Lock Android device to single roaming partner
Feb 8, 2015 | 3:56 pm
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Lock Android device to single roaming partner
I am a T-Mobile USA customer. When I visit (for example) the UK my phone and tablet can roam onto a few networks:
EE (sometimes still displayed as T-Mobile)
O2
Three
Vodaphone
..problem is that if the device loses its network connection (as when in the Underground, but could be anywhere) it may reconnect to a different network. There is often a several minute delay after the new GSM connection is made until the data connection is usable, during which interval Hangouts and Maps etc are unusable.
Have I overlooked a way to force the phone to connect to one, and only one, roaming partner?
EE (sometimes still displayed as T-Mobile)
O2
Three
Vodaphone
..problem is that if the device loses its network connection (as when in the Underground, but could be anywhere) it may reconnect to a different network. There is often a several minute delay after the new GSM connection is made until the data connection is usable, during which interval Hangouts and Maps etc are unusable.
Have I overlooked a way to force the phone to connect to one, and only one, roaming partner?
Feb 8, 2015 | 4:22 pm
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Feb 8, 2015 | 4:42 pm
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If your phone winds up picking another network when you regain service, then it's either something to do with the specific phone model or it's T-mobile's SIM not letting you lock on to one specific carrier.