass per traveller, and the generate screen shows the daily price, the number of days and the total.
Comparing the cost
Take a tour of seven days and thirty travellers. Multiply the day pass price by seven, and compare it with the fixed plan price for the same period. Day passes with small daily allowances often cost less than a fixed plan with the same total. Larger daily allowances can cost more. Network prices change, so check the live figures in the plan list when you create the trip rather than relying on last year's numbers.
Which to choose
- Choose a day pass when the group has a daily rhythm, when many travellers are teenagers or first-time eSIM users, or when you want to avoid mid-trip messages about running out.
- Choose a fixed plan when the itinerary has long travel days followed by quiet days in one place, or when most travellers will use hotel Wi-Fi and want data only for maps and messages.
- For mixed groups, such as a tour with guides and guests, you can run two trips on the same dates with different plans, and give the guides the larger allowance.
Countries on the route
Whichever type you pick, check coverage. A single-country plan will not work after a border crossing. For a tour through several countries, look for a regional plan in the list; it shows how many countries it covers. If you are not sure, a coordinator's coverage plan session checks the plan against every stop on the itinerary before you generate the roster.
Once the eSIMs are generated, the plan is fixed for those travellers. Changing your mind after the run means a second eSIM per traveller, so settle the plan type and the dates before you press generate, and check the total on the generate screen against your trip budget.