O2 Travel to Kenya

[DB101]

We have a pay monthly o2 account.

my daughter is Traveling to Kenya for 15 days. 

are I right in thinking she can get unlimited data/texts/calls for £6 a day with our contract.

if so. How do I activate this please ?

Will her network show as ‘o2’ in Kenya does anyone know please ?

any advice at all appreciated .

dont want to be hit with huge costs when she returns ! Thank you 

[Bambino]

@DB101 Very expensive to roam in Kenya: Using Your Phone Abroad → O2 Travel Search Tool | O2

[madasaf1sh]

@DB101 

Just to answer the second part, no the phone will not show o2, it will show the local network such as Vodacom, or MTN as examples, as well as "R" when roaming...

[MI5]

@DB101 

Cheaper options for travel to Kenya include:

A WorldSim https://www.worldsim.com/

A local sim purchased when in Kenya but will only be cheaper for data and local calls.

Using WhatsApp over a wifi connection to call and message anyone else with WhatsApp.

[Cleoriff]

@DB101 

As there are no roaming  agreements for Kenya with O2, you should tell your daughter to download Whatsapp or Messenger to her phone. Her friends and family at home should do the same. Then when she is in range of Wifi in Kenya, she can contact people over wifi using Whatsapp or Messenger. This will cost nothing.

Also tell her to turn Voicemail OFF before she travels.  (Calls which go to VM will still be charged, even if they remain unanswered).

Dial 1760 to turn VM off. (when she returns to the UK its 1750 to turn it back on.)

Hope this information helps and your daughter enjoys her time in Kenya. 😉