What is roaming? I looked at some other posts, but all of them are outside of the State. I went on a three day vacation to Iowa and I was on roaming. I thought roaming was when you left the US? Please help me im quite confused and never dealt with this. Im also worried because ill be going to wisconsin later today for another three days and I DO NOT want to be without data. Thanks
Roaming is using another carriers towers for signal. If your phone cannot get a signal from your carrier it will connect to another carriers tower to get signal.
AS long as you are on your OWN carriers towers depending on your data plan it could be nation wide (best to check this)
As long as you are on your OWN carrier network, wherever you are you can make local calls, as that becomes your local network. eg: I live in Canada and am on the Rogers network. If I live in Toronto, but travel to Ottawa. As long as I'm on the rogers network while in Ottawa, I can make local calls in Ottawa as part of my plan. If i call a Toronto number it would be long distance.
Data would not be roaming as I am still on the Rogers network.
If I was in Ottawa on the Telus network, because Rogers is not available, I would be roaming, and incur roaming charges for voice and data.
Easy way to avoid data roaming is to turn it off in the network settings. If you go into a data roaming state, it simply won't work. This is where WIFI comes in handy.
Thank you. Cleared that right up for me
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I live in Canada and have a Fido SIM card. When Rogers and Fido merged, the old Fido network ID (302-370) was made defunct so that the only GSM network available is the Rogers one (302-720).
As I am a Fido customer, it means that my Kaiser believes that it is always roaming as 302-370 is my home network and I can't use the roaming-based data rules to manage my data charges when I'm truly roaming.
Is there a way to add 302-720 as a "home network" as far as the Kaiser is concerned? Is this defined in the registry or in the ROM?
I am currently using the stock HTC ROM.
Thanks.
Its defined on the Sim card, just call Rogers and tell them what happened, and Im sure that they'll send you a new card with 302-720 as a home network.
Otherwise, I dont wanna be a Canadian Idiot! (LOL at Wierd Al for his song...)
Eh?
I've been in touch with both the regular customer service people and their "network people". They are either unable or unwilling to make that change for me. It is possible that they use the SIM's home network as a key to decide which back-end database they reference. Although they merged the two GSM networks, they still operate as two separate companies (apart from the price collusion, of course).
Yesterday, I even bought a new latest-generation SIM card to replace my ancient one thinking that it may fix the problem. No luck - it still uses the Fido network id.
So, as the SIM card is stuck the way it is, I need a way to override my Kaiser's opinion that the Rogers network is a roaming one.
I have a really similar problem, plus another one which might be related.
I am in the UK and on the "Three" network, they are mainly a 3G network and i'm not sure but they might not have 'any' 2G transmitters. So when I have 3G coverage there is no roaming icon and everything works fine.
If however I am in a 2G area and using their roaming partner (not sure who yet, possibly Orange) the GPRS will not work unless I go in and tell the phone to search for a network automatically then make a connection straight away. It says there is GPRS signal and connects but I can't actually transfer any data. The GSM standard phone calls and TXT messages work fine without doing that.
If anyone does have an answer on how to add additional home networks I would be gratefull to know too.
I have the same problem with Fido; however, when I put my SIM into a Samsung Jack flashed with Fido ROM, the roaming problem is gone. The Samsung Jack was from Rogers. This leads me to believe that the roaming is somehow set by the ROM.
I don't believe there is anyway you are going to be able to make the Rogers network not think you are a Rogers customer through a registry hack.
Maybe you can find a work around by using those dialing rules?
And the only real fix is to bite the bullet and switch over to a Rogers contract.
Switching over to Rogers will resolve the roaming issue and will finally be rid of the text from 18 for voicemail; however, I don't want to lose my old City Fido plan.
i also face same problem any solution guy's ?
I recently bought, unlocked, flashed, and activated my Diamond and went onto the Fido network. Phone works great, but constantly says I am roaming. I have searched through other topics on this board, and, have found people having the same problem.
The icon itself doesn't bother me at all, but all the topics I could find only discuss hiding it.
My concern is roaming charges. I am in my home area, therefore, I should be using a tower near by, and I should NOT be charged roaming?
Is this correct? Has anyone on fido every been charged?
