topic Re: Data in USA in Mobile Services

Data in USA

HurleyBodhi — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:43:47 GMT

Hi im travelling to New York on Sunday, I have put the add on for Roam Further so i can use my mobile as normal. it is a really silly question but what do i need to do to my phone when i land? is there anything i need to switch on? or am i just good to go?

thanks in advance

Re: Data in USA

Kirigaya_Kazuto — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:23:13 GMT

You should be good to go as long as the Roam abroad pass is active and Data Roaming is enabled in Settings -> Mobile Service

Re: Data in USA

XRaySpeX — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:30:59 GMT

As you are on contract, remember to text ROAMING to 150 before you leave UK to ensure roaming is enabled on your account.

Re: Data in USA

HurleyBodhi — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:14:41 GMT

thanks! do I need to turn on data roaming on the handset as well.?

Re: Data in USA

XRaySpeX — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:29:14 GMT

Yes, if you want to use data there but it has nowt to do with enabling roaming on your account which permits all use abroad.

Re: Data in USA

HurleyBodhi — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:46:36 GMT

thank you both very much

Re: Data in USA

bristolian — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:10:25 GMT

@Kirigaya_Kazuto wrote:

You should be good to go as long as the Roam abroad pass is active and Data Roaming is enabled in Settings -> Mobile Service

This is not entirely accurate. Data roaming is a phone setting that says "can I use mobile data whilst roaming", there is no similar "voice call roaming" or "text message roaming" but they would be the equivalent.

If roaming - which is a network setting - is not active, then data, voice or text roaming will be impossible. You can check for roaming being active by texting ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK.