I currently live in the US and I just recieved a replacement iPhone for one with a faulty screen and the new one has trouble connecting to 3G networks in areas where there is for sure 3G data. I can connect by turning 3G off then on, so obviously there is coverage, and I was wondering if turning data roaming on will either 1) make my phone connect to 3G networks automatically and 2) make my bill more expensive or 3) if this is a problem that would require me to get another replacement. Thanks.
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Data Roaming in US
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Data roaming has nothing to do with that. It's only for foreign countries like European Union and Japan.
Do you have a 3G Data plan?
Did you have 3G before you got the replacement?
Where did you try it? ATT has some issues in NYC.
This is a brand new iPhone plan. I've had 3G since day one, which really wasn't that long ago (Jan. 2). I'm using it in a suburb of Chicago, for which AT&T shows 3G coverage by my house and around it. Before I got the replacement I was able to use 3G whenever I had a strong enough signal, so only when I was in basements or dead zones did I have trouble. My old phone connected to whatever was fastest.
