With the exception of a few data plans the majority of data plans will only begin counting usage once customers make their first connection to the local network. This will be indicated as “Billing starts: First Connection” in the management portal. For instance, considering the France eSIM data plan example provided.

First Installation #
For “Asia-Pacific 6GB 8Days” and “Global138 6GB 15Days”, showing”Billing starts: First installation” in console, which means the 8 Days start to count right after your installation and activate in the device, so please activate before you fly a wifi connection.
To activate the “Asia-Pacific 6GB 8Days” and “Global138 6GB 15Days” plans, please note that the billing period will start immediately after the installation and activation on your device. Therefore, it is recommended to activate the plan before connecting to a WiFi network to ensure the full 8 or 15 days are available for usage.
