Liechtenstein eSIM
Data for Liechtenstein on Telecom Liechtenstein, from $5.89. It never expires, tethering is included, and refills land on the line you already have, with nothing new to install.
- Networks
- Telecom Liechtenstein
- Typical speed
- 88 Mbps typical, 26 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans for Liechtenstein
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.34 | $26.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.14 | $56.89 |
Every plan works the moment you land. Unused data returns to your wallet when the line closes, and customers get at least 100 MB of free rescue data a month even at zero balance.
What 88 Mbps actually means in Liechtenstein
Typical download speed on Orbislo in Liechtenstein: 88 Mbps. That puts Liechtenstein well above the Europe median of 71 Mbps.
The tenth percentile is 26 Mbps. That gap between the median and the floor is normal and it is where the frustration lives: the connection is quick most of the time and noticeably slow in the busiest few percent of moments, typically at transport hubs at peak hour.
At these speeds nothing on a phone is limited by the connection. Video calls are comfortable, a laptop can be tethered for a full working day, and large photo backups finish without planning around them.
Which networks you will be on
Orbislo carries traffic in Liechtenstein on Telecom Liechtenstein, the single upstream network available in this destination. Where two networks exist we buy both, because the difference between one and two is the difference between a bad afternoon and a bad trip.
This matters more than the headline speed. Almost every travel eSIM sold today resells a single upstream agreement per country, so when that one network has a bad hour you have a bad hour with it and your only option is to buy a second eSIM from somebody else. A profile with more than one network behind it can make a decision you never see.
5G in Liechtenstein: yes, non standalone. Worth knowing that 5G on a travel profile is normal rather than special, and that the tenth percentile above is the number that will decide how the trip feels, not the generation label in the status bar.
What data costs in Liechtenstein
A 1 GB plan for Liechtenstein starts at $5.89, which is $5.89 a gigabyte. That is the number to compare between providers, because a headline price attached to a different allowance tells you nothing.
The comparison most providers would rather you did not run is cost per gigabyte actually used. Independent surveys of travel data put the share of purchased data lost to expiry between 20 and 35 percent, because a plan that expires on day thirty deletes what you did not get through. Orbislo data has no expiry date, so the gigabyte you paid for is still there on the next trip. At the same headline price that is 25 to 40 percent more usable data, and in Liechtenstein it means the effective cost is nearer $4.24 a gigabyte than $5.89.
Because nothing expires, the cheapest way to buy for Liechtenstein is to buy slightly less than you think you need and top up if you run out. Topping up takes about ten seconds and does not involve installing anything. Buying too much is the expensive mistake everywhere else and merely a neutral one here.
Landing in Liechtenstein
Install before you fly, on your home wifi. The profile downloads while you still have a connection you trust, then sits dormant until you land in Liechtenstein and it attaches to Telecom Liechtenstein.
On landing there is one thing to check: data roaming has to be switched on for the Orbislo line. It is off by default on both iOS and Android, and it has nothing to do with roaming charges here, because the plan is prepaid and there is no bill to run up. Turn it on for the Orbislo line and leave it off for your home line, and your home number keeps working for calls and bank codes without costing anything.
Worth knowing about Liechtenstein
- A home allowance from any European Union country is used here at national prices, because roam like at home reaches the European Economic Area and Liechtenstein is one of its three members alongside Iceland and Norway.
- A local mobile line here comes in two shapes, one sold with a Liechtenstein dialling code on 423 and one sold with a Swiss dialling code on 41, and the operator's zone one counts Liechtenstein and Switzerland together for calls, texts and data.
How Liechtenstein compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- One network, Telecom Liechtenstein
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Italy, 88 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Austria, 86 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Vaduz
