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Yes, both. The Middle East and North Africa plan covers Jordan, Israel, and 13 other countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt, and your phone switches networks by itself at the crossing. A Jordan-only plan stops at the border. Details in does a region plan cover every country in it?
In Jordan your plan connects to Zain on 4G LTE, which handles maps, messaging, video calls, and streaming; 5G is not part of this plan. Your phone joins the network automatically once the plan is switched on. If it hasn't connected a minute after landing, work through the no-signal checklist.
In Wadi Musa and the Wadi Rum village, yes, on 4G. In the back canyons of Petra and out in the desert camps, not reliably, on any network. Confirm the camp's pickup by message before you leave the village.
Yes, in Amman, over the plan's data, with the phone number you already have. A Jordan plan is data only; calls home go over WhatsApp or another app, and your home number keeps working on your home SIM.
It depends on how much data you want and how many days you're staying. A fixed plan costs less overall; an unlimited plan (5 GB a day at full speed, then slower) works out to a lower daily rate the longer you stay. Every current option and price is in the plan selector at the top of this page.
In the app: open My plans, choose your Jordan plan, and tap Top up. The extra data lands on the same eSIM within a few seconds, with nothing new to add or scan. Full steps are in topping up data without reinstalling the eSIM.
Weeks ahead. The plan's days don't start until you turn it on and connect, so a plan bought a month before departure is still complete when you land. Plans need to be activated within 90 days of purchase. See what plan validity means and when it starts.
If it's eSIM-compatible and carrier-unlocked, yes, which covers most phones sold since 2019. The one-minute check for iPhone, Android, and Samsung is in is my phone eSIM compatible?
Jordan eSIM for Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Dead Sea
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Jordan is a Jordan Pass bought online, a rental car down the King's Highway, and a Bedouin camp that confirms by WhatsApp when the signal reaches it, and Queen Alia's arrivals hall is the place to have all three working. The best eSIM for Jordan is the one added at home, on Wi-Fi, so the ride into Amman and tomorrow's drive to Petra are sorted before the visa desk.
Below: how a Jordan plan works, how to set it up before you fly, what to expect in Amman, at Petra and Wadi Rum, and on the Dead Sea and Red Sea, and which plan fits when Israel or the Gulf is on the same trip.
Travel across the Middle East and North Africa tends to run through a hub, and most eSIMs want a fresh profile for every leg. KnowRoaming doesn't. You add the KnowRoaming eSIM, called KR.One, to your phone once, then add a plan per leg: Jordan for the stay, the Gulf for the layover, a Middle East and North Africa plan when one trip covers several countries. Nothing to scan again, nothing to delete when you get home.
The plan's days start when you turn it on and connect in Jordan, not at checkout. Buy it weeks ahead, add it at home, and a delayed flight costs you nothing. The full rule is in what plan validity means and when it starts.
Choose a fixed plan for a set amount of data at the lowest overall price, or an unlimited plan when you'd rather not count. Unlimited plans give you 5 GB a day at full speed, then a slower speed until the allowance resets the next day. If a fixed plan runs low, top up in the app and the extra data lands on the same eSIM.
See it in two minutes: Meet KR.One, iPhone setup with KR.One, or Samsung setup with KR.One.
Do this at home on Wi-Fi. It takes about a minute.
Before you leave
- Get the KnowRoaming app (available on iOS and Android) and choose your Jordan plan.
- Tap Add. First time on this phone? The app adds KR.One and your Jordan plan together. Already have KR.One? Only the plan is added, with nothing to scan.
- Leave data roaming off on the KnowRoaming line until you land, and turn it off on your home line too so it doesn't run up charges in the background. Steps are in turning off roaming on your home line.
When you land
- Turn the plan on in the app, then turn data roaming on for the KnowRoaming line. That setting lives in your phone, so the app can't flip it for you.
- Give the phone a minute to find the network. If nothing happens, turn airplane mode on for 30 seconds and off again.
Prefer a QR code? The checkout page and your confirmation email both carry one; scan it from your phone's settings. Every tap, by device, is in adding your eSIM on iPhone, adding your eSIM on Android, and adding your eSIM on Samsung, or watch the iPhone QR walkthrough or the Samsung QR walkthrough. Still no signal after landing? Work through the no-signal checklist.
