Connectivity Guides: Will Your Phone Work Abroad?

Country-by-country answers to the pre-travel worry: whether your phone works there, which networks it uses, and how to land connected without a roaming bill.

Traveller on a Bangkok street at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Thailand? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Thailand on the local networks.

Traveller at Sydney Harbour at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Australia? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked 4G or 5G phone from the last several years works in Australia on the local networks.

Traveller outside the Angkor temples in Cambodia checking their phone for signal

Will My Phone Work in Cambodia? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Cambodia on the local networks.

Traveller at a Toronto airport window checking whether their phone has signal after landing in Canada

Will My Phone Work in Canada? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Canada on the local networks.

Traveller on a Shanghai street at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in China? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in China on the local networks.

Traveller in the hills above Medellin checking their phone for signal at golden hour

Will My Phone Work in Colombia? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Colombia on the local networks.

Traveller on a Costa Rica rainforest road checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Costa Rica? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Costa Rica on the local networks.

Traveller near the Giza pyramids at golden hour checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Egypt? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Egypt on the local networks.

Traveller by the Seine in Paris at golden hour checking their phone for signal

Will My Phone Work in France? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in France on the local networks.

Traveller at Frankfurt Airport checking their phone signal after landing in Germany

Will My Phone Work in Germany? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Germany on the local networks.

Traveller on a Santorini clifftop at golden hour checking their phone for signal

Will My Phone Work in Greece? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Greece, from Athens to the smallest island.

Traveller on Iceland's Ring Road checking their phone with a mountain and waterfall behind them

Will My Phone Work in Iceland? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Iceland on the local networks.

Traveller outside Delhi airport at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in India? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in India on the local networks.

Traveller beside a Dublin street on a grey afternoon checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Ireland? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Ireland on the local networks.

Traveller on a sunlit Rome street checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Italy? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Italy on the local networks.

Traveller checking their phone signal on a New Zealand coastal road at golden hour

Will My Phone Work in New Zealand? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in New Zealand on the local networks.

Traveller at Machu Picchu checking whether their phone has signal above the Peruvian Andes

Will My Phone Work in Peru? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Peru on the local networks.

Traveller in Warsaw's Old Town Market Square at dusk checking their phone for signal

Will My Phone Work in Poland? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Poland on the local networks.

Traveller on a Lisbon street with yellow trams checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Portugal? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Portugal on the local networks.

Traveller in front of the Marina Bay skyline in Singapore checking their phone signal at dusk

Will My Phone Work in Singapore? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Singapore, a city with some of the densest, fastest mobile coverage on earth.

Traveller overlooking Cape Town with Table Mountain behind, checking their phone for signal

Will My Phone Work in South Africa? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked, modern phone works in South Africa on the local 4G and 5G networks.

Traveller in a Seoul street at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in South Korea? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in South Korea on the local networks.

Traveller in a sunlit Madrid plaza checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Spain? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Spain on the local networks.

Traveller on a Swiss mountain platform checking phone signal with the Alps behind them

Will My Phone Work in Switzerland? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Switzerland on the local networks.

Traveller on a Hanoi street at dusk checking whether their phone has signal

Will My Phone Work in Vietnam? (2026 Check)

Almost certainly yes - any unlocked phone from the last several years works in Vietnam on the local networks.