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.
