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Roaming Issue (US Cellular) in WV (1 phone fine 1 not)
Hello everyone I hope someone can help me get to the bottom of this (I have yet to find an answer anywhere on Reddit, Here, or with Tech Support). My wife and I have used Mint for 2 years and it wa...
The issue is with US Cellular. It blocks devices that are not directly sold by them or their roaming partner. With the Galaxy devices, there are multiple U and U1 models and firmware versions. With the Z Fold 3, there is only one model for all of the US, so they can't discriminate against that device. I had this issue years ago when coming to T-Mobile using a Samsung S9+, which I even flashed to T-Mobile's U1 firmware but US Cellular restricts the devices by IMEI's sold by them and T-Mobile.
After trying to get US Cellular to white list the IMEI for use on their network, which they refused. I went to the Executive level at T-Mobile to get told, they were allowed to do so because it's in their roaming agreement. Domestic roaming is not guaranteed with BOYD's. Buying a OnePlus 7 Pro from T-Mobile to replace the S9+ with solved our roaming issues in Beckley and Mullens, WV.
