Dizzy/Hoodie | 25 | she/they/toon | Queer + Demisexual + Veiaprinum/Toongender | Writer (derogatory) | A pile of hyperfixations and wild side tangents. Sometimes I write or draw stuff too. Icon made in machineoverlord's Picrew!
a rundown on the listed e-sim platforms from this tweet from mirna el helbawi. visit esimsforgaza to learn about this effort. (they also have a tutorial on how to purchase an esim and send it to them)
troubleshooting hint 1: if you are trying to pay through paypal, make sure you have pop-ups enabled! otherwise the payment window won’t be able to appear. (this issue most frequently seems to occur with nomad)
troubleshooting hint 2: if you are trying to purchase an esim using the provider’s app, it may block you from purchasing if your phone does not fit the requirements to install and use their esims. use their website in your browser instead and this problem should go away.
you can use a referral code to get $3 off your first purchase and also make it so the person whose code you used can buy more esims for gaza. many people have been leaving their referral codes in the replies of this post and supposedly a referral code may eventually reach capacity so just keep trying until you find one that works! BACKPACKNOMAD is another code to get $3 off your first purchase, it’s been working for some people but not others so try out a referral code instead if you can’t get it to work. NOMADCNG is a code for 5% off any middle east region nomad esims posted by connecting gaza. it can be used on any purchase, not just your first but is generally going to give less off than the first-purchase only codes, so use those first. it can be used in combination with nomad points. (nomad promo codes do not work on plans that are already on sale, unlimited plans, and plans under $5) nomad also seems to be kind of sluggish sometimes when it comes to sending out emails with the codes. you can look for them manually by going to manage -> manage plans -> the plan you purchased -> installation instruction and scroll down to install esim via QR code or manual input then select QR code to find the QR code which you can screenshot and email to them. often just the act of logging back into your nomad account after purchase seems to cause the email with the code to come through though.
mogo’s website is fucking annoying to navigate and i couldn’t find any promo codes, but their prices are massively on sale anyway. you have to pick if you want your esim to be for iphone, ipad, or android for some reason. according to statcounter, android makes up approx. 75% of mobile markets in palestine while iphone represents approx. 25%. so i would probably recommend prioritizing donations of android esims but if you can afford multiple, try buying an iphone one too? if i can find any official direction from the connecting gaza crew on this i will update with it.
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my referral code is R36LFK. the way things are worded are confusing but as far as i can tell, if you use it we both get a 10% discount on your first purchase. (i get a 10% voucher that allows me to top up in use esims) also upon signing up it automatically generates a password for you which you can change by downloading the app. (check your email to find your account’s current password)
holafly is pricier than the others and the only promo code i could find was ESIMNOW for 7% off. someone in the tags mentioned GETESIM7 as another 7% off code they had received, so if you have already used ESIMNOW or can’t seem to get it to work, try GETESIM7. referral codes only seem to give 5% off and they don’t stack. (i don’t remember the source, it was on some sketchy coupon site i don’t want to link to and only can recommend because i tried it myself) you can also use my referral link for 5% off if you can afford the 2% worse deal on your end, it will give me $5 credit which i can put towards buying more esims. connecting gaza has also posted the promo code HOLACNG for 5% off but since it is less than the 7% off codes and as far as i can tell does not give credit towards others to buy esims like the referral links, i would consider it lower priority for use.
simly (note: simly must be downloaded as an app to be used, the website link is to help people confirm they are downloading the right app)
i have not personally used simly so i am going to be going off of the sixth slide of mirna el helbawi’s instagram guide, with some corrections from someone who has successfully purchased an esim from simly. after downloading the app and making an account, search for palestine and purchase your preferred package. the page the app takes you to after your purchase should have the QR code to send to the esimsforgaza email, it won’t show up in your email receipt. someone kindly left her referral code in the tags of this post, it gives $3 off your first purchase and will give her $3 credit to put towards purchasing more esims for gaza. the code is CIWA2. (if this referral code doesn’t work, try one from the notes of this post!) according to someone in the notes, ARB is a simly promo code for 25% off esims until january 2024.
airalo’s MENA regional esims are 50% off right now. some people have noted issues trying to sign up for airalo using the browser version of the website, it worked for me but if you are struggling you can give the mobile app a try and that should work. you can use a referral code to get $3 off your first purchase and give the code suppler a $3 credit for buying more esims. KARINA9661 is a code sourced from this post which is also a wonderful example of how using people’s referral codes can really make a difference. if for some reason that referral code isn’t working, you can find more in the notes of the original esim post i made here.
(note: mogo and holafly both link to israel esims as there are no general regional packages for the middle east like on nomad and the esims for gaza website specifically linked to the israel package on mogo, so i linked to the equivalent on holafly.)
Listen I also think it’s very important to preserve the more deviant and less “palatable” parts of being queer— cruising culture, bdsm & other kink, adult-only spaces like gay bars, etc— but I feel like the contempt some of y’all have for “Steven universe gays” has nothing to do with that and everything to do with the desire to bully someone
Like I dunno. Maybe if you see a sort of “cringe” post that’s been badly worded about a queer experience you don’t personally find fulfilling you should just scroll and move on. Maybe you shouldn’t be publicly ridiculing them in the name of “haterism”. Yes, even if you crop their URL out of the screenshot.
if you make an OC that you are genuinely insane over, like you are obsessed with this freak and can’t stop thinking about them, then it will rub off on other people. the virus spreads
but (and this is the most important part) you HAVE to be insane about them. you can’t just make an OC and be normal about them, they have to consume your thoughts
everyone reblogging this and saying in the tags that they don’t talk about their OCs online much: just do it. have fun. you will make friends
I was watching this thinking “What is this guy the Weird Al of symphony?” Then him face
that’s not a body that’s a collection of limbs
This is quite some dedication to physical comedy for someone who spends so much of his time on stage on the wrong side of an accordion, an instrument I’d describe as “technically portable”
Hey guys, with so much love, and as someone with an actual English degree:
Please just use Sparknotes if you’re going to do this. I get it. I do. But chatgpt or other genAI shit doesn’t actually know what’s important for you to know, and in some cases it might fully make shit up. Use sparknotes. Failing that, talk to someone who did read it. I’m begging.
Have you ever noticed how some shops are so posh their food stops tasting good. Why is anyone still shopping at Pret a Manger? You’re like “Ah, I fancy getting a delicious sandwich, perhaps I shall get a cheese and ham,” and then the ham is 0.01 mm thick from a soon-to-be extinct heritage pig in Portugal and the cheese is a memory of cheddar made by artisans from Sicily and most of the filling is rocket and chia and sunflower grains all in a tasteless mini-baguette, and the overall effect is not Cheese and Ham Sandwich, no; it is Joyless Seeds On Sad Bread. And it’s £12.
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