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USA talk text roaming?

BEER — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:58:00 GMT

Perhaps I’m the only one that is in the dark regarding USA roaming.

If I were to add on a PM roaming option would I then-while in the USA be able to use my phone for voice and texting just like in Canada?

Re: USA talk text roaming?

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:03:13 GMT

@BEER wrote:
Perhaps I’m the only one that is in the dark regarding USA roaming.
If I were to add on a PM roaming option would I then-while in the USA be able to use my phone for voice and texting just like in Canada?

Yes. That's what roaming does.

Re: USA talk text roaming?

BEER — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:12:19 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@BEER wrote:
Perhaps I’m the only one that is in the dark regarding USA roaming.
If I were to add on a PM roaming option would I then-while in the USA be able to use my phone for voice and texting just like in Canada?
Yes. That's what roaming does.

That’s what I thought but I ask this question because a couple of years ago tried roaming with my then Bell plan and it just didn’t work. Eventually went to a Walmart in Orlando and bought a sim and set up a prepaid plan with a local provider.

Re: USA talk text roaming?

stonechucker — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:18:34 GMT

Public Mobile has roaming agreements with T-Mobile and AT&T. If you have the roaming add-ons enabled, and have automatic network detection turned on, you should connect automatically when crossing or nearing the border.

Sometimes you will need to specifically select the roaming partner network to connect.

Re: USA talk text roaming?

will13am — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:25:02 GMT

@BEER wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@BEER wrote:
Perhaps I’m the only one that is in the dark regarding USA roaming.
If I were to add on a PM roaming option would I then-while in the USA be able to use my phone for voice and texting just like in Canada?
Yes. That's what roaming does.
That’s what I thought but I ask this question because a couple of years ago tried roaming with my then Bell plan and it just didn’t work. Eventually went to a Walmart in Orlando and bought a sim and set up a prepaid plan with a local provider.

When you use a roaming option, you need to make sure the phone connects to the roaming partner's network. Sometimes that requires a bit of manual intervention to force connect to the roaming partner network. Otherwise, if Bell offers a roaming feature, it should work identical to this service.