Hi, we haven’t been abroad on a family holiday since pre-brexit. We’ve also now got two teenagers who are glued to their phones. While I’m sure we’ll discourage them a bit, they’ll still use their phones. With all the new charges for roaming, is there a good way to roam while away - or do people go for PAYG sims from the local country?

We’re going to Madeira in this case, but would be interested to hear if there’s any general advice.

  • zabil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure if you are taking about roaming in Europe or beyond. In Europe, its likely that your provider will not charge you extra, but still worth checking. To do this best to google the name of your provider + roaming and the name of the country you are visiting

    Further abroad its very hit and miss. I recently travelled to a country where my provider charges £30/MB! In that instance, I instead used an app called “Airalo” and they provide virtual sims. Follow the instruction in the app, and make sure to only download the Sim over wifi if you are already abroad otherwise you’ll be charged the roaming fee (as I learned the hard way). It worked flawlessly for me.