I will be travelling to the UK very soon and I don't want to change my phone numbers. There are certain very important calls I am expecting.
Would my US sim card (Virgin, AT&T) work when I'm the UK, so that I can still be reached on my US numbers?
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2@Dorothy IMO this question is different enough– JonathanReez ♦Commented Mar 5, 2017 at 19:08
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1I don't see how a question about a Virgin/AT&T SIM could possibly be a duplicate of a question about services offered by T-Mobile.– David RicherbyCommented Mar 6, 2017 at 0:39
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@JonathanReez for me, it's the function, when you have a US phone, as I do... they'll all work, but you have to contact your provider, add the int'l plan, and then pay a HUGE bill when you return from your vaca. But I'm okay with reopening..– GiorgioCommented Mar 6, 2017 at 2:26
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If you want to receive phone calls, just make sure you have roaming enabled. You can call your operators to confirm, I believe sometimes you have to explicitly enable it. In countries I've lived in, enabling the service itself was always free.
Virgin for example provides instruction for setting up roaming in your account, similar thing should available for all networks.
Get set up – If you’re planning a trip abroad and want to use your phone while you’re away, you just need to let us know by switching on Roaming in Your Account. To do this, log into Your Account and select the Manage Services tab. From there scroll down to the Roaming section. Click the slider to the On position, and you’re all set.
Just be aware that prices even for receiving calls can be really high (e.g. for receiving my Polish phone in Brazil I'm paying 2 USD / minute).
