How to avoid roaming charges while using Saily?

A primary concern for travelers is avoiding steep roaming charges – the fees mobile providers apply when you use mobile data outside your included coverage zone. This guide will show you a few technical tips on how to avoid additional charges while using Saily.

 

How to avoid roaming charges? 

To avoid roaming charges, you should:

  1. If you have a physical SIM card for your personal plan, remove it from your device before traveling outside its coverage area. 
  2. Enable airplane mode before leaving your coverage area, ensuring your device won't connect to any mobile network.
  3. Disable your personal SIM to avoid any unnecessary connections abroad.
  4. Turn off the mobile data switch on your device.

 

Additionally, you can avoid roaming charges by:

  • Tracking your eSIM usage in the Saily application.
  • Checking your billing history for any unexpected charges.

 

How to avoid roaming charges by changing iOS settings? 

Enable airplane mode until you are ready to use Saily eSIM 

  1. Go to settings:

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  2. Scroll down, and enable the airplane mode:

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Disable your personal SIM

  1. Access your settings: 

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  2. Select the mobile service option:

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  3. Tap on your personal SIM (the one you regularly use):

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  4. Next, disable the turn on this line option: 

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Disable mobile data switching  

  1. Go to your mobile's settings:

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  2. Select mobile service (It might be called cellular on some iPhone devices):

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  3. Next, tap on the mobile data button:

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  4. Afterwards, disable the allow mobile data switching option:

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How to avoid roaming charges by changing Android settings? 

Enable airplane mode until you are ready to use Saily eSIM

  1. Swipe down from the top left corner to access the control panel, and tap on the airplane button:

  2. Once the airplane mode is activated, the button will look like this:

 

Disable personal SIM

  1. Use the Android search feature to search for settings:



  2. Tap on the connections button:



  3. Next, select the SIM manager button: 



  4. Afterward, disable your personal SIM by switching off the toggle button:



  5. Select the turn off option:

 

If you have any questions or need additional information, don't hesitate to check out our guide on contacting customer support. 

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