Forum Discussion
EU roaming not working
- 08-05-2024
LaurenS_2643774 Worth checking the you do have mobile data roaming turned on in the phone settings.
If you cannot get service on a network, worth changing to manual network selection in your settings and then trying each in turn to see if any is better.
Don't forget the 12GB limit while roaming and also 60 day limit.
My experience of smarty roaming is they give you data not limit access speeds to edge so no way to use it. The excuses posted that the roamed to network reserve 5G for own customers is rubbish. My partner with me has giffgaff sim and is roaming to same networks and gets constant 5G. When I use an eSIM (also roaming) I get 5G as well so I can only assume it is a an active choice by smarty to deliver very limited nearly useless service. Sounds good in theory but complete useless in practice. I would avoid smarty if you are looking to have a useable roaming service.
This past week has been my experience too. Travelled across the EU with others and in about 4 out of 15 countries I only received E or nothing and the others roamed with 5g mostly.
A very disappointing experience.
- RogerMo_357353418-10-2025SMARTY Pioneer
Same for me. Will have to leave Smarty before next holiday