Hi Xda, i was just wondering about data roaming for my carrier with the G2x.
I am using a network called Videotron (it's in Canada). The latest nightlies automatically fixed my apn settings, but I am worried about roaming charges.
I recently left my city, but I did not have national or international data roaming checked. Apparently, my carrier charges for roaming data, but the phone never stopped giving me data during my trip. I know i wasn't in my "zone" (because all calls were long distance), but it just worries me that data was working.
Is it possible that CM7 couldn't detect videotron's roaming "locations/profiles", and allowed me to have data?
I'm just worried in case i have additional charges (they charge 2$/MB of roaming!!!!)
Thanks in advance
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Hello all and thank you for reading.
I have a friend who uses US Cellular and they have free data roaming. I called T-Mobile and they said I would be charged if I turned roaming on. However when I'm traveling I constantly have data issues. T-Mobile doesn't have the best of coverage when you start leaving the big cities.
I was wondering if there was a way to trick the phone into roaming without being noticed? Doesn't seem possible due to the fact that data is being pulled from a certain tower and that could be tracked outside of the phone. However I thought maybe this has been attempted?
What are your guys thoughts?
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I lost my IMEI randomly after a reboot using CM10 and I restored it using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
The biggest problem is that after restoring the IMEI, the phone is stuck in "roaming" mode; I can still connect to VZW 4G LTE towers but I was just wondering whether or not I would get charged roaming fees? I've read that they do not charge for domestic roaming but I just wanted a little more verification before I risk getting charged a ridiculous amount.
This must be a dumb question because I'm having trouble finding an answer here or elsewhere.
Anyway, can someone explain the "Data Roaming" and "National Data Roaming" options on AOSP Roms.
Does disabling these options prevent the phone from connecting to Verizon Extended Network coverage? Thus, I should leave them on.
Or does enabling them lead to data roaming charges? Thus I should leave them off.
Thanks for any help!
I think national data roaming is where when you go to aa different state in the us and the covarge is bad and therefore allows you to piggy back on a different network.
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djteotancolis said:
I think national data roaming is where when you go to aa different state in the us and the covarge is bad and therefore allows you to piggy back on a different network.
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I'm not sure that's quite right. If you go to the Verizon Wireless coverage map you can identify areas of extended network coverage. From what I understand, those are areas where Verizon has an agreement to use signal from other carrier towers. If that's the roaming that's referred to, then there is no additional charge and the options should be checked.
I'm still not quite clear on why there are two options. I suppose national data roaming prevents roaming in Canada or Mexico where charges would apply. Whereas if you just had Data Roaming checked you could incur those charges. I don't know what might happen if both are checked.
Go easy on me as ive never taken my mobile on holiday before.
So I'm from the UK, and flying to Orlando Florida on 6th august, with partner.
I will be wanting to use my phone to call my girlfriend in case we get lost, so I'll be phoning my provider to sort that out..
But as I believe you now use an app to plan your day at disneyland, in which I'll require data enabled?
Is it normal to use your data when abroad, and I'll be fine with regards to data roaming if its unchecked in the settings? I'm terrified of being charged £££ when I get back..
If you switch off Roaming in the Data settings you will not get an internet connection, unless of course you use WiFi.
If you're with Three network, you can actually use your phone in the USA with no extra costs, even your data.
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dkconor said:
If you switch off Roaming in the Data settings you will not get an internet connection, unless of course you use WiFi.
If you're with Three network, you can actually use your phone in the USA with no extra costs, even your data.
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If not already with 3 it would be too late for the original poster join up as they require customers to be with them for 30 days before they can use the free roaming. Also if they are with 3 data roaming will be disabled by default so they need to phone them and get it enabled.
In general the rules for roaming data vary so much by provider and contract that it is impossible to give much advice beyond check what your contract says.
Now that no-contract hotspots are fairly cheap (about $50 for a ZTE z288L or z289C compatible with StraightTalk's $15/30day-1gig plan), I'm thinking about buying one to keep handy in case Hurricane/TS Erika knocks U-verse and T-Mobile data offline.
Does anybody have any particular opinion about which carrier (AT&T or Verizon) is likely to have the most robust storm-hardened backhaul and enough backup power to keep the tower (and everything upstream) working during an extended regional power outage?
For what it's worth, Verizon's mobile switching center for South Florida is about 3 miles from my house. I'm not necessarily sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing at hurricane-time.
Also, is it reasonable to assume that data service using Verizon or AT&T through StraightTalk might be throttled, but is not itself any more likely to be affected by regional power loss or storm damage than the underlying network itself? Or does Verizon/AT&T split off StraightTalk's traffic right at the tower & leave it up to them to handle their own backhaul arrangements? I like to THINK that the traffic is all VPN'ed from the tower to their regional network center and split off to MVNOs there... but I don't know for sure.
By the way, I just got off a chat with someone at StraightTalk who explicitly said that the following devices can NOT be used with their hotspot data plans:
Verizon Novatel USB727 USB 3G data card
Verizon Novatel 4510L and 5510L Jetpack hotspots
... and said pretty much point blank that BYOD doesn't apply to hotspots or data modems, and that ONLY StraightTalk-branded hotspots can be used with their hotspot plan.