International coverage options
Heading abroad? Stay connected with friends and family on your international travels with US Mobile. You have a few options to do so:
Your line must have domestic usage (inside the United States) first to be able to use international roaming. Roaming won't work if you activate the line outside the US.
Option 1: Roam natively with one of our Unlimited plans or an international by-the-gig plan
International roaming (talk, text, and data) is included with Unlimited Premium, Unlimited Starter billed annually, and our international by-the-gig plans — on all three of our networks.
| Plan | Annual or Monthly | Included data | Included minutes | Included texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Premium | Both | 20 GB | 200 | 250 |
| Unlimited Starter | Annual | 1 GB | 200 | 250 |
| Global by-the-gig | — | By-the-gig | 100 | 100 |
| North America by-the-gig | — | By-the-gig | 100 | 100 |
Destinations
Use your number around the world with international roaming:
- 110+ destinations if you're on Dark Star (30 are data-only).
- 180+ destinations if you're on Light Speed.
- 125+ destinations if you're on Warp.
Option 2: Buy a roaming add-on if you’re on another plan
You can buy a native roaming add-on for any unlimited or shareable data line:
- 1 GB, 150 minutes, and 150 texts for $15
- 5 GB, 500 minutes, and 500 texts for $30
Option 3: Buy a data-only eSIM (no talk or text)
We offer international data in 100+ countries. As long as your phone is eSIM-compatible and not carrier-locked, you can get 4G LTE and 5G data as soon as you land at your next destination. If you need more data, you can add it at local rates.
Activating your eSIM takes about 2 minutes, and your plan starts as soon as you pay.
The international data-only eSIM is separate from your domestic line and needs to be installed separately on your device.
Our international data-only eSIM plan doesn’t include talk and text. We recommend using FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or a similar app to make and receive calls.
What if I run out of international talk, text, or data?
Buy a top-up to add more. You can top up as many times as you need, whether roaming came with your plan or you added it on.
| Top-up | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 GB, 150 minutes, 150 texts | $15 |
| 5 GB, 500 minutes, 500 texts | $30 |
| 100 minutes, 100 texts — talk and text only | $5 |
The $5 top-up doesn’t include data. Choose it when you still have roaming data left and only need more talk and text.
You can buy a top-up from your Account Dashboard.
Use our Travel Planner
Our Travel Planner helps you make sure you’ve got the right plan and network setup to get coverage wherever you’re headed. Enter your destination and we’ll tell you if you’ve got the right setup — or recommend what changes to make to get the coverage you need.
What is the Travel Planner?
The Travel Planner helps you prepare for international travel. Use it to:
- Check whether your plan includes roaming
- Check coverage in the countries you’re visiting
- Get recommendations for your network and plan
- Build a travel itinerary and manage your networks
How to use the Travel Planner
- Go to your Lines dashboard.
- Select the Line you plan on traveling with.
- In the Line Settings section, go to International Travel and select Travel Planner.
- Add all the countries you plan to travel to, then select Continue.
- Based on your selections, you’ll get travel recommendations, including whether you need to make any changes.
- Select Check My Itinerary, and we’ll email you the details.
- Open the Travel Planner to update your current destination when you arrive.
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