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Re: False roaming

 

Hi Davide,


On 29.04.2015 11:11, Davide Alberelli wrote:
> I think I found the problem.
> My provider (O2 - DE) has a new agreement with another provider (E-Plus)
> and they are sharing the 3G towers. [1]
> The net on the O2 towers is called "o2 - de", while the one on the
> E-Plus 3G tower is called "o2-de+".
> 
> When the phone connects to the second one, it goes into "Roaming" (I
> guess that it is because it does not recognize that it is the same
> provider).
> 
> Manually selecting the "o2 - de" works around the problem, but just
> until my phone loses the connection and get it again (and the second
> signal is better a lot of times).
> 
> If I understand it correctly this "sharing" is called "National
> Roaming". [2]
> 
> So, I think that the above procedure to report the bug is no longer
> valid. What should I do?


I am in the same situation with a couple of my SIM cards and have just
submitted the following bug report:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ofono/+bug/1449990


kind regards,
Simon


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