Pay for eSIM for Arbitrum with ETH, USDT or USDC

You fit pay for HelloSIM travel eSIM for the Arbitrum network with ETH, USDT or USDC if you choose “Pay with crypto” for checkout and select the coin with Arbitrum as the network for the secure payment page. Because Arbitrum and Ethereum addresses look exactly the same, the one thing wey you must check two times na say your wallet or exchange really dey send for Arbitrum.

Arbitrum na layer-2 network wey dem build on top of Ethereum. E dey use the same wallets, the same 0x address format and the same coin, ETH, for network fees. That shared design make am familiar, and na also why most Arbitrum payment mistakes na network mix-up. This guide dey cover the three ways to pay for Arbitrum and the checks wey dey prevent those mistakes.

Which coins I fit use pay for Arbitrum?

Three options for HelloSIM payment page dey run for Arbitrum:

• Ethereum (ETH) for Arbitrum: ETH wey dey for the Arbitrum network. ETH for Ethereum and ETH for BNB Smart Chain na separate options for the same page.
• Tether (USDT) for Arbitrum: one of the eight networks wey HelloSIM dey accept for USDT.
• USD Coin (USDC) for Arbitrum: one of the five networks wey HelloSIM dey accept for USDC.

The payment page dey show the current list of coins and networks, and e fit change. Plans price dey for euros, and the page dey convert the euro price to the coin wey you choose for the moment wey you pay. Dem design USDT and USDC to follow the US dollar, so their figure no go match the euro price; send the figure wey the page show, no be the one wey you calculate yourself.

Arbitrum or Ethereum: why the address no dey tell you

Arbitrum address dey start with 0x and e look exactly like Ethereum address, and the same wallet dey usually show the same address for the two networks. But the balances still separate: ETH or USDC for Ethereum no dey for Arbitrum just because the address match. Wallet or exchange go accept the payment address for any of the two networks without warning, because e look valid for both.

Na the payment page, no be the address, dey tell you which network payment belong to. Transfer for different network from the one wey dem show fit leave the payment incomplete, and blockchain transfers no fit reverse once you don send am.

• For wallet: switch the network selector to Arbitrum before you paste the address, and check say the balance wey dey your screen na your Arbitrum balance.
• For exchange: choose Arbitrum for the withdrawal network list by yourself. Wallets and exchanges dey often call am “Arbitrum One”; if you see more than one network wey get Arbitrum for the name and you no sure which one match, ask HelloSIM support before you send.
• If your money dey for Ethereum: no send am go request wey dem create for Arbitrum. Create the request for Ethereum instead, since dem dey accept ETH, USDT and USDC for Ethereum too.

How to pay for eSIM for Arbitrum, step by step

1. 1Check your Arbitrum balance. Confirm say your ETH, USDT or USDC dey for Arbitrum and, for stablecoin wey you dey send from your own wallet, say you get some ETH for Arbitrum too.
2. 2Choose plan and go checkout. Pick single-country plan from 190+ countries, regional plan or Global plan, put your email address and select “Pay with crypto”. Guest checkout dey work; account go help you manage eSIMs and top up later.
3. 3Select the coin with Arbitrum as the network. The page go show payment address, QR code and the exact amount.
4. 4Set Arbitrum for your wallet or exchange. Then scan the QR code or copy the address and amount.
5. 5Send the exact amount. From exchange, check the amount wey go reach after the withdrawal fee.
6. 6Wait for confirmation. Dem go issue the eSIM when the payment confirm for blockchain. E go show for your account or for the app, and dem go email the QR code.
7. 7Install am with Wi-Fi before you travel. Validity dey start when the eSIM first connect to network for your destination, so e dey okay to buy early.

I need ETH to send USDT or USDC for Arbitrum?

Yes, if you dey send from your own wallet. Na ETH dem dey use pay network fees for Arbitrum, and e must be ETH for Arbitrum: ETH wey dey sit for Ethereum no fit pay fee for Arbitrum. If you no get small ETH balance for Arbitrum near your stablecoin, the transfer no go fit send most times.

When you pay with ETH itself, the fee go comot from the same balance, so keep small more than the amount wey dem show. Anyhow e be, na the sender dey pay network fees, on top of the amount wey dem show.

From exchange, the exchange go handle the network side, but many exchanges dey remove their withdrawal fee from the amount wey you type. Make sure say the amount wey reach na the same as the amount for the payment page. If you send less, the payment fit stay incomplete; if you overpay, the order still go complete.

USDC and USDC.e for Arbitrum

Some Arbitrum wallets dey show two USDC balances: native USDC and one older bridged version, wey dem dey often label USDC.e. Dem be separate tokens. If you no sure which one you get, ask HelloSIM support before you start payment request, no be after the transfer don comot.

Timing, minimum and refunds

The minimum for any crypto payment na €1.00. Payment request dey stay open for 1 hour; if e expire, start new one from checkout and no ever send go the request wey don expire. Confirmation time depend on the coin and network, and HelloSIM no dey promise any specific number of minutes, so buy before your travel day.

All sales na final: no refunds once you don pay for order. If you dey buy data regularly, you fit also use ETH, USDT or USDC for Arbitrum add money to your HelloSIM wallet balance, from €1.00, and pay for later eSIMs and top-ups from that balance.

Wetin you need to pay for Arbitrum

• Email address for the eSIM and its QR code
• Phone wey support eSIM and wey no lock to any network (carrier-unlocked)
• ETH, USDT or USDC for the Arbitrum network
• Some ETH for Arbitrum for the fee, if you dey send from your own wallet
• Wi-Fi to install the eSIM

Stay connected for the correct network

For Arbitrum, the coin na the easy part. Set the network to Arbitrum for both places, keep small ETH for Arbitrum for the fee, send the exact amount inside the hour, and your eSIM go dey wait for you for your account.