Iphone data roaming in spain

Davemiracleman

Hi
I am planning on using my iphone in spain for a week next week.

o2 do a "Web Daily Europe" which is £1.50 per day for up to 15MB per day which i am going for.

Is there anything on my iphone i need to switch off as to limit the data usage?

mrcamp

It's either you do not use it at all, and switch off data roaming, or you have to watch it closely. Way too many horror stories about roaming data usage. Unless may be O2 can send you a txt when you reach your limit.

jbainbridge

You should be able to find an app to monitor your data usage. I have one on my Android phone and can set alarms for when i'm approaching a limit.

madalice

My understanding is that if you have enabled data roaming and are holidaying within the EU then providers are bound by some EU ruling and your bill will be capped at £40.00 max for data. However, if you opt for a prepaid plan but exceed the agreed usage for the plan then the cap no longer applies and anything over your 15MB per day could attract much higher charges. At least I think that's how it works.

DUTR

Davemiracleman wrote: »

Hi
I am planning on using my iphone in spain for a week next week.

o2 do a "Web Daily Europe" which is £1.50 per day for up to 15MB per day which i am going for.

Is there anything on my iphone i need to switch off as to limit the data usage?

How much data do you use at present?
When you are away the handset won't be using anymore than it would at home, 15mb/day sounds reasonable and better than reading the many many sob stories we often see on here.

Davemiracleman

mrcamp wrote: »

It's either you do not use it at all, and switch off data roaming, or you have to watch it closely. Way too many horror stories about roaming data usage. Unless may be O2 can send you a txt when you reach your limit.

Hi o2 say "If you repeatedly use more than this then we will contact you about your usage and may insist that you move to a daily maximum charge of £5 or remove you from the service."

Hi thanks jbainbridge I have just downloaded an app to monitor my usage.

Davemiracleman

DUTR wrote: »

How much data do you use at present?
When you are away the handset won't be using anymore than it would at home, 15mb/day sounds reasonable and better than reading the many many sob stories we often see on here.

Hi i am currently on a 500mb/month data plan that i dont seem to go over,but then i dont use it much at weekends.

DUTR

Davemiracleman wrote: »

Hi i am currently on a 500mb/month data plan that i dont seem to go over,but then i dont use it much at weekends.

Just this second checked my balance and I have used 27mb since the beginning of the month, thats like 1.6mb per day :j