Travel bolt-on?

[Anonymous]

It's a bit unclear to me how the travel bolt-on works. If I send a single SMS does that cost me £4.99? Second question, how do I remove it (in case it actually costs that much)? There is no button for removing O2 Travel bolt-on in MyO2.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous Yes if your abroad. A single text will activate the o2 travel 

[iphone4sir]

Never mind a text, if someone sends you a voicemail it can too.

[MI5]

Call customer services to have the bolt on removed and use a local sim whilst abroad. It will work out much cheaper for you.
Make sure your phone is unlocked before you travel.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-S...

[jonsie]

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@MI5 wrote:
Call customer services to have the bolt on removed and use a local sim whilst abroad. It will work out much cheaper for you.
Make sure your phone is unlocked before you travel.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-S...

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Agreed, way to go.

If you are contract then install TU and use over wifi for calls and texts back to the UK, that way you can use your UK allowances. You will probably find that unless you are payandgo data will be unusable even for £4.99/day. Best all round to just opt out.

You can also opt out by texting NOTRAVEL to 23336.

[Anonymous]

@iphone4sir That'd why you should always turn voicemails off before traveling abroad