PwC peeps, I'm taking a vacation abroad next month and wondering how the work phone works...do I need to tell someone/do anything? I don't have a second personal phone.

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How do you get to take a vacation during busy season?!

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Just use it. They gonna pay your bill lol. As I know, AT&T and Verizon already have world connect

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i was in taiwan for 10 days and used almost a GB of roaming data. have never been talked to about my data usage.

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Just be sure to turn off the data so you don't get hit with international data rates

Yeah intl data adds up fast. I've been told you can call your carrier and pay a tiny fee to open up a limited amount of intl data

I called PwC help the day before I left for Thailand and did not get any data warnings etc. I think you just need to call and tell them you're going overseas so they switch you to intl plan (no charge).

Booked two years in advance^^ and thanks for the tips, guess I'll just use Wifi and data sparingly!

@PwC OP No need for sparingly on wifi - usage is free and won't impact your plan cost at all. I tried to keep my roaming data < 1GB but ended up using almost 2GB being in Thailand/Cambodia/Philippines for 15 days.

I was out of country for a month. Kept my phone on low battery mode (to curb data usage) and only used important apps. Used up to 2gb with few calls here and there. No one asked me anything on the bill. So you are good

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