International travel - Is this the best way?

Hello @Maryjay60,

Thanks for reaching out to us, and we're here to clarify things for you. 

You won’t be charged by ATT unless you call, text or use data over the cellular network. If you have airplane mode on, that means you have cellular off. As long as cellular is off and you don’t connect to a cellular network, you won’t get charged. 

Also, using other carrier eSIM while your out of the country will not put your AT&T SIM into danger. We would suggest you to remove the physical SIM and not use it. 

However, we would suggest you to activate the International Day Pass as it gives you many benefits also you will be charged only when you make use of it. 

For more information on the International Day Pass refer to the link. 

We hope these information helps, if there is anything else do get back to us. 

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Veronica, AT&T Community Specialist.

I have IDP activated. My phone does not have a physical SIM, since it is an iPhone 14. 

Hello @Maryjay60, we hope everything is going well with you!

Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern regarding International Day Pass, we are here to help.

To answer your question, You can use a regular physical sim or an eSim for this. 

Learn more about our International Day Pass. (https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1175103) 

• Be sure you have an AT&T unlimited, AT&T 4GB, or Mobile Share plan.
• Pay a daily fee for each 24-hour period that you talk, text, or use data within an included country. Only one daily fee is charged even when you travel to multiple included countries in the same day. The daily fee applies to each line on your account using International Day Pass. 
  • For 1 line, it’s $10 a day.
  • For each additional line on the same account used in the same 24-hour period, there’s a daily charge of $5.
  • You'll never pay more than 10 daily fees per line, per bill period.
  • You can see a list of included countries. (https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1395068/)

Next, you can learn more on how to use your device internationally by visiting the below link.

(https://www.att.com/wireless/how-to-use-your-cell-phone-internationally/)

Next, if you still need further assistance, we recommend you to contact us via the support us link for us to help you better. 

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We hope the above-mentioned troubleshooting steps alleviate your concern! Please do let us know if you require any further assistance.

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Rachel, AT&T Community Specialist.

@Maryjay60 No problem with the iPhone 14 using 2 eSIMs. Link below on using 2eSIMs from Apple. 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109317#:~:text=All%20iPhone%20models%20that%20support,also%20support%20two%20active%20eSIMs.