Saily eSIM’s data usage calculator - plan your mobile data before travel

If you’ve ever bought an eSIM plan and then panicked about whether you’ll have enough data for your trip, there’s a neat piece of kit worth knowing about: the Saily eSIM data usage calculator. It’s basically a simple online tool that lets you take the guesswork out of estimating how much mobile data your typical activities use. 

You pick what you tend to do online - social media, streaming, navigation, messaging, video calls - and how long you spend on each, and it gives you a preliminary calculation of your monthly or trip-length data needs.   

Why it's useful: 

• You'll avoid over-buying or under-buying. It could help you size your plan based on your habits, saving money and preventing shortages.Good for irregular usage. Not everyone streams video all day, and not everyone just checks mail. This tool lets you mix and match use cases to see how they stack up - from navigation to music, to remote work video calls.
• It's for better trip planning.Before paying for a data plan or landing abroad with just Wi-Fi, knowing rough GB needs helps you decide if you should buy a larger package or maybe just “light” data access.

Does anyone here use this type of calculator before buying a data plan? What’s your experience - accurate predictions, underestimates, overestimates?