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I am looking for some advice please.
I don't want to pay the daily £6 charge to use my phone as I don't plan to make any calls. However, I do want to check emails, etc, and WhatsApp, which I will do via WiFi in the hotel.
How do I ensure I don't get any additional charges as I see 02 charge £2 a minute to receive a call, and I assume they also charge for voicemail received but I think receiving texts will be free.
Will switching data roaming off stop me from getting calls and voicemail and texts? or do I need to also put in airplane mode, which isn't ideal, as that also switches off wifi so I won't be able to check emails.
A local SIM isn't really an option as my main number is what I have given to my airport transfer provider and airline, who made need to contact me if any issues
I haven't been in this situation previously as almost worldwide roaming used to be included on my previous network a few years ago-which I know has ended on most networks apart from in EU.
Thanks in advance
I don't want to pay the daily £6 charge to use my phone as I don't plan to make any calls. However, I do want to check emails, etc, and WhatsApp, which I will do via WiFi in the hotel.
How do I ensure I don't get any additional charges as I see 02 charge £2 a minute to receive a call, and I assume they also charge for voicemail received but I think receiving texts will be free.
Will switching data roaming off stop me from getting calls and voicemail and texts? or do I need to also put in airplane mode, which isn't ideal, as that also switches off wifi so I won't be able to check emails.
A local SIM isn't really an option as my main number is what I have given to my airport transfer provider and airline, who made need to contact me if any issues
I haven't been in this situation previously as almost worldwide roaming used to be included on my previous network a few years ago-which I know has ended on most networks apart from in EU.
Thanks in advance
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I suggested the 75Gb to him and it works out at about £7.10, you can supposedly pick them up quite easily.
Plenty of advice there. Going without data in Turkey will be inconvenient if you like to research local attractions and navigation on the go.
Even with airplane mode on, you can still enable WiFi. If you keep it set like this before you leave the UK you’ll likely find that you can still use WiFi calling to stay connected at UK rates too as it won’t know you’re roaming.
It’s also advisable to switch off voicemail before you go. If your phone ever connects to a foreign network there, it will handle voicemail forwarding as a call and you’ll be charged for each time someone calls you to leave a message.
Switching off data roaming generally isn’t enough. Some devices still try to transmit a few KB of data when they’re first switched on for whatever reason - despite the data being disabled in the settings.
2) After going in airplane mode, you can still turn Wi-Fi back on manually to use it as normal
airalo.com/tur…sim