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# How to select Country?


**Surfroam SIM and eSIM connect in the country you go to, selecting IMSI and local network automatically.**

At the same time, you may **manually manage your phone settings.**

First, please check your location country IMSI on the rates section of MySurfroam or https://surfroam.com/pages/rates.
For example, the **United States IMSI is 25.**

Next, follow the simple steps:

### Step 1: Restart Your Phone

1. Make sure your Surfroam SIM or eSIM is active alone, temporarily switching OFF any other SIM or eSIM on your phone;
2. **Restart your phone**
3. Check connection

### Step 2: Manually Select IMSI (If Needed)

### 📱 Select IMSI on iOS

1. Go to **Settings** → **Mobile Service** → **Surfroam eSIM** → **SIM Applications**.
2. Select **Mode** → **Set to Manual**.
3. Choose **IMSI according to your country (for example, USA = IMSI 25)**
4. Restart your phone.
5. Check connection.

7. **You may need to set APN:**

* Go to **Settings** → **Mobile Service** → **Surfroam eSIM** → **Mobile Data Network** → manually enter **APN: `globaldata`** or **APN: `rh` **in **Mobile Data, LTE, and Hotspot (if used)** sections.
* Check connection

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### 🤖 Select IMSI on Android

1. Open **SIM Toolkit** application (new app with Gear icon appears between your applications, or may also appear as **SIM Applications, Profiles, or Tools in folders TOOLS or UTILITIES**.

![SIM Tools](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fc3bf10683ea3000/image_1efwl9g.png =250x444)

3. Select **Mode** → **Set to Manual**.
4. Choose **IMSI according to your country (for example, USA = IMSI 25)**
5. Restart your phone.
6. Check connection

7. **You may need to set APN:**
    
* Go to **Settings** → **Mobile Network** → **Access Point Names (APN) → **Create a new APN with **APN: `globaldata`** or **APN: `rh`**.
* Save and activate it.
* Check connection

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After following these steps, your Surfroam eSIM/SIM should connect to a network successfully.🚀