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Can I Top Up My Skylano eSIM Data?

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Head of Partnerships

Usually, yes: 1,826 of the 2,013 plans in Skylano's plan feed on 3 November 2026 can be topped up, and 187 can't. Most of the ones that can't are daily plans with 500MB a day. To check a specific plan before you buy, select it on its plan page and read the Top-up line under Details.

01

How do you check whether a plan can be topped up?

On each destination or regional plan page, select the data and days you want. The Details list changes to match the plan you've selected, and its Top-up line shows one of 2 messages:

Top-up line on the plan pageWhat it meansPlans in the feed
"Top-up or additional data can be added after the plan is used."The plan can be topped up1,826
"This plan does not support direct top-up; you can purchase a new plan instead."The plan can't be topped up187

Check this line for the exact plan you're buying, because plans for the same destination can differ: in Thailand, 12 of the 14 plans can be topped up and 2 can't.

02

Which 187 plans can't be topped up?

Of the 187 plans that can't be topped up, 159 are daily plans and 28 are total-data plans.

  • Daily plans with 500MB a day: all 155 of them, in every destination that has one. Per-day prices for the 717 single-country daily plans are in pay-by-day eSIM prices in 173 countries.
  • Other daily plans: 4 more: the 1.5GB-a-day plans for the USA, Canada and North America, and the Luxembourg 10GB-a-day plan.
  • Total-data plans: 28, including every plan on these regional pages:
Regional planTop-up
AUKUS (Australia, UK, USA)None of its plans
Central Asia 4 DestinationsNone of its plans
Ireland & SloveniaNone of its plans
Japan & South KoreaNone of its plans
03

How does top-up look in 9 popular destinations?

Here's how it looks for 9 popular destinations:

DestinationPlans that can be topped upPlans that can't
Japan13 of 14500MB a day
South Korea12 of 13500MB a day
Thailand12 of 14500MB a day; 50GB for 10 days
China12 of 13500MB a day
France13 of 14500MB a day
United Kingdom12 of 13500MB a day
United States12 of 131.5GB a day
Canada11 of 131.5GB a day; 500MB a day
Mexico10 of 11500MB a day

All 8 plans on the Western Europe page, Skylano's Europe plan for 41 countries, can be topped up.

04

What can you do if your plan can't be topped up?

The plan page's own advice for the 187 plans that can't be topped up is to buy a new plan instead. If you think you may need more data later, check the Top-up line before you buy.

If you buy another plan, check how many eSIMs your phone can hold and when to install and activate it. For stays of up to 180 days, 48 of the 49 plans that last 180 days can be topped up; see the 43 countries with a 180-day eSIM plan and long and multi-country trips.

05

What doesn't this page cover?

For the 1,826 plans that can be topped up, Skylano's plan feed and plan pages don't say how a top-up affects your plan's validity period or what top-up options cost. If you need that before buying, ask Skylano through the contact page. For how long each of the 1,278 fixed-data plans lasts, see eSIM plan validity across 1,278 plans.

06

Who is this not for?

This page may not fit you in 3 cases:

  • You need calls, SMS or a local phone number. All 2,013 plans are data-only, whether or not they can be topped up. In Skylano's plan feed on 3 November 2026, all 2,013 plans list voice and SMS as not included. Skylano's Terms say that, unless a product page expressly states otherwise, plans don't include voice calls, SMS, emergency calling or a local phone number.
  • You need to know the top-up price or how it changes your validity before you buy. Neither the plan feed nor the plan pages state these for the 1,826 plans that can be topped up; ask Skylano through the contact page linked above.
  • Your destination isn't in the plan data. The feed lists 188 countries and regions across its 2,013 plans; no plan lists Kosovo, so there's nothing to top up there.

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