Consumer telecom guide

Avoid $6 to $12 daily roaming fees

Major US carriers charge between $6 and $12 every single day for travel passes, even if you only make a 1-minute phone call. With QuikRing and hotel Wi-Fi, you make the exact same call at the per-minute rate shown before you dial.

01

Disable data roaming

Turn off Data Roaming in your phone settings or enable Airplane Mode before landing to stop accidental daily pass triggers.

02

Connect to Wi-Fi

Connect to free Wi-Fi at your hotel, Airbnb, airport, or coffee shop.

03

Open QuikRing & call

Call any mobile or landline worldwide. Pay only for the minutes you use with no daily minimums. After your first top-up, verify your own number and, on routes that support it, the people you call see it.

Select your carrier

Detailed teardowns of daily roaming passes, hidden fees, and bypass guides for major US, UK, Canadian, and European carriers.

United States

AT&T

Daily pass: $12.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: $2.00 - $4.00 per minute

Verizon

Daily pass: $12.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: $0.99 - $2.99 per minute

T-Mobile US

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

United Kingdom

Vodafone UK

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

EE

Daily pass: From £2.72 per day

Pay-per-minute: £2.50 per minute

O2

Daily pass: £7.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: £2.50 per minute

Germany

Deutsche Telekom

Daily pass: €15.95 per week / €49.95 per month

Pay-per-minute: €2.99 per minute

Vodafone Germany

Daily pass: No flat day pass for calls outside the EU; only data-only Reisepakete

Pay-per-minute: €1.75 - €2.73 per minute (Welt 1 zone); up to €5.48/min in the Welt 2 and maritime tier

o2 Germany

Daily pass: Roaming Plus add-on from €4.99/month (Switzerland only) — no day pass for the rest of the world

Pay-per-minute: €0.54 - €2.49 per minute (Zone 2 to Zone 4, rest of world)

1&1

Daily pass: No day pass for calls outside the EU

Pay-per-minute: €0.59 - €2.49 per minute (Weltzone 2 to Weltzone 4, rest of world)

Aldi Talk

Daily pass: Europa 150 Min pass covers only Ländergruppe 1-2; no pass covers calls further afield

Pay-per-minute: €0.99 per minute (Ländergruppe 3-5, most non-EU destinations)

Congstar

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Australia

Telstra

Daily pass: A$10.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: A$3.00 per minute

Canada

Rogers

Daily pass: CAD $16.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: CAD $3.50 per minute

Bell Canada

Daily pass: CAD $16.00 per day

Pay-per-minute: CAD $4.00 per minute

Spain

Movistar

Daily pass: No flat-rate day pass for calls; billed per minute outside the EU

Pay-per-minute: €3.03 per minute + €1.94 call setup (Zone 3)

Vodafone España

Daily pass: €5/day for 1GB data (Bono Diario Viaje Mundo) — no flat-rate call pass

Pay-per-minute: €1.69 per minute + €1.21 call setup (Vodafone World rate); up to €3.03/min + €1.69 setup in Zone 3 countries

Orange España

Daily pass: €9/24h for 3GB data or €25/week for 25GB (Destinos Plus) — no flat-rate call pass

Pay-per-minute: €4.00 per minute + €2.00 call setup (Resto del Mundo zone)

Yoigo

Daily pass: No flat-rate day pass; roaming is priced per destination country

Pay-per-minute: From €2.00/min + €1.50 call setup calling Spain from the US (Yoigo prices roaming per destination rather than one flat non-EU rate — other countries may differ)

Digi España

Daily pass: No day pass; pay-per-second billing (30-second minimum)

Pay-per-minute: Priced per destination country on Digi's own calculator

France

Orange France

Daily pass: No flat-rate call day pass; only data-only Pass Travel add-ons

Pay-per-minute: €2.90 per minute (zone Reste du Monde)

SFR

Daily pass: Forfait voyage / Pack Séjour available for a fixed 30-day price per zone — exact rate requires selecting a destination on SFR's own site

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Bouygues Telecom

Daily pass: Pass Internet Voyage (data only, doesn't cover calls or SMS)

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Free Mobile

Daily pass: Forfait 2€: Option Voyage (€10 activation) required before departure to call outside Europe/DOM

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

La Poste Mobile

Daily pass: Optional travel/international add-ons available; price varies by destination

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Netherlands

KPN

Daily pass: Voordeellanden buiten EU bundel: 100 min/€9.99 or 500 min/€39.99 per month — no single-day pass

Pay-per-minute: €2.00 per minute (Overige landen buiten EU); €1.00/min in the cheaper Voordeellanden buiten EU list

Odido

Daily pass: No flat day pass for calls; check per-country pricing before you travel