Queen Alia International is 35 km south of Amman, about 45 minutes by the airport bus or a taxi, and Uber and Careem both run in the capital with the number you already have. The Jordan Pass, bought online before you fly, covers the visa fee and entry to Petra and most sites, and is the single most useful thing to have on the phone at immigration.
The dinar is the currency, cards work in Amman's hotels, restaurants, and malls, and cash covers the rest, from the falafel to the Bedouin camp. Rental cars are the way to see the country; the King's Highway south through Madaba, Kerak, and Dana is the drive, and the Desert Highway the fast road.
Petra is three hours from Amman, a full day at least through the Siq to the Treasury and up to the Monastery, with the Jordan Pass scanned at the gate and Petra by Night booked separately; Wadi Musa, the town, has 4G, and the site has signal at the entrance and little in the back canyons. Wadi Rum, two hours further, is a night or two in a desert camp reached by 4x4 from the village; the camps confirm by message, and the desert beyond the village is offline on every network.
The Dead Sea resorts are an hour from Amman, with the float, the mud, and a shoreline where the phone may pick up a neighboring country's network; Aqaba, in the far south, is the Red Sea, with the reefs, the dive boats, and the border crossing into Israel a taxi ride away. Zain's 4G covers the resorts and the town; the dive boats fade a mile out.
Jordan is on the Middle East and North Africa plan, 15 countries on one plan that also covers Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt, switching networks by itself at the Aqaba, Allenby, or Sheikh Hussein crossings and when you land in the Gulf; a Jerusalem and Petra trip or a Dubai stopover fits it without any change in the app. Jordan is also on the Global plan. Syria and Iraq's borders are another matter: Syria is not a KnowRoaming destination, and Iraq is on the MENA plan. A Jordan-only plan stops at the border. Read do I need a new plan for every country? for the detail.
Jerash, the Roman city an hour north of Amman, Ajloun's castle, and Umm Qais above the Sea of Galilee are the north, well covered on 4G. The Jerash Festival in July fills the ruins with music; spring, from March to May, and autumn, from September to November, are the seasons Petra and the desert were made for, and Ramadan shifts opening hours toward the evening.
Your plan connects to Zain on 4G LTE. There is no 5G on this plan. Coverage is strong in Amman, Irbid, Aqaba, Wadi Musa, and along the King's and Desert Highways. Your phone picks the network automatically once the plan is on; there is nothing to choose by hand.
In Wadi Rum beyond the village, the back canyons of Petra, the Dana reserve's trails, and the eastern desert, expect gaps on any network. Save what you need in town.
Most phones sold since 2019 support eSIM, including iPhone XS and later and most Android flagships from the same window. Check yours before you add a plan; it takes a few seconds. On iPhone, go to Settings, General, About and look for an EID or Available SIM. On Android, go to Settings, Network & Internet, SIMs and look for an option to add an eSIM. On Samsung, dial *#06# and look for an EID.
Your phone also needs to be carrier-unlocked. If you're not sure, carrier-locked vs unlocked: how to tell shows you where to look.
Adding a Jordan plan doesn't touch your regular SIM. Calls and texts on your usual number keep working exactly as before. The new plan handles data while you're there, and most phones run both at once without you doing anything else. Bank codes and two-factor texts still arrive on your home number, as long as that line stays switched on.
In this region the alternatives are a home-carrier roaming rate that is often eye-watering or not offered at all, a local SIM that means ID registration at a counter, or hotel Wi-Fi. A Jordan plan added at home beats all three: one price agreed before you fly, live the second you land, and a Middle East and North Africa plan if the trip takes in more than one country.
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Very easy to set up.
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Cape Town, ZA
i had no issues. however i am moving to a provider that provides 365 packages at reasonable rates. u dont do that currently. also because im buyinhg on mtn which is using u u are getting my support bec its easier. u have to offer better packages. also i was charged 20% more than the advertized rate, i am currently in dispute with mtn.
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Great service
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