How to Check Your Roaming Data Usage on an iPhone

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Last Updated: March 29, 2019 Tested

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10 second version:
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap Cellular .
3. Look at the "Current Period Roaming" number.

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Checking Roaming Data Usage

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This is the amount of roaming data you've used in your current data cycle.

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Customizing Roaming Data Settings

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Tap the Voice Roaming switch. Voice Roaming allows you to use data for phone calls while away from your home network.
- Using Voice Roaming may result in fees.
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Tap the Data Roaming switch. This will apply the Voice Roaming concept to your messaging as well.
- You can incur SMS fees while using this feature.
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Tap the International CDMA switch. CDMA provides coverage in areas of the world where your service provider has an agreement with CDMA carriers in the region. ^{[1]
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- Turning this on may result in fees.

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