Tips for minimizing cellular roaming charges on iPhone
updated April 2023 International roaming (using your home mobile phone on a foreign carrier's network while you're traveling) used to be insanely expensive. With the widespread adoption of eSIMs, it's gotten a lot simpler and cheaper. We've used Ubigi and GigSky eSIMs and have had good luck with both of them. We've also used T-Mobile's free and paid International Roaming options. The free option is fine for texting but too slow for normal usage. The paid plan is faster, but is still 3x the price per GB of an Ubigi eSIM. Plus, T-Mobile's website is just awful to use and I've actually had difficulty on several occasions trying to purchase their paid roaming plan. eSIM data has gotten so cheap that it might not even be worth worrying about trying to throttle your own usage. I mean, once you account for flights, hotel, souvenirs, dining, and drinking, your vacation is probably costing you north of $40 an hour. Why waste one of these $40 hours trying to s...