topic Re: Using my phone abroad (Cyprus) in Sky Mobile

Using my phone abroad (Cyprus)

Cassie229 — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:14:24 GMT

The £2 a day roaming passport seems expensive, would I be best to turn roaming off and utilise hotel and local wifi?

Re: Using my phone abroad (Cyprus)

caesarome — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:38:18 GMT

@Cassie229 wrote:

would I be best to turn roaming off and utilise hotel and local wifi?

The £2 charge doesnt apply in all countries so where are you going ?

Re: Using my phone abroad (Cyprus)

63johnw — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:27:12 GMT

Yes @Cassie229 you can. I always turn roaming and mobile data off and activate flight mode before leaving the uk (if you wait til you land then you will incur charges) then turn on WiFi when free WiFi available.

Re: Using my phone abroad (Cyprus)

Daniel0210 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:11:36 GMT

@Cassie229

As you're going to Cyprus also see the bottom of this link about accidental roaming…
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-mobile-roaming-destinations-and-charges

One to watch out for: Sometimes mobile phone signals are picked up across country borders.

If your phone picks up the signal of a different provider when you’re near a border or cruise port, then you might be charged different roaming rates.

Common holiday destinations where this can happen are where an EU country borders a non-EU country, resulting in additional roaming charges.

Location:	Could accidentally connect to:
Corfu (Greece)	Albania
Cyprus (Greece)	Turkey (Northern Cyprus)
Kos / Rhodes (Greece)	Turkey
France	Monaco
France	Andorra

To help avoid this:

Always check the name of the network provider on your phone before using it. If you’ve connected to a network from a different country for the first time, you’ll get a Welcome text.
Turn off data roaming in your phone’s settings.
Avoid making calls or sending texts.