What is a data roaming cap? Do I still have to pay?

Basically a few days ago I went on a holiday to New York (from England) before I got on the plane my Iphone ran out of charge so I was unable to turn off data roaming. When I get to my hotel room I put the phone on charge and go to sleep… But when I was asleep the phone had turned itself on. In the morning I get a text telling me I had reached 98% of my £42.55 data roaming price cap (£41.70) even though I didn't even use my phone during the night… I'm on contract so does this mean I've used up all my Internet or will the price get added on to my bill? I'm quite confused (I'm on orange if it helps)

You can probably dispute this data roaming charge and not have to pay all or most of it. Call your carrier right away and explain what happened. They can validate there was no major activity during the hours of the roaming charges and will probably waive the fees to keep you as a loyal customer.

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