Pay-per-minute: €1.89 per minute (Zone 3, calling the Netherlands or the rest of the EU)

Vodafone Netherlands

Daily pass: All-in-1 World day bundles available; check Vodafone's rate folder for the current price

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Simyo

Daily pass: International data bundles available for 10 popular non-EU destinations (data only)

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Lebara Netherlands

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Italy

TIM

Daily pass: TIM in Viaggio Pass USA e Canada: €19.99 - €39.99 depending on minutes/data included

Pay-per-minute: €2.02 per minute calling Italy from the US ("Zona 1 NEW"); €3.02/min in the broader Zona 2 tier, up to €6.05/min in Zona 4

Vodafone Italia

Daily pass: Smart Passport day pass, up to €6/day depending on destination

Pay-per-minute: €0.20 per minute calling Italy from the US (Vodafone prices per destination country — other non-EU countries vary widely, from €0.20/min in Turkey to €5/min in Tunisia)

WindTre

Daily pass: Travel roaming add-ons available; check WindTre's own destination calculator for the current price

Pay-per-minute: €0.20 per minute calling Italy from the US (WindTre prices per destination via its own calculator — other non-EU countries may differ)

Iliad Italia

Daily pass: 5GB in USA e Canada data add-on, €4.99/month — data only, no voice minutes

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Fastweb

Daily pass: Smart Passport: €3.99-€6.99/24h depending on zone; Travel Mondo 30 giorni: €29.99/30 days (200 min included)

Pay-per-minute: €0.40 per minute calling out from the US without a pass (Fastweb prices per destination via its own calculator)

Poland

Orange Polska

Daily pass: Bezpieczny Roaming data pass: 15 zł/24h (1GB) — data only, doesn't cover calls

Pay-per-minute: 4.94 zł - 8.07 zł per minute depending on zone (Strefa 2 to Strefa 5)

Play

Daily pass: No day pass for calls; standard per-minute billing outside the EU

Pay-per-minute: 5.00 zł (Strefa 1: USA, Canada, Russia, Turkey and more) to 7.00 zł (Strefa 2: rest of world) per minute

Plus

Daily pass: Data-only roaming packages from 5 zł (1.09GB) — no flat-rate call pass

Pay-per-minute: 4.03 zł (Strefa 1) to 8.07 zł (Strefa 3) per minute

T-Mobile Poland

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Virgin Mobile Poland

Daily pass: Not published on an official page we could verify

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify

Japan

NTT Docomo

Daily pass: Sekai Sono Mama Giga / Sekai Giga Shihoudai data passes — data only, don't cover calls

Pay-per-minute: ¥125 per minute calling Japan from South Korea (Docomo's own published example; rates vary by destination and its site directs customers to a per-country lookup tool for others)

au (KDDI)

Daily pass: au Kaigai Houdai data pass from ¥800/24h — data only, no voice

Pay-per-minute: ¥125 per minute calling Japan from South Korea (au's own published example; calling a third country from the same trip runs ¥265/min)

SoftBank

Daily pass: Kaigai Anshin Teigaku: ¥980/24h, unlimited data AND calls in eligible countries (Korea included; the US is covered separately by America Hodai)

Pay-per-minute: ¥190 per minute calling Japan from South Korea (SoftBank's own published rate table)

Rakuten Mobile

Daily pass: No flat-rate day pass for standard-dialer calls; calls to Japanese numbers through the Rakuten Link app are free from Rakuten's listed countries and regions

Pay-per-minute: ¥195 per minute calling Japan from the US using the phone's standard dialer (free via the Rakuten Link app from Rakuten's listed countries and regions)

ahamo

Daily pass: 30GB monthly data allowance usable in 91 countries at no extra charge — data only, doesn't cover calls

Pay-per-minute: Not published on an official page we could verify (ahamo runs voice roaming on Docomo's WORLD WING network and defers to Docomo's own rates — e.g. ¥125/min calling Japan from South Korea)

Live QuikRing rates

Current per-minute prices from our rate table, in USD. They update automatically whenever a price changes.

DestinationMobileLandline
Australia⁨$0.13/min⁩⁨$0.05/min⁩
Canada⁨$0.03/min⁩⁨$0.03/min⁩
Germany⁨$0.09/min⁩⁨$0.05/min⁩
India⁨$0.08/min⁩⁨$0.07/min⁩
Mexico⁨$0.06/min⁩⁨$0.02/min⁩
Philippines⁨$0.36/min⁩⁨$0.30/min⁩
United Kingdom⁨$0.07/min⁩⁨$0.02/min⁩
United States⁨$0.02/min⁩⁨$0.02/min⁩
A 10-minute call costs from ⁨$0.20⁩.All country rates →

Prices checked ⁨⁨October 23, 2026⁩⁩.