Holiday in india, It appears I can use my 5g data for free in India, however calls and sms is charged, if I just disable roaming calls and sms on the id app, does this mean I can still use the data on my plan for messenger and Internet services etc for free? I have unlimited data on my contract
Many thanks
Mike
Best answer by MZone
Roaming is not free in India. You can purchase a Roam Beyond Data add-on for data only. It implies the roaming toggle is just for calls and SMS not sure if this includes data sorry. These are the charges for roaming in India:
The table below displays how much you’ll be charged for any minutes, texts or data that you use.
| Roaming | Pay monthly | Pay-as-you-go**** |
|---|---|---|
| Calls to UK* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Calls to India* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Calls received* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Texts to India** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Texts to UK** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Picture message (MMS) sent** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Internet and Data (per MB)*** | £1.50 | £1.50 |
* Price per minute
** Please note: MMS charges vary. For further information, refer to Terms & Conditions. If you joined or upgraded on or before 20th June 2023 the MMS cost is £0.30 per message for Roaming within EU Bands 1 and 2.
*** Data is charged or deducted in one kilobyte (KB) increments and any part KB used will be rounded up to the nearest KB
**** The charges below will apply to all Pay-as-you-go customers starting from 1st October 2024. Find out more about the current charges here.
Prices shown include VAT where applicable.
+22Roaming is not free in India. You can purchase a Roam Beyond Data add-on for data only. It implies the roaming toggle is just for calls and SMS not sure if this includes data sorry. These are the charges for roaming in India:
The table below displays how much you’ll be charged for any minutes, texts or data that you use.
| Roaming | Pay monthly | Pay-as-you-go**** |
|---|---|---|
| Calls to UK* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Calls to India* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Calls received* | £2.40 | £2.40 |
| Texts to India** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Texts to UK** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Picture message (MMS) sent** | £0.60 | £0.60 |
| Internet and Data (per MB)*** | £1.50 | £1.50 |
* Price per minute
** Please note: MMS charges vary. For further information, refer to Terms & Conditions. If you joined or upgraded on or before 20th June 2023 the MMS cost is £0.30 per message for Roaming within EU Bands 1 and 2.
*** Data is charged or deducted in one kilobyte (KB) increments and any part KB used will be rounded up to the nearest KB
**** The charges below will apply to all Pay-as-you-go customers starting from 1st October 2024. Find out more about the current charges here.
Prices shown include VAT where applicable.
+7Hi
Ah I see, sorry just realised india isn't in the 50 countries listed, it confused me because the AI answer was that it was on the list, so assumed it was without looking it up, thanks all, probably just keep airplane mode on and turn on wifi to catch up with stuff 😀
+22Ah I see, sorry just realised india isn't in the 50 countries listed, it confused me because the AI answer was that it was on the list, so assumed it was without looking it up, thanks all, probably just keep airplane mode on and turn on wifi to catch up with stuff 😀
I’d recommend you set you bill cap to £0 also just incase!
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