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no roaming in US

  • 15 February 2023
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I have easy roam on my Samsung Galaxy S20 fe 5G, but cannot make phone calls. Have tried everything suggested but no luck. Took the phone into an AT and T store and the tech said everything looked fine, but still no service. Curiously he said Koodo appears to think my phone - self purchased - is 3G. Any suggestions?

 


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Make sure VoLTE is in your add-ons 

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I have easy roam on my Samsung Galaxy S20 fe 5G, but cannot make phone calls. Have tried everything suggested but no luck. Took the phone into an AT and T store and the tech said everything looked fine, but still no service. Curiously he said Koodo appears to think my phone - self purchased - is 3G. Any suggestions?

Do you have the Pay-Per-Use International Long Distance add-on included on your account? 

If so, have you tried manually selecting your network to see if it works? What about resetting your network settings? 

VoLTE is on.

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VoLTE is on.

On in your self serve add-on area AND on your phone?

 

Where did you get your phone?

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Implementation of VoLTE + wifi calling seems to be different amongst suppliers (US and Canada). Mainly an issue with Android phones. Carrier-supplied phones often have certain features blocked and others added. Just because a phone is “unlocked” does not mean it will work everywhere.

US typical “whitelist”:

https://www.att.com/idpassets/images/support/pdf/Devices-Working-on-ATT-Network.pdf?source=ESSZ0SSPR00T1EsEM&wtExtndSource=20201020164156_AT%26T+Community+Forums__COMMUNITY_3954573197

 

Even then no guarantees. Had to buy a US phone matched to the local network to get proper service locally, but never got roaming (prepaid) to function.