Prevention guides
Avoid Roaming Charges: Every Country Guide
Step-by-step roaming prevention guides for 205 destinations. Pick a country below for the carrier charges to expect, the prevention steps, and the eSIM alternative.
How these guides work
Every guide on this page follows the same method: disable data roaming on your home SIM before departure, install an eSIM while still on WiFi, and activate it after you land. The sequence is identical from country to country. What changes is the carrier operating on the ground, the local emergency number, and any entry requirements such as SIM registration or VPN restrictions.
Each destination guide links to a matching roaming tips guide for the same country, plus the relevant device settings and carrier pages. Guides are grouped by region below.
52 destinations
Europe
Avoid roaming in
France
NetworkOrange
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Germany
NetworkTelekom (T-Mobile)
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Turkey
NetworkTurkcell
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United Kingdom
NetworkEE
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Italy
NetworkTIM
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Spain
NetworkMovistar
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Austria
NetworkA1 Telekom
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Belgium
NetworkProximus
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Portugal
NetworkMEO
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Lithuania
NetworkTelia LT
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Bulgaria
NetworkA1 Bulgaria
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Liechtenstein
NetworkFL1
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Denmark
NetworkTDC/Nuuday
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Hungary
NetworkYettel
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Ireland
NetworkEir
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Netherlands
NetworkKPN
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Slovakia
NetworkOrange SK
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Cyprus
NetworkEpic
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Poland
NetworkPlay
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San Marino
NetworkTIM
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Finland
NetworkDNA
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Greece
NetworkCosmote (OTE)
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Sweden
NetworkTelia
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Czech Republic
NetworkO2 Czech Republic
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Estonia
NetworkTelia EE
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Iceland
NetworkSíminn
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Latvia
NetworkLMT
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Croatia
NetworkHrvatski Telekom
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Norway
NetworkTelenor
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Luxembourg
NetworkPOST
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Romania
NetworkOrange RO
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Switzerland
NetworkSwisscom
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Malta
NetworkGO
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Slovenia
NetworkTelekom Slovenije
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Jersey
NetworkJT
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Vatican
NetworkTIM
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Albania
NetworkVodafone AL
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Russia
NetworkMTS
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Ukraine
NetworkKyivstar
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Kosovo
NetworkIPKO
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Serbia
NetworkTelekom Srbija
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Macedonia
NetworkMakedonski Telekom
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Montenegro
Networkm:tel CG
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
NetworkBH Telecom
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Åland Islands
NetworkÅlcom
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Isle of Man
NetworkManx Telecom
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Moldova
NetworkOrange MD
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Faroe Islands
NetworkFaroese Telecom
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Andorra
NetworkAndorra Telecom
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Gibraltar
NetworkGibTel
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Guernsey
NetworkSure GG
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Belarus
NetworkA1 BY
14 destinations
Asia
Avoid roaming in
Japan
NetworkNTT docomo
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Macau
NetworkCTM
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Hong Kong
NetworkCMHK
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China
NetworkChina Mobile
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South Korea
NetworkSK Telecom
Avoid roaming in
Kazakhstan
NetworkKcell
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Uzbekistan
NetworkBeeline UZ
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Georgia
NetworkMagti
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Taiwan
NetworkTaiwan Mobile
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Azerbaijan
NetworkAzercell
Avoid roaming in
Kyrgyzstan
NetworkMegaCom
Avoid roaming in
Armenia
NetworkVivaCell-MTS
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Tajikistan
NetworkMegaFon TJ
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Mongolia
NetworkMobicom
11 destinations
Southeast Asia
Avoid roaming in
Thailand
NetworkAIS
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Singapore
NetworkSingtel
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Indonesia
NetworkTelkomsel
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Myanmar
NetworkMPT
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Malaysia
NetworkCelcomDigi
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Philippines
NetworkGlobe
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Vietnam
NetworkViettel
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Cambodia
NetworkCellcard
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Timor-Leste
NetworkTimor Telecom
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Laos
NetworkUnitel
Avoid roaming in
Brunei
NetworkDST
8 destinations
South Asia
52 destinations
Americas
Avoid roaming in
Guadeloupe
NetworkOrange GP
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US Virgin Islands
NetworkT-Mobile
Avoid roaming in
Saint Martin
NetworkOrange
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French Guiana
NetworkOrange GF
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United States
NetworkT-Mobile
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Venezuela
