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What is the fair use limit for EU roaming in Denmark?

Occasional travel versus living abroad

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Short answer

Roam like at home is meant for occasional travel, so you count as roaming as long as you spend more time and use your phone more at home than abroad. An operator may look at your use over a period of 4 months. If both your time and your use abroad are higher than at home, the operator can warn you, and you then have 14 days to explain or change your use. After that, surcharges may apply, capped at €0,019 per minute for calls and €0,003 per text, excluding VAT, plus a capped surcharge on data. Operators must stop the extra charges at €50 unless you choose another limit.

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Why

  1. Roaming means occasional travel outside the country of your subscription.
  2. The check looks at both time spent and phone use abroad.
  3. Every surcharge has an EU cap.

Details

A cross-border commuter counts a day as a day at home if the phone connects to the home network at least once that day.

Tip

If you move to Denmark for six months or more, get a Danish SIM card instead of relying on roaming.

What may differ

The cap on data surcharges falls year by year and reaches €1 per GB from 2027.

Common misconception

Many people think the operator can start charging extra the moment they stay abroad for a long time.

What actually happens

The operator must first warn you, and you have 14 days to change your use before any surcharge.

People also ask

  • Does EU roaming work in Denmark?
  • Should I get a Danish SIM card if I move to Denmark?
  • Is there a data spending cap when roaming?

Sources

This answer is for reference only. Prices and terms of mobile plans are set by each operator, so check them with your own operator.

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