How to Fight iPhone Roaming Bills
If you’re facing a big iPhone data roaming bill and want to avoid paying the whole thing, follow these tips. We can’t promise that they’ll get you out of paying, but these tips will give you a fighting chance.
What Causes Big iPhone Data Roaming Bills?
The monthly plans that iPhone users purchase for making calls and using data on their phones are for use only in their country. Unless you specifically get a plan with international features, making calls or using data outside your home country isn’t part of your monthly costs. As a result, when you go to another country and use your iPhone, you’re immediately in roaming mode (that is, roaming outside your home country and off of your home phone company network). Phone companies charge high fees for calls and data while in roaming mode, and that’s what causes the high bills after trips.
Your account name and number.Your monthly phone plan type.Your monthly phone plan inclusions and features.Any phone plan extras that you added.The amount of the roaming overage you want to contest (list both the amount of the charge and the data used).
Acceptable and reasonable (you got what you wanted).Unacceptable but reasonable (they offered you a decent deal).Unacceptable and unreasonable (they won’t negotiate).
Now you have to decide when the company’s offer is worth accepting. There may not be a price you have in mind, but rather a principle. International travel is exciting, but if you’re not careful your international trip can include iPhone data roaming charges that add up to hundreds or thousands extra on your monthly phone bill. But because these charges appear on your bill doesn’t mean you’re stuck having to pay them.
How to Avoid iPhone Data Roaming Charges
The best way to avoid having to contest a bill for data roaming is to avoid roaming in the first place. One simple way to do this is to get an international data plan from your phone company before you leave on your trip. Contact your phone company and they can help you. Alternatively, there are ways to avoid data roaming bills by changing settings on your phone.