NetworkMovistar Venezuela
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Bonaire
NetworkDigicel
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Sint Maarten
NetworkTelCell
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Aruba
NetworkDigicel
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Brazil
NetworkVivo
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Honduras
NetworkClaro HN
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Martinique
NetworkOrange MQ
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Mexico
NetworkTelcel
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Canada
NetworkRogers
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Argentina
NetworkClaro AR
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Chile
NetworkEntel
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Saint Barthelemy
NetworkOrange
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Dominican Republic
NetworkClaro DR
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Peru
NetworkClaro PE
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Nicaragua
NetworkClaro NI
Avoid roaming in
Costa Rica
NetworkKolbi
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Ecuador
NetworkClaro EC
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Paraguay
NetworkTigo PY
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Puerto Rico
NetworkT-Mobile
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Guatemala
NetworkClaro GT
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Uruguay
NetworkAntel
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Colombia
NetworkClaro CO
Avoid roaming in
El Salvador
NetworkClaro SV
Avoid roaming in
Panama
NetworkCable & Wireless
Avoid roaming in
Curaçao
NetworkDigicel
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Jamaica
NetworkDigicel JM
Avoid roaming in
Guyana
NetworkDigicel GY
Avoid roaming in
Bolivia
NetworkEntel BO
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Suriname
NetworkDigicel SR
Avoid roaming in
Barbados
NetworkFLOW
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Turks and Caicos Islands
NetworkFLOW
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Anguilla
NetworkFLOW
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Cayman Islands
NetworkFLOW
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Dominica
NetworkFLOW
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Trinidad and Tobago
NetworkDigicel TT
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Bermuda
NetworkDigicel BM
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Antigua and Barbuda
NetworkFLOW
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British Virgin Islands
NetworkDigicel
Avoid roaming in
Grenada
NetworkFLOW
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Montserrat
NetworkFLOW
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
NetworkFLOW
Avoid roaming in
Saint Lucia
NetworkFLOW
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Greenland
NetworkTELE Greenland
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Bahamas
NetworkBTC
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
NetworkFLOW
Avoid roaming in
Haiti
NetworkDigicel HT
Avoid roaming in
Belize
NetworkDigiCell
12 destinations
Middle East
Avoid roaming in
Israel
NetworkCellcom
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Palestine
NetworkOoredoo Palestine
Avoid roaming in
Oman
NetworkOmantel
Avoid roaming in
Saudi Arabia
NetworkSTC
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Kuwait
NetworkZain
Avoid roaming in
Qatar
NetworkOoredoo QA
Avoid roaming in
United Arab Emirates
NetworkEtisalat (e&)
Avoid roaming in
Bahrain
NetworkSTC Bahrain
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Jordan
NetworkZain JO
Avoid roaming in
Iraq
NetworkKorek
Avoid roaming in
Lebanon
NetworkAlfa
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Yemen
NetworkMTN Yemen
49 destinations
Africa
Avoid roaming in
Comoros
NetworkComoros Telecom
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Tunisia
NetworkOoredoo TN
Avoid roaming in
Burundi
NetworkLumitel
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Djibouti
NetworkDjibouti Telecom
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Algeria
NetworkMobilis
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South Africa
NetworkVodacom
Avoid roaming in
Mayotte
NetworkOrange YT
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Lesotho
NetworkVodacom Lesotho
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Somalia
NetworkHormuud Telecom
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Reunion
NetworkOrange RE
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Morocco
NetworkMaroc Telecom
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Namibia
NetworkMTC Namibia
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Togo
NetworkTogocom
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Mauritania
NetworkMauritel
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Tanzania
NetworkVodacom TZ
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Egypt
NetworkVodafone Egypt
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Ghana
NetworkMTN GH
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Kenya
NetworkSafaricom
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Ethiopia
NetworkEthio Telecom
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Zimbabwe
NetworkEconet Wireless
Avoid roaming in
Mozambique
NetworkVodacom MZ
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
NetworkVodacom CD
Avoid roaming in
Nigeria
NetworkMTN NG
Avoid roaming in
Equatorial Guinea
NetworkGETESA
Avoid roaming in
Gabon
NetworkAirtel GA
Avoid roaming in
Malawi
NetworkAirtel MW
Avoid roaming in
Niger
NetworkAirtel NE
Avoid roaming in
Seychelles
NetworkAirtel SC
Avoid roaming in
Zambia
NetworkAirtel ZM
Avoid roaming in
Chad
NetworkAirtel TD
Avoid roaming in
Uganda
NetworkMTN UG
Avoid roaming in
Mauritius
Networkmy.t
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Benin
NetworkMTN BJ
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Cameroon
NetworkMTN CM
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Republic of the Congo
NetworkAirtel CG
Avoid roaming in
Guinea-Bissau
NetworkOrange GW
Avoid roaming in
Senegal
NetworkOrange SN
Avoid roaming in
Guinea
NetworkOrange GN
Avoid roaming in
Ivory Coast
NetworkOrange CI
Avoid roaming in
Burkina Faso
NetworkOrange BF
Avoid roaming in
Botswana
NetworkMascom
Avoid roaming in
Rwanda
NetworkMTN RW
Avoid roaming in
Sierra Leone
NetworkAfricell SL
Avoid roaming in
Central African Republic
NetworkOrange CF
Avoid roaming in
Liberia
NetworkOrange LR
Avoid roaming in
Mali
NetworkOrange ML
Avoid roaming in
Madagascar
NetworkAirtel MG
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Sudan
NetworkZain SD
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Angola
NetworkUnitel
Sarah ChenRoaming Charges Analyst
205 countries6 carriers tracked
Former consumer pricing analyst at J.D. Power covering wireless carrier satisfaction surveys
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