{"id":30233,"date":"2026-06-03T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=30233"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:34:57","slug":"how-do-i-stop-roaming-or-avoid-using-my-data","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/how-do-i-stop-roaming-or-avoid-using-my-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I stop roaming or avoid using my data?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re always in control of your roaming. Here are a few ways to manage it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Turn off Data Roaming in your phone settings:<\/span> this stops your phone from connecting to roaming networks altogether. Just head to Settings &gt; Mobile\/Cellular &gt; Data Roaming and toggle it off. You can turn it back on any time you need it.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Connect to Wi-Fi when you can:<\/span> using Wi-Fi at your hotel, caf\u00e9 or airport won&#8217;t touch your roaming data. Turn off Data Roaming while on Wi-Fi to make sure apps don&#8217;t use data in the background.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Don&#8217;t activate a roaming pack:<\/span> without an active pack, no roaming data charges can occur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 1em; background-color: #d7f6e6; border-left: 5px solid #00b26b;\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Helpful tip\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">\ud83d\udca1 Tip:<\/span> Not sure if your pack is still active or how much data you have left? You can check any time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/mymate\/\">myMATE app<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 just make sure Wi-Fi Calling is enabled and you&#8217;re connected to Wi-Fi.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 1em; background-color: #f5f5f5; border-left: 5px solid #bdbdbd;\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"More information\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">\u2139\ufe0f More information:<\/span> See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/can-i-use-wi-fi-instead-of-my-roaming-pack\/\">Can I use Wi-Fi instead of my roaming pack?<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/can-i-cancel-or-remove-an-international-roaming-pack\/\">Can I cancel or remove an international roaming pack?<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/do-unused-roaming-pack-inclusions-roll-over\/\">Do unused roaming pack inclusions roll over?<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 1em; background-color: #e3f2fd; border-left: 5px solid #1976d2;\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Need help?\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">\ud83d\udcac Need help?<\/span> Want to know more about managing your roaming usage? <a style=\"color: #1976d2; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/mate\/support\/\">Get in touch with us<\/a> and our Aussie support team will help.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re always in control of your roaming. 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