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Receiving calls from UK when I'm abroad
Just as a follow up to the question - as this was the first post I came across - if I'm, say, visiting the USA and want to be able to receive calls only but NOT to be able to use data (as it's very expensive), can I just buy an 'out of plan' add-on but keep 'Roaming' off? Example being, I want a relative to be able to call me in an emergency but will use a different eSIM on the phone for data.
Hey AndrewP_1422753, when I visited the USA in 2023 I did something similar.
I purchased a SMARTY add-on, for out-of-plan use on my SMARTY account (i.e. to make & receive calls in the USA, if necessary). I also purchased a data-only eSIM.
While in the USA, I disabled the MOBILE DATA on the primary slot (my SMARTY SIM), and enabled MOBILE DATA on the secondary slot (my data-only eSIM).
This setup worked very well while I was roaming in the USA.
