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i am unable to use my phone in the USA despite roaming turned on and cap extended

  • August 14, 2024
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I am in the USA and desperately need to use mobile data. Roaming is turned on, cap is extended and I have plenty of data on my account. Really need ID to sort what's going on. 

    Best answer by Matthew T

    Hey @RichardG01,

    Please follow the steps in this guide:
     

     

    For Step 4, try the following networks:

     

    United States AT&T
    United States Commnet Wireless (via Comfone)
    United States T-Mobile

    49 replies

    Matthew T
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    September 3, 2024

    @originalbep - happy to escalate this to our Second Line team if you’d like to investigate further? Let me know. Thanks!

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    James Hamlin
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    December 9, 2024

    @Matthew T ​@originalbep Hi there - was this ever resolved? I need to travel to the US and last time i was there my data did not work @ all thanks!

    Active Contributor
    December 9, 2024

    @Matthew T it was never resolved

    Tyler C
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    December 9, 2024

    Hey there ​@James Hamlin, sorry to hear that.

     

    Please ensure your bill cap is set high enough to allow roaming charges, and ensure roaming is enabled via the iD Mobile app/website.

     

    Unfortunately, we’re unable to troubleshoot if you’re in the UK, or work out what the issue may have been or could be. Therefore, if you encounter the issue again abroad, please contact us immediately so we can troubleshoot and investigate further for you.

     

    Thank you,

    Tyler

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    James Hamlin
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    December 9, 2024

    Im in the UK and cant use data when in the US - same issue as ​@Matthew T it seems 

    Tyler C
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    December 16, 2024

    Hey ​@James Hamlin, sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, it’s difficult for us to troubleshoot when you’re in the UK for roaming issues, as we can’t really find out what the issue was or is without troubleshooting directly abroad.

     

    Therefore, if you go abroad again, and any issues occur, please contact us immediately so we can troubleshoot further with you and raise it further to our technical team if need be.

     

    Thanks,

    Tyler

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    James Hamlin
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    December 16, 2024

    Thanks Tyler. 

    As we have said on this thread - your phones / data simply do not work in the US - be great to admit that and share with customers when they make a choice to use you.

    Was in the US last week with no data - not helpful!

    iD Mobile Employee
    December 17, 2024

    Hello ​@James Hamlin 

     

    We are sorry to hear you are having the same issue with using data in the US. 

     

    Have you followed the guidance on our support page here?

     

    Nat 

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    James Hamlin
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    December 17, 2024

    Yes i have. your service does not work in the US - why can;’t u just tell your customers this?

    Tom
    iD Mobile Employee
    iD Mobile Employee
    December 18, 2024

    Hi ​@James Hamlin 

     

    We wouldn’t tell customers that our service doesn’t work in the USA, we expect that it does.

     

    Are you still in the US having issues?

     

    Tom

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