In plain English
Carriers often sort countries or territories outside a subscriber's home network into named groups. Within one group, the same roaming charges and service terms apply when the subscriber uses mobile service there.
In context
Here, "roaming zone" names the carrier-defined group of countries or territories that shares one set of roaming charges and service terms.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- labels a carrier country group on the roaming page.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify which countries or territories are in the group, because the carrier defines that grouping.
Examples
“Under her carrier's UK plan, Spain and Morocco were in the same roaming zone, so she was subject to the same roaming charges and terms in both countries.”
“Before the trip, he checked which roaming zone Albania belonged to on his carrier.”