With the roaming charges abolished in the EU on the 17th of June, EU citizens (and citizens of countries that are part of the European Economic Area) can use their phones without any additional charges within the borders of the European Union. roaming map

However, that’s not the case outside the EU. Keeping track of what roaming charges apply in which country can be rather hectic, but fear not: HandsetExpert’s interactive roaming map is here to the rescue.

It works very simply: choose your service provider from the tabs, pick your target country, and that’s that!

Covered are major UK networks.

As of June 15, 2017, roaming charges are no longer applied to European travelers holidaying in EU countries, so these countries offering free roaming are marked on our interactive map with ‘no roaming charges’. Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein also offer free roaming for visitors from European countries as these are within the ‘European Economic Area’.

Although roaming charges have been abolished for European travellers within the EU, they will still apply if you use your phone in non-EU countries, so check these locations on our map for your mobile network before you travel – you don’t want to be caught out by hefty add-on charges to your mobile bill!

Europeans travelling within EU countries can Roam Like at Home, only paying domestic prices for calls, SMS and data while roaming. This means there are now no extra charges to use your UK allowance of minutes, texts, and data, except under specific circumstances.

As of the 15th June 2017, roaming charges are no longer applied to European travellers holidaying in EU countries, so these countries offering free roaming are marked on our interactive map with ‘no roaming charges’. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein also offer free roaming for visitors from European countries, as these are within the ‘European Economic Area’.

Although roaming charges have been abolished for European travellers within the EU, they will still apply if you use your phone in non-EU countries, so check these locations on our map for your mobile network before you travel; you don’t want to be caught out by hefty add-on charges to your mobile bill!

Europeans travelling within EU countries can Roam Like at Home, only paying domestic prices for calls, SMS, and data while roaming. – this means there are now no extra charges to use your UK allowance of minutes, texts, and data, except under specific circumstances.

Roaming without limits? roaming map

Unlimited calls and texts included in domestic contracts will also apply to usage in the EU, but customers with unlimited data allowances may find this restricted when travelling.

Operators may apply fair usage limits to customers while roaming, even if their home contract includes unlimited data. For example, EE only allows customers to use up to 15GB of their home data allowance, whereas O2 and Vodafone don’t apply fair use limits.

Don’t expect stellar speeds

Although you now won’t be charged extra to use your data when you travel within the EU, you might not find you’re able to browse the web or stream videos as quickly as you would at home.

O2 recently admitted drastically slowing down their internet speeds when customers are roaming within the EU.

The EU and beyond roaming map

Some operators have extended roaming at no extra cost beyond EU countries; for example, Vodafone offers free data roaming to European travellers journeying to the Channel Islands, Albania, Switzerland, and Turkey.

Impact for phone operators

According to Juniper Research, phone operator annual revenues could drop from around £41bn to £36.5bn this year—a drop of 11% – since the introduction of Roam Like Home.

Countries such as Ireland, Denmark, and Norway have already raised some of their domestic offers to offset roaming losses, with other EU locations set to follow suit.

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