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Long term, data only eSIMs

built with Claude Code

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Firstly, I’m not a developer — but I am a very technical, over-50, product person and entrepreneur.This project started shortly after Claude Code launched. I had already worked on a few other AI coding projects, and decided to see how far I could realistically take something end-to-end. While I had some help from a developer, I increasingly felt capable of taking on more work myself. So about 9 months in the making, working full time on it past 2 months.Stack:Postgres, Next.js on Render. Monorepo with both frontend and backend services.Some takeaways from using Claude Code on this project:- I built all project pages directly in frontend JavaScript with mock data — no Figma or other layout tools.- In the early days, scope got out of hand; I learned quickly that Claude tends to overbuild unless tightly constrained.- Initially, I used Claude Desktop to refine prompts for Claude Code.- My skills with Git, SQL, Docker, and local/remote environments were shaky at first, but they no longer get in the way.- Using Flowbite CSS saved a lot of pain and made it possible to produce reasonably high-quality designs quickly.- Getting details right has always depended on pushing people, now that responsibility falls entirely on me.- About six months in, I adopted the Functional Core, Imperative Shell approach and documented it in claude.md (inspired by this HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45701901).- I built an Airbnb-style referral program in a day, after spending time on a detailed to-do spec and following the above approach.What Jetogo does:- Issues you long-term, data-only eSIMs for mobile dataWhat is Jetogo for:- Saving money on travel roaming data costs- Secondary devices (e.g., a kid’s iPad, laptop, or backup connection)What we built:- Parse CDR usage data to calculate accurate user billing- Implemented pay-as-you-go and subscription options using Stripe- Subscriptions support rollover and overage, applied at the end of each billing period- Built referral, bonus, and coupon programs- Aggregate usage across multiple eSIMs under a single account and present a unified totalLive now at: https://jetogo.com

HN · launched Dec 15, 2025 · 6 upvotes (top 73%) · 0 views

Niche: travel esim providers · 49 launches, 5 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Hardware & robotics
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product

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Could you build this?

No Providing actual data-only eSIMs globally requires telecommunications carrier agreements, wholesale MVNO/eSIM provider integrations, and telecom regulatory compliance.

What it would actually take: While the front-end store can be vibe coded, the core business requires integrations with GSMA-compliant Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) SM-DP+ platforms or wholesale eSIM aggregator APIs (e.g., 10T Tech, Telna, or G+D), handling ICCID/LPA activation profiles, and managing telecom operator billing agreements and data-roaming wholesale rates.

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Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 321 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #268 of 322 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 42 days after the earliest competitor.

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