Phone says I am roaming but I havent left state?

[AC Question]

Phone says I am roaming but I havent left state

Phone says I am roaming and will not let me use data/internet or recieve some calls. I havent left my state. I am away on a trip about hrs from my home in Houston. I have turned off my phone and turned it back on. No luck there...

 

[Crashdamage]

Re: Phone says I am roaming but I havent left state

You don't have to leave a state to be in roaming territory. You only have to be in an area where your service provider does not have their own towers, so they sign lease agreements with companies that do. AKA roaming agreements. That way they can offer increased coverage at a reasonable cost.

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