What Does Data Roaming Mean on an iPhone 11?

Data roaming on an iPhone 11 refers to the use of cellular data by your smartphone. iPhone users’ data use habits are often governed by their data plan choices. For example, certain cellular operators may not charge roaming fees in certain countries, or if you have an international travel option on your account, you may not be charged roaming fees in such countries.

It’s usually a good idea to check with your service provider prior before embarking on any overseas vacation to find out about their data roaming restrictions. Your Apple iPhone 11 is capable of downloading large amounts of data in a short period of time. No matter whether you’re linked to a Wi-Fi network or a cellular network, it’s quite simple to use a large amount of data in a short period of time.

You may already be aware with the amount of cellular data that you are authorised to use each month as part of your cellular data plan, but there are a number of additional considerations to take into consideration. When your iPhone 11 is data roaming, it implies that your device is unable to connect to the network of your cellular operator and must instead connect to a different network. Most of the time, this happens while you are travelling outside of your own nation.

Data roaming costs may rapidly mount up and become prohibitively expensive, so it’s important to be aware of them while travelling to another country. The instructions in the next section will teach you how to activate or stop data roaming on your iPhone 11.

How to Turn Off Data Roaming on an iPhone 11

The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 11 in iOS 13.3.1.

• Open the Settings app.

• Choose the Cellular option.

• Touch the Cellular Data Options button

• To switch off Data Roaming, press the button to the right of the option.

As long as you follow the instructions above, your iPhone will not attempt to connect to a data network while it is travelling. The ability to download data will still be available if you are connected to an open Wi-Fi network, though.

​Additional Information on Data Roaming with an iPhone 11

• The amount of mobile data you use on a smartphone might vary dramatically depending on the tasks you are carrying out. For example, downloading applications or streaming video over a cellular network might use a significant amount of data.
• When travelling in a foreign country, it is usually preferable to connect to Wi-Fi whenever possible, even if your mobile phone company costs just a little amount for roaming. The ability to preserve data for things like text messages and Google Maps use, which may be quite useful while travelling, is provided by this feature.
• Using your iPhone as a hotspot when travelling allows you to connect another wireless device, such as an iPad, to your network. However, data roaming costs will be applied to the amount of data you consume on the iPad while travelling.
• As previously said, it is usually a good idea to call your cellphone provider (such as Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile, and so on) before embarking on any overseas journey so that you can determine what sorts of costs you may incur while using data while roaming.
• When travelling, turning on aeroplane mode might be a useful feature to have enabled to guarantee that you do not use any data.