HoT review

A roaming pass is €5.90, and a larger package is sold at €8.90. HoT also lists a daily rate of €5.90. The same pass price applies across the 45 travel countries outside the EU.

Each roaming pass carries a set data allowance for a monthly period, and a larger package is offered on the same validity. Unlimited data is listed as yes, and no fair-use cap is stated on the page. Streaming video will use the allowance quickly.

The pass covers 45 travel countries outside the EU, at the same price in each of them. EU roaming is handled separately through HoT flex and billed per MB. Anyone spending most of the trip inside the EU is covered on that separate rate.

An eSIM can be bought online at any hour, so there is no need to wait for a card. Physical collection is also possible at HOFER stores in Austria. The eSIM is sold as a carrier plan rather than through a marketplace, and 5G is available on the network.

HoT is a mobile virtual network operator. The legal entity is HoT Telekom und Service GmbH, based in Austria, and the business was founded in 2014. It sits in the budget segment, aimed at short trips.

Support runs on phone, email and help centre, meaning phone, email and a help centre. Chat is not among the listed channels, so live chat help is not part of the offer. The network is Austrian, so plan your contact around being able to reach one of these routes.

Top-ups are offered, so extra data can be added while you are on the road. The reference packages stay the same price across the covered travel countries, while EU roaming follows the per MB rate. It is a carrier plan, not a marketplace product.

Zwitchy covers 200 countries, far more than the 45 here, and it is priced closer to the €5 median across the listings compared here. The trade-off is coverage breadth against entry price, and short trips fit the cheaper option.