Reply With QuoteThanks for the info. Therefore, no roaming on CDMA but the GSM services offer voice and text roaming.
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[REF] About *ROAMING*
This is an excerpt from Straight Talk Terms of Service © 2012 TracFone Wireless, Inc. Updated 1/16/2012;
SOURCE: http://www.straighttalk.com/terms
9. ROAMING: “Roaming” occurs when a subscriber of one wireless service provider uses the network facilities of another wireless service provider. Roaming usually occurs when a subscriber places or receives a call while outside of the network coverage area of their wireless service provider.
Service on the CDMA Network. If your Straight Talk Service is on the CDMA network, your Straight Talk phone will not roam when you are outside of the Straight Talk CDMA network coverage area.
Service on the GSM Network. If your Straight Talk Service is on the GSM network, your Straight Talk Wireless phone may roam when you are outside of the Straight Talk GSM network coverage area. When your Straight Talk GSM phone is roaming, Voice and SMS messaging will continue to be available to you at no additional charge. Mobile Web Services access will not be available while you are roaming outside of the Straight Talk GSM Network coverage area. When your GSM Straight Talk Phone is roaming, an indicator light on your handset may display the word "Roam" or "RM" on the screen while the phone is not in use.
International Roaming is strictly prohibited. Straight Talk does not offer international roaming or international long distance service. You will not be able to make or receive calls on your Straight Talk phone if you are traveling outside of the United States. Any attempt to place or receive a call on your Straight Talk phone while traveling outside of the United States could result is service deactivation and account termination without a refund for unused service.
DISCLAIMER: The information contained herein is provided for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. I am not responsible for any physical or mental damages that may occur due to the information provided. I also do not guarantee that said information would work for every individual, or that it would always be effective in the future. -porn
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Thanks for the info. Therefore, no roaming on CDMA but the GSM services offer voice and text roaming.
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If Straight Talk claims GSM coverage at a location, even if it does not work, there is no roaming. Note the quote:
If they really meant what they said, they would say, "Straight Talk will roam in all GSM areas."If your Straight Talk Service is on the GSM network, your Straight Talk Wireless phone may roam when you are outside of the Straight Talk GSM network coverage area.
Earl F. Parrish
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Unless the same reason why you can not get a signal on HOME may be the same reason you can not get a signal to ROAM.Originally Posted by efparri
Circumstances beyond their control may affect service, thus they can not say as an affirmative fact that it will.. Because we all know things might happen, but people will always hold them liable and accountable for having stated that it will, so may is a better word.
Another scenario could be you may have an issue with your phone or settings, which could prevent it from roaming, when it's supposed to. As in, those that may have roaming set off, especially since it's BYOP, it will not ROAM.
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Look at it this way. If you have an AT&T SIM card, you will not be able to roam where Straight Talk says there is AT&T service. By the same token, a phone with a T-Mobile SIM card will not roam where Straight Talk says there is T-Mobile service. If you have one type of SIM card, you may roam on the other carrier if Straight Talk says that your carrier has no service.
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Last edited by efparri; 02-27-2012 at 08:58 PM.
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That is what i understood when i read ST's terms @ http://www.straighttalk.com/terms
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Good info to know, Im debating switching to Straight Talk (ATT) from Tmobile. I have good Tmobile service but I would like more 3G coverage when I travel. However, with no data roaming outside of the native ATT 3G network Im not sure that it's such an attractive offer anymore. And on top of that Straight Talk's CS is HORRIBLE, they finally resolved the data inconsistency at least for me but getting anyone there to do anything is like driving your head into a wall at 100mph.
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That is not what I intended to convey. The AT&T based phone will only roam at those locations not served by AT&T but served by T-Mobile. The T-Mobile based phone will only roam where there is AT&T coverage and no T-Mobile coverage. There will be no roaming in areas covered only by other GSM carriers or in areas jointly covered by both of the Straight Talk partners. Data coverage sometimes roam.
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I have both Tmobile and AT&T Sims and done a test with roaming. AT&T will not roam on Tmobile, and Tmobile will not roam on AT&T. Not in my area anyway.
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As I stated, you cannot roam where your carrier has service. That is the way it works with postpaid AT&T and T-Mobile accounts. One would not think that an MVNO would offer wider coverage than the carrier it uses. The parent carrier controls the network access.
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