[Q] Is there a national roaming profile app or something? - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am looking for an app that will change my national roaming operator in some cases (maybe some tasker plugin) if it is possible of course. My home network operator uses roaming with two other providers in my country, the thing is when I am at home I have to switch manually to one operator only to get good signal (when it is set to automatic the signal is very poor, because it chooses other operator). I found only something like that but for cdma phones only (roam control). Do you have any ideas?

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Blocking certain Cell Providers ?

Hello all
i live near the border and getting many unwanted cell provider.
Is it possible to disable or block them completely ?
i do want no network than those expensive roaming providers
hope there is a way.
Well disable automatic selection and choose network manually in the settings ...
I've tried this too to save some battery, but then the phone asks me all the time if I want to connect to a different provider. That's a bit annoying...

Disable roaming / GSM / GPRS / EDGE or sim re-locking

Hello All,
I have an unlocked Diamond (originally on Orange UK) now using a 'Three' UK SIM.
Unfortunately, I constantly roam onto Orange where data sessions fail to work. Data sessions connect, but HTTP traffic is blocked and other types of data is obviously much slower (too slow to use). This sometimes happens where Three's signal is available but Orange is stronger.
Forcing manual selection of networks does not prevent roaming to Orange. The order of preferred networks is not saved and reverts to (Three, Orange, ...) as soon as I exit the menu.
Is there any way I can do one of the following:
Disable all roaming?
Disable GSM/GPRS/EDGE?
Lock the phone to Three only?
Force manual selection of network?
Any help appreciated
Thanks!
If you wanna stop EDGE for WIFI roaming you can use NoData.cab, look on the forum.
bugmeyes said:
Hello All,
I have an unlocked Diamond (originally on Orange UK) now using a 'Three' UK SIM.
Unfortunately, I constantly roam onto Orange where data sessions fail to work. Data sessions connect, but HTTP traffic is blocked and other types of data is obviously much slower (too slow to use). This sometimes happens where Three's signal is available but Orange is stronger.
Forcing manual selection of networks does not prevent roaming to Orange. The order of preferred networks is not saved and reverts to (Three, Orange, ...) as soon as I exit the menu.
Is there any way I can do one of the following:
Disable all roaming?
Disable GSM/GPRS/EDGE?
Lock the phone to Three only?
Force manual selection of network?
Any help appreciated
Thanks!
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I just wrote a script to keep you connected to 3G or HSDPA networks only. Tryout WombatPhoneRoam
I hope it is what your looking for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3076932&postcount=1
Wombat
this app automatically do this job: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503131 (disable data in roaming, and re enable under home automatically)

[Q] Roaming?

How is roaming detected by the phone? In particular I'm interested in distinguishing between national and international network roaming, as unfortunately (but as expected) my operator gives me a roaming icon and I'd rather not have nasty surprises when near the border if I can fix it cleanly.

[Q] Is there a way to disable roaming?

I have a quite rare problem. I'm in Ireland and use 3 operator. It does not have coverage on many places and it has some kind of contract with o2, so whenever the signal it lost, phone automatically switches to o2. Problem is when I'm back in place with full 3 coverage again, WP does not switch back. I have to select network manually several times a day. It's very annoying. Is there an option somewhere in settings to disable roaming completely? I found it only for data but I need it for calls. Phone is Lumia 920.
Thanks
emkovicz said:
...so whenever the signal it lost, phone automatically switches to o2.
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I imagine specifying your network provider as "3 IRELAND" or whatever it's called will stop it from connecting to O2? The setting is under Mobile Network (under the roaming options, at the bottom) and is set to "automatic" by default.
at45 said:
I imagine specifying your network provider as "3 IRELAND" or whatever it's called will stop it from connecting to O2? The setting is under Mobile Network (under the roaming options, at the bottom) and is set to "automatic" by default.
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First thing I tried, but it did not help. Maybe problem is that the other network has same name - probably to ensure seamless switch. (it's actually Vodafone, sorry for my mistake: http://www.vodafone.ie/aboutus/media/press/show/BAU002953.shtml )
emkovicz said:
Maybe problem is that the other network has same name - probably to ensure seamless switch.
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I'm not saying I'll be able to help, but could you elaborate a little on why roaming comes into this? Are you changing countries between two places where the operator is called "Vodafone"?
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at45 said:
I'm not saying I'll be able to help, but could you elaborate a little on why roaming comes into this? Are you changing countries between two places where the operator is called "Vodafone"?
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No I don't. It's actually a funny thing. I live in Dublin and yet you can find here many places without signal coverage. I think, but not exactly sure that 3 is the last operator who entered on a market here, so it does not have proper infrastructure and negotiated with Vodafone national roaming for places where native 3 signal is not available. In general it's not a big problem, you can make calls like in your home network, price is same, you can even see on your phone you are connected to 3 network but with a roaming. (because in fact you are connected to Vodafone)
I'm trying to disable roaming completely because mobile data on the roaming are just GPRS while in native 3, you got 3G.
It would not mind me if phone would automatically switch back on 3 when available. (when I had WP 7 it was doing like this) But now with WP8 the behavior seems to be changed and as soon as it enters the roaming it never reverts back to native network unless I manually select the 3network again.

[Q] A way to modify the phone radio/modem? suggestions on a custom one?

When I am in Mexico (close to the US), the phone insists to stay on the T-Mobile signal (even though the signal is so weak that I cannot place a call, send sms or use the internet), so I have to manually search available networks and manually select the network I need several times per day. When the phone DOES switch to the Mexican carrier, it switches to Movistar which offers really bad internet service. Two questions:
1.- Is there a way to modify the radio so that I do not have to search for networks every time I need to switch networks? (Like the iphone. The iphone keeps the available networks search results on the Settings >> Carrier tab)
2.- Instead of the radio defaulting to Movistar when it goes into roaming, is there a way to modify it so that it defaults to Telcel? (Telcel is another carrier in Mexico).
Thank you for your reply
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Kaminosaint said:
When I am in Mexico (close to the US), the phone insists to stay on the T-Mobile signal (even though the signal is so weak that I cannot place a call, send sms or use the internet), so I have to manually search available networks and manually select the network I need several times per day. When the phone DOES switch to the Mexican carrier, it switches to Movistar which offers really bad internet service. Two questions:
1.- Is there a way to modify the radio so that I do not have to search for networks every time I need to switch networks? (Like the iphone. The iphone keeps the available networks search results on the Settings >> Carrier tab)
2.- Instead of the radio defaulting to Movistar when it goes into roaming, is there a way to modify it so that it defaults to Telcel? (Telcel is another carrier in Mexico).
Thank you for your reply
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I would use APN settings. You should be able to manually select the one you want once you get them setup.
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