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How to | 10 Aug 2023

Roaming: How to control your mobile data usage

No matter where you're going on holiday, or which Vodafone UK plan you have, here's how you can control your smartphone's data usage - and any extra charges - while travelling.

Whether you’re travelling abroad for a holiday or a work/business trip, it’s likely you’ll need or want to use mobile data on your smartphone once you’re overseas. Before you jet off, it’s worth double checking which roaming destinations are included in your Vodafone UK plan. It’s easy to forget that, even with Vodafone plans taken out before 11 August 2021, there are many countries – especially those outside of Europe and North America – where using mobile data on your plan comes at extra cost.

Even if you have an Unlimited plan, it’s also easy to forget that a 25GB fair use policy applies while you’re roaming. 25GB should be more than enough for most people on most trips. But if you’re worried about exceeding that limit, or you’re travelling to a destination where roaming costs extra, here’s how you can keep track of your usage and how, with a wee bit of planning, you can conserve your data allowance to make it go even further.