Mobile Roaming use in Morrocco

[Tobyboy]

We are heading to Morocco on holidays. We are with 3 mobile and looking at their rate for roaming there they seem very high. Our phones don't seem to take virtual sims, so am wondering, whatsapp aside, does anyone have any advice how to use a phone there to keep the cost down ?

 

[Blackrock1]

if roaming charges are high try stick to wifi basically. pity you cant take e sims, revolut do a decent one for roaming.

 

[Tobyboy]

I wanted to be able to check voicemails or receive calls with work.

 

[Dr Strangelove]

I wanted to be able to check voicemails or receive calls with work.

Just turn off mobile data and you’ll still receive inbound calls and texts.

No idea of the cost.

 

[Tobyboy]

No idea of the cost.

V Expensive..

 

[TomEdison]

We are heading to Morocco on holidays.

I wanted to be able to check voicemails or receive calls with work.

Not much of a holiday, so.

 

[ClubMan]

If the phone is dual SIM then a dedicated roaming or local physical SIM might be an economical option for mobile data (and calls/texts? albeit on a different number to your normal one) usage? But, as Dr Strangelove suggests above, you should probably explicitly disable roaming/mobile data on your regular 3 SIM to avoid racking up excessive charges.

 

[Blackrock1]

I wanted to be able to check voicemails or receive calls with work.

if you are receiving work calls are they not paying the bill?

 

[Bronte]

I wanted to be able to check voicemails or receive calls with work.

Employers are surely not obliging you to do this on holiday.

And you need to be very careful using your phone in such places or you will get a shocking bill.

 

[Mocame]

Roaming in Morocco is very expensive. So turn off your roaming and buy a local sim card. I bought one in the airport in Marrakesh no problem.

 

[Tobyboy]

if you are receiving work calls are they not paying the bill?

Self employed - Hence always available.