2-week road trip in Alaska; will T-mobile work?
I'm taking my family on a 2-week RV roadtrip to Alaska later this month (we are from GA, and plan to stop at Anchorage, Homer, Seward, Kenai Fjords, Chitina, Valdez, Paxson, Denali NP, Talkeetna etc.). I've googled about T-mobile in Alaska but got either dated or confusing info. I called T-Mobile and was assured that my T-moble ONE will work just as it does in Atlanta--> i dont need to turn anything on, and all the unlimited talk and data will automatically work on the GCI network when i arrive in AK. Can someone with recent experience tell me what I'm up for: 1. Do i need to turn roaming on on my phone? 2. will T-mobile work in Alaska (understand that coverage can be spotty. but to the extent that GCI has coverage will T-mobile work?). is there cap or throttle or surcharge on my data/speed/talk (i've heard anywhere from 200mb to 5gb data caps)? 3. should i purchase additional add-on from T-mobile for this trip? the custy rep told me that for $15 a month i can upgrade to the ONE Plan Plus which comes with 20gb of high speed mobile hotspot data and can be used in Alaska just as in continental US. Is this believable? 4. Any suggestion as to what i should do for cellular and internet access for this trip? is T-mobile bogus for this purpose and i should just buy a prepaid package (From GCI/ATT) when i touch down in Anchorage? If so how do i go about it? Thank you very much!
no MMS on GCI towers
I am unable to recieve or send MMS messages when connected to GCI towers in Alaska. SMS, call, and data all work fine. The issue appears whenever I am on GCI network, and disappears when I drive through an area with t-mobile coverage. Here are the details of my issue: Google Pixel 6a Android 13 build TQ3A.230605.010.A1 T-mobile prepaid Error messages: Message expired or not available Trouble sending Here is what I have tried: various recommended APN configurations Ensure my plan and balance are valid Restart phone and reset connection with airplane mode switch texting apps / clear and reinstall app disable wi-fi calling update android while these solutions worked for others, they did not for me. What are the next steps towards finding a solution?
