Not long ago, a man from the U.S. returned home from a trip to Europe to a $143,000 cell phone bill, apparently because the phone had not been set up for international roaming, according to an article in The Guardian.
Considering that 1.52 billion people traveled globally in 2025, there’s a real chance you, too, may come home to a high cell phone bill, especially if you don't determine your needs (or wants) before you use your phone when traveling abroad.
