The setting that allows a SIM or eSIM to connect to mobile data while outside its home network's coverage area.
For a Kenya eSIM, "data roaming" inside your phone's settings usually needs to be switched on for the Kenya line specifically, even though you're not technically roaming on a foreign carrier — the eSIM's home network is the Kenyan one. This is the single most common reason a freshly installed Kenya eSIM shows no data despite full signal bars.
4G / LTE
The mobile data standard that provides most of Kenya's everyday browsing, streaming, and navigation speeds.
5G
The newest mobile data standard, currently limited mostly to Nairobi and other major Kenyan cities.
Airtel Kenya
Kenya's second-largest mobile network, strong in cities but with materially less rural and national-park coverage than Safaricom.
APN (Access Point Name)
The network gateway settings a phone uses to connect to mobile data — usually automatic, but sometimes needs manual entry.
Carrier Lock (SIM Lock)
A restriction that ties a phone to a single carrier, which can prevent installing a different eSIM.
Coverage Map
A visual representation of where a carrier's network signal reaches, often shown by strength or generation (4G/5G/3G).