The worst thing that can happen is you use up your time.
Also, NEVER EVER EVER connect your credit card to your cell phone.
When I went to the Philippines, I bought sim-cards for local usage and made use of Facebook to contact anybody at home. It still cost me $300, but I didn’t get charged $143,000.
Went to Puerto Rico in 2022...got a SIM card for $35.
Whenever we travel overseas we call the carrier ahead of time and subscribe to the appropriate roaming package for the duration of the trip. Not super expensive as I recall. Certainly less than $143K.
Must have been using a Solid Gold Diamond Studded phone ,LOL
Well, somebody didn’t read the fine print.
My brother lives in Germany but spends 3 or 4 months in the U.S. He calls his phone service provider and gets a state side phone number for the duration of his stay. When he gets back home he calls them and returns to his regular (German) number. Has done it for the past four years. No additional costs or fees.
Verizon is pretty straightforward. You get a daily pass for $10 which covers most countries. T-Mobile is a little squirrelly. My wife has them and when we went to Bermuda she called and told her the same thing, that international was covered in her plan. We called twice and confirmed and had no problem. That said she didn’t send any pictures and save for a few texts rarely used her phone.
So, why can’t anyone live without a cell phone for a few weeks?
I have Verizon.
I pay a one-time overseas roaming fee in advance and can call or text anyone already in my contacts. No roaming charges, no crazy bills. I think it cost $35 or $50. Spoke to my kids everyday, no problem.
I have never understood why one goes away on vacation and keeps in daily touch with the people one is getting away from.
How did he not review his plan before going overseas? I would check before going to Mexico or Canada!
No surprise from Tmobile....I quit them 10 years age when they had strange billing practices.
They probably could have avoided the astronomical fees by settling with T-Mobile for temporary addition to their monthly bill for travel in Europe. I did that with Verizon on a trip to Iceland - added “International” coverge for Europe” and was not charged roaming charges while there. Yes, my bill for that period was higher but it was not astronomical. And yes T-mobile has such plans - costs extra - and avoids the roaming charges.
Buy the roaming program for $20/month.
Read later.
If you are ever on a cruise ship don’t use your phone. The data cost is ridiculous.