so within the united states, should I have data roaming on or off? Is it possible to roam within the states, and will I get more towers in rural states if I have the roaming turned on?
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Data roaming on or off?
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I'm unaware of anywhere in the US that your phone would roam, unless you're literally right on the border and happen to pick up a tower in Mexico or Canada.
mkrishnan
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If you stay in the US, you can leave it on. If in the astronomically unlikely chance that you're on the border and get a Canadian or Mexican signal inside the US, I'm pretty sure you can call AT&T and complain about it.
FWIW I have never had this experience on the US/Canada border, at least at Detroit, but I guess it could happen.
FWIW I have never had this experience on the US/Canada border, at least at Detroit, but I guess it could happen.
dukebound85
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but what is thepoint of data roaming? lets you use other providors 3g networks?
it wont jack up your bill at all?
it wont jack up your bill at all?
mkrishnan
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It actually won't do anything inside the US... So you can leave it off, turn it on, doesn't really matter.
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?t=solutionTab&solutionId=KB84199
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?t=solutionTab&solutionId=KB84199