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Phone use Internationally
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:51 pm
Going on trip to Spain/Italy in few weeks. Wondering if we should get an international plan for our ATT phones. I’m thinking of just turning roaming off and using WiFi/whatsapp/imessage. Also will probably get VPN. In laws are going too but have android phones, any suggestions?
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:58 pm to Shotgun Willie
International plans aren't that much. It was nice to have 5g imo
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:59 pm to Shotgun Willie
Att has a plan you can add for free that will cost $10/day for each day you use your phone in most of Europe. Doesn’t cost anything if you don’t use it but can add up for a long trip with multiple phones.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:13 pm to Stexas
We rented a Wi-Fi hot spot from Hippocket. It was $85 for 12 days. My wife and I both could use it without incurring international charges. If you go that route, bring an external battery or two as it only lasts about 4 - 6 hours depending on usage. We always charged it on train rides.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:44 pm to Shotgun Willie
Wifi isn't hard to find in Europe but might as well get a plan they aren't too expensive and a huge convenience to not have to worry about it
Just use whatsapp if they don't have iphones otherwise
Just use whatsapp if they don't have iphones otherwise
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:10 pm to Shotgun Willie
I’ve used my T Mobile plan for 5 g data for 7 days I think at a time. It’s under $20 I think.. I would think they all have a plan of some type for a short time period.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 5:28 am to Stexas
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Att has a plan you can add for free that will cost $10/day for each day
Is it each day or each 24 hour period?
I ask because if its like Verizon, it's each 24 hour period (not day) so you can plan what days you do and don't want to use it a little easier I think (at least for me). There are often times I know I am going out in the evening so will want it, then will plan something that next morning but that night I won't need it.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 5:41 am
Posted on 5/8/24 at 5:34 am to Shotgun Willie
In the past, I've opted for an international plan through Verizon, which you can pay by the day or flat $100 for 30 days. When I'm international for 10+ days, paying $100 makes more sense.
However, I've used Airalo the last few international trips. It is an eSIM store that allows you access digital cards in almost every country. Incredibly cheap (relative to US carrier plans), easy-to-use app. Might be worth checking out.
However, I've used Airalo the last few international trips. It is an eSIM store that allows you access digital cards in almost every country. Incredibly cheap (relative to US carrier plans), easy-to-use app. Might be worth checking out.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 5:36 am
Posted on 5/8/24 at 6:47 am to Shotgun Willie
Im currently in Poland. I use US Mobile but im able to get an international data plan. Its 20g for I think like $10. Im sure ATT has something similar. Cant text non-iphone users though
Posted on 5/8/24 at 7:16 am to zippyputt
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I’ve used my T Mobile plan
I have TMobile and it cost nothing under my plan for international service. Austria(twice), Paris and London cost nothing extra. I received a text as soon as my phone connected informing me of the terms of service for that country.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 7:37 am to Stexas
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Att has a plan you can add for free that will cost $10/day for each day you use your phone in most of Europe.
This is what I've done the last few trips. I think it starts the first time you use your phone to make a call/text or browse the internet. If I remember correctly the bill is for a day's use, not a 24 hour period. So if you use your phone in the morning it will count as a day's use.
It's actually not a bad plan, and if you have a second phone on your account, it's only $5 to use the second phone. After 10 straight days, you aren't charged for it. Also, you don't have to do anything to activate, it just starts once you are on Euro towers.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 7:46 am to Stexas
The AT&T plan used to be $10-12/month to use Internationally (granted I haven’t been overseas since the Chyna virus was released). Now it’s $10/day? Even at that, it’s worth it to use your phone just like you were back home.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 8:32 am to slinger1317
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I think it starts the first time you use your phone to make a call/text or browse the internet. If I remember correctly the bill is for a day's use, not a 24 hour period. So if you use your phone in the morning it will count as a day's
I don't think so,
I havent used it (because I am verizon) but I know Verizon is 24 hours. It would make sense to me if they were the same. We keep our phones on Airplane mode until we;re ready to activate it and then we turn off airplane mode and set an alarm for 24 hours later to remind us to either go back to airplane mode or just set another alarm for the following day.We end up rolling it over most days but there are some (depending on where we are going) when we know we don't want to use our phone at all.
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Learn how to talk, text and use your data abroad
How it works
Be sure you have an AT&T unlimited, AT&T 4GBSM, or Mobile Share® plan.
Pay a daily fee for each 24-hour period that you talk, text, or use data within an included country.
Only one daily fee is charged even when you travel to multiple included countries in the same day. The daily fee applies to each line on your account using International Day Pass.1
For 1 line, it’s $10 a day.\
For each additional line on the same account used in the same 24-hour period, there’s a daily charge of $5.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 8:45 am to LSUfan4444
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I ask because if its like Verizon, it's each 24 hour period (not day) so you can plan what days you do and don't want to use it a little easier I think (at least for me).
Verizon will also cap your data usage. Once you hit a certain amount in that 24 hour period, it slows it down to 3G I believe. No issues if you're on wifi, but cellular will hit a cap. Can't remember what that is, but I'm sure it's on their website.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:30 am to LSUfan4444
Gotcha, makes sense to break it up into 24 hour blocks rather than calendar days
If I'm traveling internationally there's no way I'm doing this to save $10. I admire your attention to detail.
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We keep our phones on Airplane mode until we;re ready to activate it and then we turn off airplane mode and set an alarm for 24 hours later to remind us to either go back to airplane mode or just set another alarm for the following day
If I'm traveling internationally there's no way I'm doing this to save $10. I admire your attention to detail.
This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:51 am to Shotgun Willie
I use the ATT International plan every time I go to India, Middle East and Asia-Pac - it is worth every penny.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:59 am to Shotgun Willie
Att works great in Europe unlimited roaming and data is like $10 a day. I had reception everywhere.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:27 pm to slinger1317
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If I'm traveling internationally there's no way I'm doing this to save $10. I admire your attention to detail.
You might if you have kids with phones/watches. We were in Italy for 15 days last summer and made our oldest son put his apple watch in airplane mode away from the houses we stayed in. It may not seem like much per day, my wife and I were already going to tack on an additional $300 to the monthly bill for those 15 days, we wanted to avoid that becoming $450. The trip was already expensive enough.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 8:19 pm to 2 Jugs
Right, I think it is free for the basic stuff but I usually upgrade to get the high speed data while there. It makes searching and traveling a little faster. 
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:48 am to CharlieTiger
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You might if you have kids with phones/watches.
And it's not just one day either. If I was in Asia for two weeks and there was only one day we weren't going to use it, no big deal. But there are parts where the cell signal is so poor or we were on the road traveling most of the day it wasn't even worth it.
There are plenty ways to save money when traveling and most of the time the impact that they might have is not great until compounded with other savings.
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