Go Roam

Share the world as you see it 

Go Roam lets you use your data, minute, and text allowances in over 160 destinations worldwide [1]

It’s split into 3 bands: Go Roam in Europe, Go Roam Around the World, and Go Roam Around the World Extra.  

If you’re on Pay As You Go, here’s everything you need to know about Go Roam on Pay As You Go.

What’s included with your plan?  

Does your plan have roaming built in or do you need to buy a roaming pass? Find out here: 

Plans with roaming built in 

Our Three Your Way Value and Complete plans either have inclusive roaming or Daily Go Roam passes. You can check your plan by logging into My3 or the Three app.

Plans without roaming built in

Daily Go Roam passes aren’t included with our Lite plans or on any older Advanced plans. To enjoy Go Roam, you’ll need to buy a Go Roam pass or pay a daily roaming charge. Don’t forget, you can get up to 2 days roaming free when you buy a Go Roam pass [2]

What’s included with Go Roam? 

Use your plan’s data, minutes and texts in 49 Go Roam in Europe destinations.

With Go Roam in Europe, you can: 

  • Call and text standard landline or mobile numbers in the UK or another Go Roam in Europe destination. This doesn’t include calls or texts to international numbers.
  • Call voicemail and our customer services 
  • Use up to 12GB of your data allowance

How to unlock your allowance 

You can unlock your UK allowances in a Go Roam in Europe destination by: 

  • Using an inclusive Go Roam pass, if you have them included in your plan.  
  • Buying a Go Roam in Europe pass, and get up to 2 days roaming free [2]
  • Paying £2 to unlock your allowances for 24 hours. Important: If you have a Spend Cap on your account, it must cover this daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you won’t be able to roam. 

Use your plan’s data, minutes and texts in 22 Go Roam Around the World destinations

With Go Roam Around the World, you can: 

  • Call and text standard landline and mobile numbers in the UK
  • Call voicemail and our customer services
  • Use up to 12GB of your data allowance

How to unlock your allowance 

You can unlock your UK allowances in a Go Roam Around the World destination by:

  • Using an inclusive Go Roam pass, if you have them included in your plan
  • Buying a Go Roam Around the World pass, and get up to 2 days roaming free [2]
  • Paying £5 to unlock your allowances for 24 hours. Important: If you have a Spend Cap on your account, it must cover this daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you won’t be able to roam.

Use your plan’s data, minutes, and texts in 92 Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations.

With Go Roam Around the World Extra, you can: 

  • Call and text standard landline and mobile numbers in the UK
  • Call voicemail and our customer services
  • Use up to 12GB of your data allowance

How to unlock your allowance 

You can unlock your UK allowances in a Go Roam Around the World Extra destination by:

  • Using an inclusive Go Roam pass, if you have them included in your plan
  • Buying a Go Roam Around the World Extra pass, and get up to 2 days roaming free [2]
  • Paying £7 to unlock your allowances for 24 hours. Important: If you have a Spend Cap on your account, it must cover this daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you won’t be able to roam.

Our Fair Use Policy 

On Pay Monthly? You can use up to 12GB of your data allowance in any Go Roam destination. 

Where are you travelling to?  

Tell us where you’re going, and we’ll let you know if it’s a Go Roam destination.

Frequently Asked Questions 

It works automatically. You just need to make sure you’re using a compatible device with data roaming switched on in the settings and the latest software installed. 

Before you go, don’t forget to check you have roaming enabled on your account. Got a Spend Cap on your account? Make sure it’s set to an amount that covers the daily roaming charge, plus any other charges. If not, you may not be able to roam. 

On Pay As You Go? Your SIM must be active and have been used to make a call, send a text, or use data before you can use it abroad. 

When you arrive abroad, you’ll get a text confirming the charges for using your device there. You can check the standard international roaming charges for any destination by tapping the Roaming charges link in the text and choosing the destination you’d like to check. 

Remember: to call or text back to the UK, you must replace the first 0 in the number you’re calling or texting with +44

If you’re a pay Monthly customer, you can use up to 12GB of your data allowance in any Go Roam destination. This limit may be subject to change. 

Go Roam is intended for our UK customers who are UK residents visiting a Go Roam destination for short periods, such as holidays or business trips. 

Find out more about our fair use policy in our roaming and calling abroad FAQs.

If you’re going somewhere not included in Go Roam, you won’t be able to use your UK allowances there. Instead, you’ll be charged the standard roaming rates, which vary depending on the destination. To find out more, visit our roaming abroad page.

Inadvertent roaming – also known as accidental roaming – is when your device accidentally connects to a network in another destination. This can happen if:

  • You live or travel near an international border, where your device may connect to a network in different country
  • You live or travel near a coastline, where your device may connect to a maritime network
  • You’re on a plane, where your device may connect to an airline network

Connecting to another network may mean you’re charged higher roaming rates. If you connect to a network in a new destination, we’ll send you a text explaining any charges you can expect there.

If you’ve opted out of these notifications, you can reactivate them by texting START to 330. We’ll also let you know if any roaming charges are incurred, and when any Go Roam Passes or Data Passports are activated and end. To avoid inadvertent roaming, you can:

  • Review your credit limit on your My3 account
  • Switch off Data Roaming
  • Manually select the network for the country you’re in. If you do this, you’ll need to manually change your network each time you visit a new destination.

You can find out how to switch off Data Roaming or manually select a network by searching for your device on our device support page.

Inadvertent roaming in Northern Ireland

If you live close to the Northern Ireland border, your device may accidentally connect to a network in the Republic of Ireland.

To help you avoid any accidental charges, we’ve excluded the Republic of Ireland from our monthly fair use limit of 12GB. So, you can use your data without going over that limit.

There are also no fair use limits for making calls or sending texts while roaming in a Go Roam in Europe destination. The Republic of Ireland is also excluded from the daily roaming charge. 

Yes. You can buy multiple Go Roam passes at once – perfect if you’re going to be away for a while. They’ll be used in the order you bought them. 

Yes. You can buy any combination of Go Roam passes at the same time. This is ideal if you’re going to several different destinations.  

If you have a combination of passes, the first one to be used will depend on your location. 

For example, if you use your UK allowances in a Go Roam in Europe destination, your Go Roam in Europe pass will be used first. 

Exclusions and further details 

Daily roaming charges don’t apply if you’re on a Pay As You Go or your Pay Monthly plan started before 1 October 2021.

Go Roam Around the World Extra is not available if you’re on Pay As You Go or your Pay Monthly plan started before 1 October 2021. 

There’s no charge to unlock your UK call, text, and data allowances when travelling to the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland. 

Countries not included in Go Roam are charged at standard roaming rates. See our Price Guides for the latest information and pricing.