Thanks
prices of roaming depend on the agreement between your network and the network you're roaming on so there is not global answer to your question
This is something which may work for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503131
Thanks for the help. I actually ended up calling Fido on my landline and making a phone call with my phone to see if there were roaming charges coming up. He said no, so we'll see when I actually get my bill if I have hundreds of dollars owed, lol
I own a t-mobile version of the nexus one. I can connect fine to their network with no problem, however i do find myself in a complete t-mobile dead zone sometimes. When im at that location other people with AT&T devices have pretty good service. I noticed that in the Wireless & Network settings -> Mobile Networks -> Network Operators, it does find AT&T on there. However, when trying to connect to it, it gives the following error:
"Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network"
At that location, i was also with someone who had t-mobile with a Motorola Cliq, who was able to access this AT&T network without a problem (although it was a G connection)
Is there something i can do to access this network with my phone and sim card?
Maybe some sort of sim unlock code i need to get from t-mobile?
same here/..
actually.. im having that problem right now! O.O;
I have full bars yet i can't send txt msgs or call anyone.. and when i try to turn on wifi it says updating wifi then turns off... wtf?
anyone have any ideas?
Are you on a pre-paid account? Sometimes the pre-paid accounts do not support roaming (even though you aren't paying roaming on a contact account).
Also; it depends on the freq of that network. Ummm; if the phone is unlocked or not.
There could be a number of issues. You could try and call T-Mobile and ask them. But it just could be that it's At&t and that specific area might not be roaming enabled.
Just my 2-cents.
Squeaky369 said:
Are you on a pre-paid account? Sometimes the pre-paid accounts do not support roaming (even though you aren't paying roaming on a contact account).
Also; it depends on the freq of that network. Ummm; if the phone is unlocked or not.
There could be a number of issues. You could try and call T-Mobile and ask them. But it just could be that it's At&t and that specific area might not be roaming enabled.
Just my 2-cents.
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Check your logic. I'm sure that roaming would be enable in big NYC. WE are in two different areas also. Plus I am on postpaid. Also the phone is QUAD band, it does not need 3G to roam on AT&T EDGE network...come on now.
I ended up contacting google phone support about this. The tech i spoke to on the line was able to recreate the issue.
When he contacted t-mobile support for us t-mobile said basically if they own the property rights for the area you're in (disregarding your signal strength) you are unable to connect to any other network. If you are outside of a t-mobile coverage area, you are then able to roam.
Many of us are on Simple Choice Unlimited plans. These plans do include what T-mobile called "Unlimited International Data Roaming".
I'm sure many have traveled outside of USA and used their data free. But, have you tried to tether? I'm wondering if it would be a problem and if T-mobile knows we are sharing the data while overseas.
Any insight?
As far as I know international data speeds are 2g so I think thetering will be Imposible, unless you change the plan not sure though
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Have you run into problems while being out of USA? Last week I had to travel into Mexico and dunno what the hell happen but my Data was going on and off randomly. It show it was on a mexican carrier getting 3g speed but soon as I tried to open gmail or use any chat app my data seem to get cut off?
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Have you run into problems while being out of USA? Last week I had to travel into Mexico and dunno what the hell happen but my Data was going on and off randomly. It show it was on a mexican carrier getting 3g speed but soon as I tried to open gmail or use any chat app my data seem to get cut off?
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Nope, so far i've used it in Taipei and Hong Kong. No problems here.
I travelled to Canada, Dubai, and Pakistan over the summer with my Note 3. Used data with no issues in all 3 countries. Had 4G in Islamabad in some parts. 4G in Dubai. Same with Canada. I'm sure you could tether with those speeds (I got between 5-10Mbps) at the minimum when on my phone was showing "4G."
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I travelled to Canada, Dubai, and Pakistan over the summer with my Note 3. Used data with no issues in all 3 countries. Had 4G in Islamabad in some parts. 4G in Dubai. Same with Canada. I'm sure you could tether with those speeds (I got between 5-10Mbps) at the minimum when on my phone was showing "4G."
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Once we travel overseas did you just turn the phone on and connected to the avaliable network or did you use a sim, not sure how it works
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Once we travel overseas did you just turn the phone on and connected to the avaliable network or did you use a sim, not sure how it works
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Just turn on your phone. It will automatically connect to the best available network.
Currently in mexico, im having trouble connecting with movistar , my data seems to be connecting and disconnecting. The only fix i found is to turn off and on my data and itll work for a while. Seems like a bug because a couple months ago i had my note 3 and would work great.
