Turn off data roaming on your home SIM before you fly

Before you start

Where your SIM list is, by phone. iPhone: Settings > Cellular. Samsung: Settings > Connections > SIM manager. Other Android phones: Settings > Network & internet > SIMs.

Steps

1. 1Open your SIM list, at the path above for your phone.
2. 2Tap your home carrier's line, not the MTN Travel eSIM line.
3. 3Turn off Data Roaming for that line only.
4. 4When you land, switch data to the MTN Travel eSIM line and turn on its roaming (taps in Good to know).

Good to know

• Your plan is data only, with no phone number, calls, or SMS. Calls and texts keep using your home number.
• Leave the home line switched on. Turning the whole line off would stop calls and texts, and some banking codes, from reaching you.
• When you get home, turn data roaming off and set your data back to your regular SIM, so you don't pick up roaming charges. Your MTN Travel eSIM plan stays on your phone, ready for your next trip. If you normally use data roaming on your home SIM, turn it back on then.
• The landing steps, by phone, are in Turn on data roaming for your plan on iPhone, Turn on data roaming for your plan on Samsung, and Turn on data roaming for your plan on Android.
• If data keeps slipping back to your home SIM, see Phone reverting to the home SIM automatically.