Short answer: on 8 October 2026, Maya Mobile's Egypt page sold a single product: one unlimited data plan that works in Egypt and in more than 165 other countries, for $9.99 (3 days), $19.99 (7 days), $27.99 (14 days) or $49.99 (30 days). At every one of those durations it costs less than our Egypt plan, even if a dollar were worth a full euro. What you give up: there is no 1-day, 5-day or 10-day plan, the Egyptian network is not named, you need an account, and the plan can renew by itself if a switch is left on. We sell a competing eSIM, so read this page with that in mind; every figure is Maya's own, as published.
Who Maya Mobile is
Maya Mobile is a travel eSIM seller. Its page is signed Mobile Maya Inc, gives an address in Nassau, Bahamas, and carries a copyright line running from 2015 to 2026. Like us, and like every other travel eSIM seller, it does not run a mobile network in Egypt: it buys access to local operators' networks.
Its model is different from most of its competitors. Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Saily and we sell a plan per country. Maya sells one global plan and one eSIM. Its FAQ puts it this way: "One Maya plan covers all 165+ countries." The Egypt page is therefore not an Egypt product page so much as the global plan with Egypt's name on it.
That shows in the page itself. The travel text under the prices is a template: it speaks of "Atlantic or Indian Ocean shores" and of "tomato- or peanut-based stews", neither of which describes Egypt. It changes nothing about the eSIM, but do not look there for Egypt-specific detail such as the network used.
Maya's prices for Egypt
| Duration | Price | Per day, as Maya prints it |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $9.99 | $3.33 |
| 7 days | $19.99 | $2.86 |
| 14 days | $27.99 | $2.00 |
| 30 days | $49.99 | $1.67 |
The page we read displayed US dollars. Maya's FAQ describes each of the four as a one-time package: "Each purchase is a one-time payment." The headline "USD 1.67/day" is the 30-day plan divided by thirty; the page's own footnote says so.
There are no fixed data packs and no other durations. If you are in Egypt for 5 days you buy 7; for 10 days you buy 14.
Is the data really unlimited?
Maya's FAQ is categorical: "Really unlimited. Maya never throttles or caps your speed." And further: "What you get on day one is what you get on day seven." If that holds in Egypt, it is a stronger promise than any other seller on this page makes, ours included: we give about 1 GB a day at full speed and 512 Kbps after that, and we say so.
Two other passages of Maya's own site belong next to that sentence. Its acceptable use policy says: "We may apply network management measures (such as deprioritisation during congestion) to usage patterns that are inconsistent with normal individual mobile use", adding that this will not affect typical streaming, browsing or calling. And its privacy text lists, among the purposes of processing usage data, "to enforce daily quota and fair-use policies".
We report both. We have not measured Maya's speeds in Egypt and we do not claim that it slows anyone down. The fair reading is this: no published daily allowance, a public promise of no throttling, and a policy that keeps the right to deprioritise unusual use. Ordinary holiday use, maps, messages, social media, some video, sits well inside any of these rules.
The network in Egypt is not named
Maya's page promises "the strongest local network in every country" and "Fast 5G/4G Data". It does not say which Egyptian operator that is, and the Egypt record in the page's own data lists no network.
The others do name theirs. Airalo states Vodafone. Holafly states Orange. Nomad states Orange and Vodafone. Ubigi states Orange Egypt and e&. We connect to three: Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt and e& Egypt. This matters outside the big cities, where one operator can have signal and another not: with a single unnamed network you cannot check a coverage map before you leave. If you are staying in Cairo, Hurghada or Sharm el-Sheikh, it matters much less.
On 5G: Egypt's operators launched it commercially in June 2025. Maya advertises 5G where available. We sell our plans as 4G LTE because our supplier's catalogue does not state 5G, and we would rather promise less.
App, account and the renewal switch
Maya's installation FAQ reads: "Download the Maya Mobile app on iOS or Android, or go to maya.net. Create your account, purchase a plan, and follow the eSIM installation steps." The Egypt data adds that installation is "in the app or QR code sent to email". The eSIM is installed once and kept: "Your eSIM never expires and is always ready to go." For someone who travels several times a year, that is a real convenience.
Read the renewal wording before you pay. Maya's site says two things. The FAQ: "Auto Top-Up is an optional add-on that automatically purchases your same plan again when your current one expires. It is off by default." The Egypt page, under the price: "Auto-renews while Travel Mode is on. Turn it off any time." We cannot tell from the outside which setting a new buyer starts with. The FAQ also says: "There are no partial refunds for unused days." So at checkout, and again in the app after the trip, look at the Auto Top-Up and Travel Mode switches. If you only want one week in Egypt, they should be off when you fly home.
