New York: signal, data and getting around
United States, covered by 38 United States plans from $0.60.
Talisim editorial team · Updated
Quick answer
A Talisim United States eSIM works in New York: 38 plans from $0.60, 100MB–100GB, up to 3G, 4G, 5G, on Verizon, AT&T. Top-ups: yes, on most plans. Data only: no phone number, calls or texts. WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal and iMessage work over data. Hotspot and tethering work, as far as your phone allows, and use the same data.
Where the signal goes
Every subway station has coverage. Many of the tunnels between them still don't, and the work to fill them runs line by line.
Getting around
Subway, tap a contactless card at the turnstile. It runs 24 hours, unusually, but weekend track work reroutes lines without much warning.
Neighbourhoods
Lower East Side
Bars and small venues, and walkable from most of downtown.
Astoria
Queens, fifteen minutes out, and the food is the reason to go.
Bed-Stuy
Brooklyn brownstones, and a long way from Times Square in every sense.
What's on
Thanksgiving Parade
Fourth Thursday of November
Central Park West to Herald Square
Crowds ten deep, and networks struggle along the route.
New Year in Times Square
31 December
Times Square
You are penned in for hours with no exit. Consider not.
Installing for the first time? The FAQ has the four steps and the phones that support eSIM.