As for tethering, its 2G speeds so its very slow. I tether to my sister as she has sprint.
For the current PF subscribers, why did you choose to switch to Project Fi when MetroPCS (another T-Mobile subsidiary) offers the $60 truly unlimited plan?
I'm definitely not trying to step on any toes here, I'm just curious since I bought a Nexus 6 during the Black Friday sale and I'm wondering if I should make the switch. But, TBH, Looking at what I've seen so far, MetroPCS seems to have the better plan as of right now.
I'm really looking forward to hearing your inputs on this subject, I just might be a new subscriber if there's a benefit from switching.
Thanks in advance ?
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1) If you need to use lots of cellular data, then Project Fi is not for you. Its pay-as-you-go data-pricing model is optimized for users who can stay on WiFi most of the time. For them, Fi is very cost effective.
2) A big appeal of Fi is that it offers two networks (T-Mobile and Sprint) with dynamic switching between them, and between cell data and WiFi. This switching is not perfect, but the basic architecture is there.
I use Fi because I live in a rural area that has poor reception from all carriers. I wanted an option to have Wifi calling. If I'm at home I am making calls/text through wifi most of the time. My WiFi is always great at home, and is in most stores and shops I go to (although cell service is fine in town). I know t-mobile offers this, but I like that I can switch between sprint and t-mobile with Fi. This is great because both sprint and t mobile have contracts with other carriers in the area. So If I'm on t-mobile and have a weak connection, it will sometimes roam to AT&T. Other times nothing is available on GSM and it will roam to Bluegrass Cellular through Sprint. I have better overall coverage with both carriers vs just being on att.
The phone does a pretty good job on switching. Sometimes it will get stuck on sprint when I know there is a better t-mobile signal in that spot, but I can use a dialer code to force it to switch (Fi spy makes this easy, although the codes are pretty easy to memorize).
I mostly work from home so cellular data isn't a big issue. On the days I'm in the office, I only use cell data on the way to the office to stream music. There is Wifi at work for data. I seem to find WiFi in most areas I go to. I have averaged 1gb of data per month, making this an affordable service. I do use the data saver in chrome, but don't take any other precautions on saving data. If I want to use the internet, I do, whether i'm on wifi or cellular.
The customer service is great with Fi, and the billing is nice and easy. I can now send/receive all calls and texts at home. On my previous carrier, I would just get voice messages randomly without the phone ringing and usually couldn't send text.
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I use Fi because I live in a rural area that has poor reception from all carriers. I wanted an option to have Wifi calling. If I'm at home I am making calls/text through wifi most of the time. My WiFi is always great at home, and is in most stores and shops I go to (although cell service is fine in town). I know t-mobile offers this, but I like that I can switch between sprint and t-mobile with Fi. This is great because both sprint and t mobile have contracts with other carriers in the area. So If I'm on t-mobile and have a weak connection, it will sometimes roam to AT&T. Other times nothing is available on GSM and it will roam to Bluegrass Cellular through Sprint. I have better overall coverage with both carriers vs just being on att.
The phone does a pretty good job on switching. Sometimes it will get stuck on sprint when I know there is a better t-mobile signal in that spot, but I can use a dialer code to force it to switch (Fi spy makes this easy, although the codes are pretty easy to memorize).
I mostly work from home so cellular data isn't a big issue. On the days I'm in the office, I only use cell data on the way to the office to stream music. There is Wifi at work for data. I seem to find WiFi in most areas I go to. I have averaged 1gb of data per month, making this an affordable service. I do use the data saver in chrome, but don't take any other precautions on saving data. If I want to use the internet, I do, whether i'm on wifi or cellular.
The customer service is great with Fi, and the billing is nice and easy. I can now send/receive all calls and texts at home. On my previous carrier, I would just get voice messages randomly without the phone ringing and usually couldn't send text.
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+1 that's why I switched since I live in the rural mountains near Yosemite. In town I have perfect T-Mobile service, plus Comcast is every where so my phone automatically connects to their hotspots all around. No one has cell service at my house, so WiFi calling is perfect. When I leave my town, sprint is in some areas, and even more rural locations I roam off Verizon. If the op is a heavy data user then I'd go with metro. I personally need the flexibility of the fi network of networks.
I thought about going FI. But with verizon unlimited and their cell tower 500 yards away I don't think I would have a benefit. But is still so tempting.