Roam Like Home Charges

[gillianckark908]

When travelling abroad I buy local eSIMs for my data. I then switch the cellular data to my local eSIM, turn off data roaming on my Roger’s eSIM, keep my Roger’s eSIM turned on and set that to the default for the voice line. I assumed that would mean I didnt trigger the Roam Like Home charges. However that doesn’t seem to be the case as I am being charged (although not every day). If I turn off my Roger’s eSIM completely then I don’t get texts to my Canadian number (which I need, especially as I don’t get a number with my local eSIM). Is there anyway around this? And if not, how come not? Why should I have to pay the same Roam like Home charges for sending texts as I would for using data?

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Roaming is triggered as soon as your phone connects to a foreign cell tower. You will often be notified of this by a text from Rogers. What you do with your phone (voice, text, data) is immaterial if it's on (which you seem to want).  It's the fact that you have access.  See the following thread on the topic. Read posts 1 and 2 of that thread and the links in post 2.

https://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/Network-Coverage/Understanding-How-Roaming-Works/m-p/531963

You may be able to get around roaming by adding voice to the local eSIM, or via the suggestions in my link and turning off the Rogers SIM or cancelling Rogers Roam Like Home before you leave.  Pay-per-use in the country you're visiting may be much less than Roam Like Home if you use it sparingly.