this is all nice and dandy but it's still only half job, since this doesn't mean there are no charges for international calls
so yes receiving calls or using internet will be same as home, you still have to watch what number you are calling, if it's from country of your carrier or different
please correct me if I am wrong
EDIT: so I was right, now it's even more insane than before:
For example: If you have a Belgian card and you travel to France and call either a hotel in France, back home to Belgium, or to any other country in the EU and the EEA, you are roaming (refer to legal text on the regulation on roaming) , and you will pay Belgian internal domestic prices (refer to legal text).
However, if a Belgian SIM card holder calls from Belgium to Spain, she/he will pay the international tariff. Calls from home to another EU country are not roaming and are not regulated.
TLDR: there are no fees for international calls while you are in roaming, but when you return back home enjoy fees for international calls, using your SIM in foreign network is cheaper than using it in your own network at home
so yes receiving calls or using internet will be same as home, you still have to watch what number you are calling, if it's from country of your carrier or different
please correct me if I am wrong
EDIT: so I was right, now it's even more insane than before:
For example: If you have a Belgian card and you travel to France and call either a hotel in France, back home to Belgium, or to any other country in the EU and the EEA, you are roaming (refer to legal text on the regulation on roaming) , and you will pay Belgian internal domestic prices (refer to legal text).
However, if a Belgian SIM card holder calls from Belgium to Spain, she/he will pay the international tariff. Calls from home to another EU country are not roaming and are not regulated.
source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/faq/frequently...
TLDR: there are no fees for international calls while you are in roaming, but when you return back home enjoy fees for international calls, using your SIM in foreign network is cheaper than using it in your own network at home