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  • April 18, 2026
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Both my wife and I bought a Roam Beyond add on for Turkey before we left the UK. Having now arrived, although we are both connecting to the local mobile network, data is not working. All phone and App settings appear correct. We have the text from iD saying the Add On has been purchased. What's not working here?

Best answer by Owethu M

Hi ​@Steve30

 

Thanks for getting in touch I understand how frustrating this must be, especially when you’ve already purchased the Roam Beyond add-on and everything appears to be set up correctly.

Let’s go through the key checks to get your data working in Turkey.
 

1. Check your Bill Cap (important)

Please ensure your Bill Cap is set above £0 or allows usage.

  • If your Bill Cap is set to £0, this can block data usage abroad, even if you have a roaming add-on active.

To check:

  • Open the iD Mobile app
  • Go to My Account
  • Select Manage my plan
  • Tap Bill Cap

Make sure it allows usage while roaming.

 

2. Confirm roaming is enabled

You’ll need roaming active in both places:

On your iD account:

  • Log into the iD Mobile app
  • Ensure Roaming is switched ON

On your phone:

  • Go to Settings
  • Tap Mobile Data / Cellular
  • Ensure Data Roaming is ON

3. Restart your phones

After making any changes, please restart both devices. This forces a fresh connection to the local network.

 

4. Manually connect to a supported network in Turkey

Even if your phone has connected automatically, it may not be on the correct partner network.

Please manually select one of the following:

  • AVEA (Türk Telekom)
  • Turkcell

Steps:

  • Go to Settings
  • Tap Mobile Data / Network Selection
  • Turn off Automatic
  • Select AVEA or Turkcell from the list

Reset network settings (if still not working)

 

5. Reset network settings (if still not working)

If the issue continues after the steps above, please perform a network reset on your device:

On iPhone:

  • Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone → Reset → Reset Network Settings

On Android:

  • Settings → General Management / System → Reset → Reset Network Settings

Owethu

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Owethu M
iD Mobile Employee
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  • April 18, 2026

Hi ​@Steve30

 

Thanks for getting in touch I understand how frustrating this must be, especially when you’ve already purchased the Roam Beyond add-on and everything appears to be set up correctly.

Let’s go through the key checks to get your data working in Turkey.
 

1. Check your Bill Cap (important)

Please ensure your Bill Cap is set above £0 or allows usage.

  • If your Bill Cap is set to £0, this can block data usage abroad, even if you have a roaming add-on active.

To check:

  • Open the iD Mobile app
  • Go to My Account
  • Select Manage my plan
  • Tap Bill Cap

Make sure it allows usage while roaming.

 

2. Confirm roaming is enabled

You’ll need roaming active in both places:

On your iD account:

  • Log into the iD Mobile app
  • Ensure Roaming is switched ON

On your phone:

  • Go to Settings
  • Tap Mobile Data / Cellular
  • Ensure Data Roaming is ON

3. Restart your phones

After making any changes, please restart both devices. This forces a fresh connection to the local network.

 

4. Manually connect to a supported network in Turkey

Even if your phone has connected automatically, it may not be on the correct partner network.

Please manually select one of the following:

  • AVEA (Türk Telekom)
  • Turkcell

Steps:

  • Go to Settings
  • Tap Mobile Data / Network Selection
  • Turn off Automatic
  • Select AVEA or Turkcell from the list

Reset network settings (if still not working)

 

5. Reset network settings (if still not working)

If the issue continues after the steps above, please perform a network reset on your device:

On iPhone:

  • Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone → Reset → Reset Network Settings

On Android:

  • Settings → General Management / System → Reset → Reset Network Settings

Owethu


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  • April 18, 2026

Hi Owethu M, the only step we HADN'T tried was manually connecting to the particular local partner. We were auto connected to Turkcell 5G which didn't work. Switching to Turk Telecom has worked (on 5G). My wife got a different Turkcell 4G option, neither of us have tried it but maybe that would also work.


Gemma M
iD Mobile Employee
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  • iD Mobile Employee
  • April 18, 2026

Hi ​@Steve30,

 

Thanks for sharing, and I am glad to hear that one of the options have worked, and it is worth trying to see if it works. 

 

If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to get back in touch.

 

Regards,

 

Gemma M

The iD Mobile Social Media Team