Roaming is a wireless telecommunication term typically used with mobile devices, such as mobile phones. It refers to the mobile phone being used outside the range of its home network and connects to another available cell network. Technical definition. In more technical terms

It also looked like there might be a $0.20 per minute charge for domestic roaming in prepaid roaming areas. I chatted with a Verizon representative to ask about this. First I asked if there were charges for domestic roaming in prepaid roaming areas with the monthly plans. They said no there are not. Hey, magenta4728114! Welcome to our Support Community! Let's figure out what's going on with your domestic roaming. To start, can you share with me what type of phone you're using and the zip code you're usually able to connect to other networks in? I recently switched from the Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge to the J3 Achieve. With the Achieve I cannot send or receive MMS messages at my work office because it says I need to turn Data Roaming on. However, I cannot turn it on because it is greyed out. The exact message I get is "You have lost data co Domestic Data Roaming: Roam If You Want To Data roaming is what happens when your phone is no longer connected to your main carrier network. Domestically, the major cell phone carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile) all have roaming agreements with smaller providers to cover their customers in areas of little to no primary service. How does GSM domestic roaming compare with T-Mobile's? Does Ting GSM roam? Whit Blauvelt August 15, 2015 13:16. I'm in Vermont, where the CDMA roaming from Sprint to Verizon for voice has proved useful. Nobody has anything like 100% coverage here. My son's craving a customized Moto G, which if on Ting will only work on GSM. The data roaming suspension only limits access to data while roaming; there is no impact to voice or text while roaming and all service while on the Sprint network will remain available. For more information about mobile broadband data roaming usage notifications and controls, click either domestic or international . AT&T had a agreement with T-mobile for 7 years of roaming. That was back in 2011 when the failed acquisition occurred. Now I don't know if the agreement ended or if T-mobile renegotiated or what.

The data roaming suspension only limits access to data while roaming; there is no impact to voice or text while roaming and all service while on the Sprint network will remain available. For more information about mobile broadband data roaming usage notifications and controls, click either domestic or international .

Re: Domestic Roaming Sprint pays another carrier to provide coverage in areas where we do not have towers, allowing our customers to 'roam' away from their home carrier. Most of the major carriers have roaming agreements with one another.

Domestic Roaming In about a week and a half, I will be roaming on Commnet Wireless in Page, AZ. I chatted with an AT&T rep about roaming data limits, as on AT&T's website it says there is a 400MB roaming limit.

Through domestic roaming the cost of building and upgrading mobile networks can be shared between two or more mobile providers. Consumers would receive the benefits of choice, as multiple mobile providers would compete on the basis of one mobile network in many rural and remote areas.