topic Re: U.S. Roamimg in Get Support

U.S. Roamimg

woodlandechoes1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:55:19 GMT

I cannot text or call from the U.S. despite paying for addons to allow me to roam in the U.S. I have WIFI access but can not use the phone data. I have lots of credit. I have reset the phone as per the instructions on the web site. HELP I have some urgent calls yo make back to Canada.

Re: U.S. Roamimg

Handy1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:57:09 GMT

@woodlandechoes1 Do you have data roaming turned on in phone settings ? And set phone to 4G/LTE and connect to T mobile or AT&T if still issues with voice try phone set to 2G and connect only to T mobile

Re: U.S. Roamimg

Dunkman — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:58:47 GMT

@woodlandechoes1

Which model phone? Is it VoLTE compatible? That is important for talk service.

Try to manually select T mobile or AT&T US carrier. If one does not work, choose the other.

Other troubleshooting advice:

1. Reboot phone

2. Network reset of phone

3. Toggle airplane mode on then off

Here is some additional information:

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/ab/get-help/articles/us-roaming-troubleshooting

Re: U.S. Roamimg

woodlandechoes1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:02:42 GMT

I reset to 2G and t-mobile and still not working.

Re: U.S. Roamimg

Phil_Adelphus — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:04:53 GMT

@woodlandechoes1 T-Mobile 2G can be spotty. What phone do you have and when did you buy the add-on and which one did you get?

Re: U.S. Roamimg

fixin — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:15:55 GMT

@woodlandechoes1 - If you need to make urgent calls to Canada, temporarily use apps like TextFree, TextNow, or Fongo. They'll give you a free phone number with VoIP where you can call back to Canada. You can have a local number (Not the same as your Public Mobile number) & unlimited calls with texts.

You may also be in a No Service area, so check the coverage map of Public Mobile in the USA, T-Mobile in the USA, and AT&T in the USA. 5G+ or 5G Ultra Capacity (UC) won't matter since Public Mobile only has 5G (No +, no UC.)

Public Mobile USA Coverage (Dropdown arrow to right corner > United States: https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/coverage?gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds

T-Mobile Coverage Map:https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map

AT&T Coverage Map:https://www.att.com/maps/wireless-coverage.html

If you ARE in AT&T's, PM's, or T-Mobile's coverage map, ask CS_Agent for help with US roaming.

⬇️ Click the link for an Agent * ⬇️

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/notes/composepage/note-to-user-id/22437

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Re: U.S. Roamimg

woodlandechoes1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:11:15 GMT

Thanks but I use FONGO and it works sometimes, but I paid for service and I am expecting several important calls to me.

Re: U.S. Roamimg

woodlandechoes1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:15:40 GMT

Hi The phone is a Galaxy A53 5G and I bought 2 addons for talk text and data (U.S.)

Re: U.S. Roamimg

Dunkman — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:28:47 GMT

@woodlandechoes1 wrote:
Hi The phone is a Galaxy A53 5G and I bought 2 addons for talk text and data (U.S.)

@woodlandechoes1

That phone is VoLTE compatible, so don't bother with 2G network.

So, did you try both AT&T and T mobile?

Why did you purchase 2 add ons? Which exact add ons did you purchase? If you bough the same 2 add ons, it might mess things up with your service.

Re: U.S. Roamimg

woodlandechoes1 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:34:09 GMT

Tried this and it still does not work

Re: U.S. Roamimg

Phil_Adelphus — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:09:13 GMT

@woodlandechoes1 2 addons for talk text and data (U.S.)

I don't think it is possible to buy two consecutively, or did you get the $15 talk and text plus a separate data one? Do the add-on/s show when you log into your account? They are time limited so did you buy them within the last 15 days? As suggested earlier, other than trying 2G on T-Mobile is the phone set to 4G/LTE (5G is unreliable with AT&T).