Mobile internet through a mobile network provider

Mobile internet is where the internet connection is delivered via mobile phone towers over a mobile phone network and not via a local WiFi router. A common example is a smartphone that harnesses a 3G, 4G or 5G wireless network for internet connectivity

This accessing the internet through your mobile network. It is how you get content or ‘data’ (from web and email servers e.g. emails, WhatsApp and apps) to your phone over your mobile network using 3G, 4G or the fastest 5G and NOT WiFi broadband. Mobile data plans have agreed amounts of data that you can transfer per month. There will be a charge if you go over your allowance. Check ‘data usage’ info on your phone and turn off mobile data if you are over your allowance then use WiFi only (until the end of the month)

This is for when you are outside the UK, and want your phone to connect to another mobile network for internet content or ‘data’ and can’t use WiFi. If the country you are in is included in your mobile contract it will not cost you anything, if not, there will be a charge. Keep Data Roaming set to OFF in phone settings then turn it on if you need it when you are abroad

When not connected to WiFi there should be either 3G, 4G or 5G showing in the status bar (to see this, turn off WiFi but don’t forget to turn it on again!). If it is not showing there may be no local mobile signal or your phone is not connected. Turn airplane mode on then off to refresh the network