iPhone Travel Tips

You can travel the world with your iPhone

AT&T knows that the mobile internet on your iPhone⁺⁺ is indispensable to you. That's why we want to remind you that international data usage is not covered under your existing U.S. data plan. Any voice or data usage outside the domestic coverage area is considered as an International Roaming charge.

International roaming and data usage is not covered under your existing data plan.

With iPhone's many internet-based applications, it's natural for users to use more data on their iPhone than they would using other handsets or PDA devices.

International data roaming can get expensive quickly.

For example, opening an email with a 5 megapixel picture in it, or downloading a 3 minute video on YouTube, each takes about 2MB of data. The cost would be almost $40, based on pay-per-use international data rates of $.0195/KB.

What can you do to minimize your international data charges?

• Turn Data Roaming "OFF": Be sure to download and install the latest version of iPhone software from iTunes. By default, this setting for international data roaming will be in the "OFF" position.
  To turn data roaming "ON/OFF" tap on Settings>General>Network>Data Roaming
• Utilize Wi-Fi instead of 3G/GPRS/EDGE: Wi-Fi is available in many international airports, hotels and restaurants to browse the web or check email. 
• Turn Fetch New Data “OFF”: Check email and sync contacts and calendars manually instead of having the data pushed to your iPhone automatically. This way you can control the flow of data coming to your iPhone.
  To turn off the Auto-Check functionality tap on Settings>Fetch New Data and select manually
• Consider Purchasing an International Data Package: Purchasing an international data package can significantly reduce the cost of using data abroad. AT&T now offers four discount international data packages.
  • $24.99 per month - 20 MB Data Global Plan (20 MB of usage in over 65 countries*. Overage is $.005/KB)
  • $59.99 per month - 50 MB Data Global Plan (50 MB of usage in over 65 countries*. Overage is $.005/KB)
  • $119.99 per month - 100 MB Data Global Plan¹ (100 MB of usage in over 65 countries*. Overage is $.005/KB)
  • $199.99 per month - 200 MB Data Global Plan¹ (200 MB of usage in over 65 countries*. Overage is $.005/KB)

¹ Available on the iPhone only. *for a list of countries visit att.com/dataconnectglobal for current information.

20MB Data Global Add-On
Overage rate is $.005/KB within the over 65 discounted countries.
Rate outside these discounted countries is $.0195/KB.
Does not include data usage within the U.S. Qualified domestic plan required.
Call 1-800-331-0500 to sign up now.

50MB Data Global Add-On
Overage rate is $.005/KB within the over 65 discounted countries.
Rate outside these discounted countries is $.010/KB.²
Does not include data usage within the U.S. Qualified domestic plan required.
Call 1-800-331-0500 to sign up now.

100MB Data Global Add-On¹
Overage rate is $.005/KB within the over 65 discounted countries.
Rates outside these discounted countries is $.010/KB.²
Does not include data usage with the U.S. Qualified domestic plan required.
Call 1-800-331-0500 to sign up now.

200MB Data Global Add-On¹
Overage rate is  $.005/KB within the over 65 discounted countries.
Rates outside these discounted countries is $.010/KB.²
Does not include data usage with the U.S. Qualified domestic plan required.
Call 1-800-331-0500 to sign up now.

¹ Available on the iPhone only.

² Rate outside the over 65 discounted countries is $.010/KB except in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Brunei, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Macau, Macedonia (former Yugoslavia), Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Venezuela where the rate is $.0195/KB.

Other restrictions and terms and conditions apply for data.

⁺⁺While using data on iPhone is unlimited within the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, international data roaming can get expensive quickly as international roaming rates apply. Voice and data usage, including data usage incurred from delivery of Visual Voicemail messages, will be charged at international rates. For a complete list of countries and rates visit att.com/wirelessinternational. AT&T offers these iPhone International traveling tips to help you keep control of data usage.

• Reset the Usage Tracker to Zero: When you arrive overseas access the usage tracker in the general settings menu & select reset statistics. This will enable you to track your estimated data usage.
  To reset the Usage Tracker to Zero tap on Settings>General>Usage>Reset

Why does iPhone use more data than other devices?

• Full HTML email: All data associated with emails are downloaded to iPhone, including full attachments and associated graphics
• Automatic check for email:  Customers who set their device to automatically check for email in 15, 30, or 60 minute intervals are incurring international data charges, even if no email is downloaded.
• Enhanced Internet experience: The Safari browser supports full HTML browsing for a more enhanced experience, which uses significantly more data than a WAP browser on a standard handset or PDA.
• Feature-rich applications: iPhone applications like Google Maps, YouTube, and others, depending on frequency of usage, can use a large amount of data