topic Re: Do I need to turn on romaing to receive messages when I am abroad ? in Mobile Services

Do I need to turn on romaing to receive messages when I am abroad ?

freelylw — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:09:21 GMT

I am flying to China tomorrow, do I need to turn on romaing to receive messages there ? and I guess receive messages is free worldwide ? Thanks

Re: Do I need to turn on romaing to receive messages when I am abroad ?

Chris_B — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:29:28 GMT

@freelylw Yes you do as that allows you to connect to a roaming network.

Re: Do I need to turn on romaing to receive messages when I am abroad ?

bristolian — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:27:22 GMT

If you want to use mobile data, send or receive text messages over a mobile network, or make/receive calls on a mobile network, then you need a connection to a local mobile network in China.

That foreign network connection is known as roaming - using your phone abroad. If your phone is on pay-monthly, texting ROAMING to 150 before you leave the UK will enable this.

Receiving text messages is free anywhere in the world.