With us there is nothing to switch off. A plan is a single payment for a fixed number of days; when it ends, it ends, and we hold no payment method to charge again. There is no app and no account either: the QR code is shown on the confirmation page and sent by e-mail, and it can be forwarded to the person who will use it.
Devices, hotspot and calls
Devices. Maya's Egypt page lists "iPhone 11 and newer, and Android devices running Android 10 or later", and its FAQ says the phone must be carrier unlocked. That is the same condition as everywhere. Our own list starts earlier, with the iPhone XS and XR; see check your phone.
Hotspot. Maya's FAQ: "Maya fully supports mobile hotspot and tethering." The Egypt record in the page data is more careful: tethering "Available (Depends on a carrier)". Sharing is included on all our plans, from the same daily data: tethering in Egypt.
Calls. Like ours, Maya's plan is data only, with no phone number. Its Egypt FAQ says the eSIM supports "VoIP, messaging apps, and general mobile data". Keep in mind that Egypt itself has restricted internet calling for years, whatever the eSIM; what is documented is in does WhatsApp calling work in Egypt.
Maya and us, side by side
| Maya Mobile | eSIM Égypte (us) | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | Maya: one plan for 165+ countries, Egypt included | A plan for Egypt only |
| Durations | Maya: 3, 7, 14 and 30 days | 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 30 days |
| Currency | US dollars on the page we read | Euros |
| Full-speed data | Maya: “no caps or throttling”; its policy allows deprioritisation during congestion | About 1 GB a day, then 512 Kbps |
| Networks in Egypt | Maya: not named, “the strongest local network” | Vodafone, Orange and e& |
| Hotspot | Maya: included according to its FAQ; “depends on a carrier” in its Egypt data | Included on every plan, from the same daily data |
| Phone number | None: data only | None: data only |
| How you install it | In the Maya app, or by a QR code sent by e-mail, with an account | QR code on the confirmation page and by e-mail; no app, no account |
| Renewal | Maya: Auto Top-Up option; the page says it renews “while Travel Mode is on” | None. A plan ends and nothing is charged |
| When the plan starts | When you switch the Maya eSIM on in the phone's settings | At the first connection to an Egyptian network |
| Support | Maya: WhatsApp chat, 24/7 according to its page | By e-mail, in French and English |
On price we do not convert currencies: Maya charges dollars, we charge euros. No conversion is needed to see the result. $9.99 against €18.00 for 3 days, $19.99 against €33.00 for 7 days, $27.99 for 14 days against €46.00 for our 15 days, $49.99 against €86.00 for 30 days: Maya is cheaper on each line. Your bank may add its own fee for a payment in dollars; check your card's terms.
When Maya is the better buy, and when it is not
- Egypt is one stop among several. Egypt and Jordan, Egypt and Turkey, a stopover in the Gulf: one plan covers them all, where a per-country seller makes you buy two or three. This is Maya's strongest case, and we have nothing to put against it: our eSIM works in Egypt only.
- You travel often. One eSIM installed once, a new plan for each trip.
- A week or a month in Egypt and price comes first. Maya's price is lower than ours at 3, 7, 14 and 30 days.
- A stopover or a single day. Maya's shortest plan is 3 days at $9.99. Our 1-day plan costs €6.50. See Egypt eSIM for a 24-hour stopover.
- You want to know the network before you go, because you are heading to Sinai, the oases or a Nile cruise: choose a seller that names it. Ours are on the coverage page.
- You are buying for someone else, a parent or a colleague, who will not create an account: a QR code that can be forwarded is simpler.
- You do not want anything that can renew. A one-off plan with no stored payment method removes the question.
Other alternatives to Maya for Egypt
Read on the same day, each from the seller's own page, for one week of unlimited data: Nomad $27.00 with 2 GB a day at full speed, Ubigi €27.00 with 5 GB a day, Airalo €29.50 with 3 GB a day, us €33.00 with about 1 GB a day, Holafly €33.90. Each has its own page here: Nomad, Airalo, Holafly, Saily, and the full table in our comparison.
If after all that an Egypt-only eSIM with named networks, no app and no renewal is what you want, our plans are here, from €6.50 for one day.
Sources
Read on 8 October 2026: Maya Mobile's Egypt page, its FAQ, its terms and its acceptable use policy, quoted as written; prices as displayed, in US dollars. We have not bought or tested a Maya plan and state nothing about its real speeds. Other sellers' prices are those of their own Egypt pages on the same day. Our prices are those of our plans page; our networks and daily data are those of our supplier's catalogue. Prices change: check on the day you buy.