texting/calling abroad

I'm studying abroad in Europe for the semester, and I purchased an esim with the local phone plan so that id have service. I dont fully remember what the plan they gave me was, but I remember that they said we would be able to have unlimited calls and texts across europe, limited calls outside of europe (to the US), but I'm unsure about whether or not I'd be charged for sending text messages with the new phone number that I recieved to a US phone number. Would it be fine if I used my esim and used my US number to text and facetime another US number?

I've also currently turned off my US phone plan since my family doesn't have an international plan. I just don't really have a use for a second phone number, and if possible I would prefer using my US phone number to text my friends and family, but I'm not sure if we would be charged per text.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 25, 2024 4:58 AM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2024 5:44 AM

If you turned off your US cell plan, then unless I've completely missed something, you will not be able to use your US phone number for anything, not calls and not text. You'll have to use your local plan and the phone number they assign. Ask them about texting internationally.


FaceTime uses the Internet, so you should be able to connect to anyone either via your local cell plan, assuming of course that your local plan includes data, or through a Wi-Fi connection.


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Sep 25, 2024 5:44 AM in response to minfy

If you turned off your US cell plan, then unless I've completely missed something, you will not be able to use your US phone number for anything, not calls and not text. You'll have to use your local plan and the phone number they assign. Ask them about texting internationally.


FaceTime uses the Internet, so you should be able to connect to anyone either via your local cell plan, assuming of course that your local plan includes data, or through a Wi-Fi connection.


Regards.

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