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#270310 3-May-2020 19:58
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Hi, i have a family member here from Australia until they can leave safely.

They are staying at a location with not much cell coverage, but they have been able to get Vodafone up until a couple of weeks ago. They are just roaming using their Telstra sim. Phone is iPhone 6s.

Roaming still seems to work on other providers when they are in range, usually requiring a drive down the road. Which tells me roaming is still set up correctly on the phone.

When going into their mobile network settings we can see Vodafone as the only network available and select it but nothing connects, just says no service.

 

I am on Vodafone and can get service in the same location.

I'm just wondering if the phone or sim could have blocked?

Anyone have any other ideas to try?

Next option would be to buy a prepay sim when they are in town again as no other phone/internet available to them currently.


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  #2475982 3-May-2020 20:02
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The roaming customer has to speak to home service provider for support

Account could be overdue and restricted



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  #2476025 3-May-2020 20:10
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Linux: The roaming customer has to speak to home service provider for support

Account could be overdue and restricted


Maybe, but would that just lock out vodafone, while other providers still work,

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  #2476027 3-May-2020 20:12
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Sorry if other providers work then ignore response above



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  #2476071 3-May-2020 21:39
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Could be that Telstra have changed their roaming agreement with Vodafone NZ. I know on Vodafone NZ you haven't been able to roam onto Telstra for quite a while now.

 

Roaming doesn't automatically allow connecting to another network just because it's there.. And with data being such a big thing now roaming steering is also used to force roaming onto preferred networks.

 

 


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