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Cell phone talk, text, data differences.
My understanding is that all cell phone technologies use radio waves. So, a cell tower will handle talk, text and data. My wife has talk, text, data; including long distance service. I only have talk (no long distance) & text to avoid the cost of data on my phone.
Presently we are in the US (from Canada). She cannot receive a phone call. She can make a call but it will take two or more tries. We can see the roaming network changing on her phone. However, there is no problem sending texts or using the data to surf the web. My phone has no problem sending or receiving phone calls. Roaming network is steady. What gives?
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Go to the apple store to have it looked at, they can also run a diagnostic on the phone there.
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Excuse me, I should have mentioned they are Android phones, not apple.
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Frank M. 75 Firebird 68 Firebird 400 RAIII 66 Chevy II 461 Pontiac in AZ Last edited by tooski; 12-08-2023 at 10:19 PM. |
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Contact your carrier
You need to contact your
cell phone carrier or cell phone service provider to see what your coverage is exactly outside of your home service area for each phone. Jim
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Well then yiur screwed. That’s why you buy apple. You don’t get that and you get great support.
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There are multiple types of cell networks, especially in the US.
If you don't have a world phone it may have challenges connecting to a different network or latency at the carrier level. You could try restarting the device or purchasing an eSim card if your phone supports it. Then it can talk natively to the different networks and likely be cheaper when you travel as it is usually a flat rate.
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Thanks to those who responded positively.
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Frank M. 75 Firebird 68 Firebird 400 RAIII 66 Chevy II 461 Pontiac in AZ |
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