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No network on International roaming in India
Hi, i am using an unlocked Nexus 5 for t-mobile sim in Jharkhand, India and am unable to get any network. Unable to send or receive text messages or calls. Can someone please help
Using Wi-Fi sounds like the best option for places with spotty coverage. I see we have roaming coverage but your connection will depend on which partner we have an agreement with, and whether you're in an exact location where their coverage is. Filing a Trouble Ticket is the last resort for issue connecting to a roaming partner we have an agreement with.
Just came back from India after a 2 week trip. I can confirm once again that TMobile roaming service in India is bad, real bad.... really really bad.
First of all the data is 2G speed - even in cities like Mumbai and Delhi. Nagpur was ok - was able to connect to Vodafone. The smaller towns like Ranchi and Rourkela - got absolutely zero service. Spent hours trying to get something. It did show 3 networks in the search - Airtel, cellOne and IDEA, but will not register or connect to any. So manually forced it select 2G network - got off and on connection with IDEA. but it was so horribly slow and unreliable, it was not worth it.
So the bottomline - TMobile claims of free data connectivity in India is a joke. Do NOT rely on it. Could not even connect to this website to vent out.
you are better off getting a local SIM from airtel.
