Vodafone Idea launches free international roaming for up to 3 trips a year

The benefit is available on select prepaid, postpaid and enterprise plans, with varying international data quotas and outgoing minutes, the company said

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has introduced free International roaming, an industry first, where prepaid, postpaid and enterprise customers, can avail free international roaming for 3 trips in a year, with varying international data quotas and outgoing minutes of usage.

 

The free international roaming benefit can be availed with postpaid plans starting at ₹501, annual prepaid unlimited data plans and corporate plans starting at ₹451. The company stated that customers will end up saving up to ₹9,000 per year.

 

“For years, international roaming has felt like a major hassle. You either switch off your mobile data entirely or hunt for free Wi-Fi just to send a basic message. Today, we are changing that for good,” chief executive officer Abhijit Kishore said.

  

The offering comes at a time when outbound travel costs have risen by 20-30 per cent owing to higher airline tariffs and inflationary pressures on commodities.

 

Rival carriers offer international roaming packs starting from ₹650 onwards, with varying data usage and validity periods, that can be bought on top of the existing prepaid or postpaid plans.