Telstra International Roaming - Daily Data Limits

cheapskatez on 29/04/2023 - 21:26

Have just arrived in Singapore (in transit) and my Telstra Roaming kicked in and connected to a local network wigthout an issue.
Telstra Roaming is $10 a day and includes 1GB each day, over that and you pay extra.

I have only been here two hours and already I have a message that I have used up 50% of my daily limit (500MB).

I have only checked emails (no big attachments in the new emails I received since arriving) and visited basic news and sports sites. There is no way I have used up 500MB already .. or have I? I have now switched to the lounge wifi (with VPN).

Anyone else had this problem, and have even questioned Telstra about it?

Seems to be a rort so far, but I am happy to be proved wrong if I have actually used that amount.

I have roamed overseas many times before covid with Vodafone, which was $5 a day and data was no issue.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

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  • websterp on 29/04/2023 - 21:32
    +1

    Changi has pretty good free wifi so not sure why you are wasting your roaming data.

    • cheapskatez on 29/04/2023 - 21:33

      Yes, as I said I have now switched to the free wifi, but up to that point I didn't think that data usage was going to be an issue

  • Unorthodox on 29/04/2023 - 21:33
    +1

    Very easy for data leakage on smartphones these days.

    iPhone or Android? You can see the data usage (active and background) in the settings.

    500MB is not unbelievable - a few app updates if it's auto enabled, a (few) videos/clips on these sports sites that auto play, social media refresh etc

    • cheapskatez on 29/04/2023 - 21:38

      Thank you … It was probably the auto app update. I will turn this off while I am away

  • thatonethere on 29/04/2023 - 21:38

    From experience I have to turn off background data as there is stuff that just happens. Also make sure things like video auto play is turned off for twitter/face/instagram etc.

    However, if you go over it's "only" $10/gigabyte so not the worst (half an airport beer!)

  • Hansi on 29/04/2023 - 21:38

    Just check in your settings what apps or services used how much data in the last X hours and you will see what chews up your data.

    App updates? Automated video or audio downloads? Pron?

    • cheapskatez on 29/04/2023 - 21:44

      Haven't watched any Pron … yet :)

  • prisonmike on 29/04/2023 - 21:55

    On iOS you can enable low data mode which disables auto download and caching of frequently accessed websites

  • jv on 29/04/2023 - 23:39

    Have just arrived in Singapore

    Do you have recommendations for the best place to get Singapore Noodles there?

    • SimpleLeverage on 30/04/2023 - 12:31

      I think you actually can't find "Singapore Noodles" in Singapore…

      • SolitaryMan on 30/04/2023 - 14:08

        They just call them, “noodles”.

  • jv on 29/04/2023 - 23:40
    +1

    I have only been here two hours and already I have a message that I have used up 50% of my daily limit (500MB).

    Stop commenting then !!!!!!!!!!

  • payless69 on 30/04/2023 - 04:01

    I was overseas for 32 days, bought local sim card but needed 2 credit cards 2fa on my oz number.
    Telstra charged me $70 and forced me to watch 4hrs of their advertising before I could switch off their roaming.
    All I got from $70 are 2 texts!

    • trex on 30/04/2023 - 09:16

      Don’t activate $10 day pass roaming to receive text message. Receiving text message while overseas is free.

      • payless69 on 30/04/2023 - 11:21

        I set it to off but as soon as the text came in I got a message that it was on and had to be manually turned off. On their $69 plan that it how they want it, NO overseas texts unless you pay $10. Turning it off took hours!

        • trex on 30/04/2023 - 14:57

          If Telstra's international roaming day pass is enabled on the account, Telstra will charge $10 automatically if there's roaming data used. Disabling international roaming day pass might not work immediately. My account has day pass enabled. In a recent overseas trip, while on airplane mode, I switched off international data roaming on my phone and also turned off data entirely. Turned off airplane mode, received 2FA text messages with no $10 day pass charged. I did this more than a couple of times during my trip and I managed to avoid day pass charges.

  • kipps on 30/04/2023 - 07:31

    iOS shows you your roaming data usage. Does it conform or show less data used? It might be a delayed 50% text of your domestic data - does it expressly mention roaming daily data?

  • deme on 30/04/2023 - 10:36

    500mb is nothing

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