My cellular providers coverage is pretty bad here, but it comes with free roaming, so I am just wondering is thenre any way to force my phone to roam on another network (rooted phone)
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Has anyone experienced this before? I seem to loose 3G connectivity while talking on a call. I can keep talking... but the 3G icon disappears and I see an alert icon notifying me that I've lose data connectivity.
This doesn't happen all the time, but quite often. Sometimes, the icon with signal bars will have a small 'R' at the top left indicating that I may be in Roaming mode.
I've got the ATT Nexus One with Bell Mobility as my carrier (Canada). They have a pure HSDPA network with no 2G fall back, so I'm not sure how I could lose 3G and still be on the call... I've got 2.2.1 FRG83 with Stock Android and the phone is NOT rooted.
Any suggestions? Should I reapply FRG83 -- or the entire stock android image (is this even possible on a non-rooted phone)?
Not sure if this is the same, as I never go into Roaming mode... but I routinely lose my data connection while making phone calls. I'm on T-mobile, btw.
Is this something normal? Have you just ended up living with it?
I'm slightly concerned about missing an email or SMS during a call if data connectivity is lost. Although, I don't think that data is truly lost as Bell Mobility only has a 3G network, there is no 2G to fall back on...
Are you sure you're not roaming over other networks? I'm sure you are switched to another network, and the data is dropped because Android has a switch to turn off data (which has nothing to do with SMS, by the way) when roaming, and this switch is on by default.
When the data is dropped, I believe it's not re-negotiated until the end of your conversation, so if you're switched to a roaming cell tower for even a second - your data is gone until the end of your call.
If your cellular carrier has agreement with other carrier's cell towers and they accept roaming (which is sometimes the case, as I've learned from this forum) - you should turn that switch off to retain data even when roaming.
I'm running a stock, unrooted ZVC. I live in an area with great Sprint service, but sometimes (today) I'm in an area with no or poor Sprint coverage. How can I get my G2 to roam? I don't intend to torrent all of the interwebs, I just want a little data to use Hangouts and Facebook with. I get a weak 1xRTT signal here and can make a call, but no data service. I've checked the necessary boxes, and put the phone in Global mode, but it wont roam. Putting it on GSM mode only will find AT&T , T-Mobile, but will not connect.
Even in other areas where it does prompt me to roam and it shows the little triangle, I just can't get any data signal.
This is immensely frustrating, since I'm rarely in a non Sprint area, but I'd really like roaming to just work when I need it.
Any advice?
Sprint does not roam off domestic GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Roaming arrangements are with CDMA carriers like Verizon.
If you've gone into System Settings, Roaming and set Roaming Mode to Automaic, checked off Domestic Roaming and Domestic Data Roaming, also go to Settings, Mobile Data, hit Menu button and check off Data Roaming there as well.
If you're in an area with no Sprint signal but a roaming partner is available, it will connect to that carrier and roam off them for either voice calling (1x) or data (1x, and or 3G). Might be a good idea to update your PRL (preferred roaming list).
If after all these you still can't roam, then get on the phone with customer service and have them see what's going on.
Most Sprint plans nowadays include voice roaming and data roaming, but with this important caveat as per their T&C :
Off-network Roaming: The primary use of your Device must be for domestic purposes within the Sprint-owned network. Domestic means use in the 50 United States and U.S. Territories (except Guam). Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network usage in a month exceeds: (1) voice: 800 min. or a majority of minutes; or (2) data: 100 or 300 megabytes or (based on plan terms) a majority of kilobytes.
http://shop2.sprint.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml
I'm an AT&T subscriber with a us based I337. Rooted, stock NC1. I'm currently in Canada, North of Toronto. . My phone seems to significantly prefer roaming on the Rogers network, which gets very poor service in my area. Most of the time, I get a tiny bar of G or E network. Sometimes, the Rogers signal weakens enough that I can get on the Telus network, which is great. My wife (unrooted S4 Active, at&t) is mostly on the bell network, which seems good. I've tried making the Telus apn (found elsewhere on this site), and I cannot change the network setting away from Default Setup in Network Operators. I've tried dialer code *#2263# which results in "RWT selection option is restricted".
Please help - I'd like to either force it onto Telus, or force it off Rogers. How can I do this?
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So as you may know the g2 on many roms doesnt allow data to work without enabling data roaming. However, what happens when your on a cruise ship with its own cellular that turns on once your away from shore? I plan on using my Verizon data until i drop signal but i dont want to accidentally roam from the ships cellular.
TLDR: Im on cloudy g3 and need data roaming enabled but dont want to roam
So I flashed SlimROM and noticed a little "R" on my network signal on the status bar.
Forgot about it and then today noticed it again.
So I checked my phone settings and roaming is disabled. But my SIM status say "roaming".
Did a SpeedTest and got 15mbps download.
Then I changed to LTE and the roaming is gone, but my downloads are only 3Mbps now.
Switching back and forth, "Global" is consistently much faster.
But then it says it's "roaming".
Kinda wondering if Verizon will tag me with some roaming fees even though my phone is set to not do any roaming?
I've set my phone to LTE to see what it does, and when it's changed I can't make phone calls nor receive them. I keep my phone on global and don't have a problem. Me being a truck driver I set my roaming status to roam on all trips, never got any roaming charges. I'm on Verizon as well.
Verizon "doesn't" roam unless you leave the country. Also if you use an app to check the status of the cell signal it will report it not roaming. It seems to be an issue with ROMs and CDMA reporting network correctly.
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