How to turn off data roaming on your Samsung Galaxy phone

Avoid unnecessary charges when traveling

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The best Android phones ship with reliable 5G and 4G wireless data connectivity, allowing you to surf the web at blazing-fast speeds without the need to find a Wi-Fi network. While these devices also benefit from their wireless connection abroad, your data plan may not include data roaming overseas.

If it doesn’t, connecting to the internet abroad incurs expensive roaming fees, so it’s a smart idea to prevent your phone from using data on a foreign network. You’ll avoid paying extra changes, and you won’t have to worry about your connection when you’re away from home.

Turning off data roaming on your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet

Turning off data roaming on a Samsung Galaxy device takes just a few steps.

1. Navigate to your phone’s Settings.
2. Tap Connections > Mobile Networks.

3. Turn data roaming off to make sure your handset won’t use data abroad.

This prevents your device from using the built-in 3G, 4G, or 5G connection when connected to a network different from the home network.

Turning off data roaming on your SIM card

This may be an issue when using a global SIM card or a local line, as you’re required to use data roaming. If this is the case, it’s best to use your travel SIM as a secondary one, either in your phone’s secondary slot or as an eSIM, and turn off the data connection on your home one. Here’s how to do it:

1. Navigate to your phone’s Settings.
2. Tap Connections > SIM card manager.
3. Select your travel SIM under Mobile data.
4. Turn off Auto data switching to prevent your phone from using your home SIM’s data when the second one is unavailable.
5. When you’re back home, remove the secondary SIM or deactivate it from the SIM card manager to use your main SIM’s data.

With these few easy steps, you’re safe from incurring unwanted charges while traveling. You won’t have to turn data back on when you’re home, as you won’t be roaming anymore.

Avoiding roaming fees is easy

It only takes a few simple steps to deactivate data roaming. Then, you’ll save on your phone bill without thinking about how much data you use when you’re abroad. Alternatively, you can control which SIM card your phone uses when traveling so that you don’t incur extra fees on the wrong plan.

With this added peace of mind, you can focus on planning your trip using the helpful Google services that make it a breeze.