Force iPhone to use at&t, instead of roaming

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Force iPhone to use at&t, instead of roaming

I am currently vacationing on the Canadian border, in the US. My brother who has at&t, but not the iPhone has no problem picking up the at&t towers, but my iPhone keeps switching to rogers. Is there any way to force my phone to only use at&t?? I'd rather have 1 bar or even none than accidentally getting roaming charges. Thanks for your help!!

Corey

15" MacBook pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 13, 2008 3:55 PM

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Jul 13, 2008 4:09 PM in response to SailaDayAway

try settings,general, network and touch att putting a check mark on it. it is by defult automatic so it finds the strongest signal. mexico and canada have cheap roaming rates because of the border overlap.

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Jul 13, 2008 9:17 PM in response to SailaDayAway

I dont see that option, I have firmware 1.1.4. Not sure if its 2.0 only?

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Jul 17, 2008 10:02 AM in response to SailaDayAway

Upgraded to 2.0, and I still don't see this option, where are you finding it??

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Jul 17, 2008 10:09 AM in response to SailaDayAway

Don't think it can be done. As said above it picks up the strongest signal which may not be AT&T. Sounds like you have to roam. Or try setting the network to manual and select AT&T. If you can't see it that means AT&T and not available. But go to settings and Carrier under the wifi .

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Jul 17, 2008 10:54 AM in response to clarkkent26

I don't have the option to select carrier, when I go into Network, the only options I have are Data Roaming, which is off, VPN, and Wi-Fi... No carrier option.

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Jul 17, 2008 11:06 AM in response to clarkkent26

After reading the manual again, I see that the option to select carrier will only appear when more than one is available, so now that I'm inland a ways, I guess I can't select AT&T, because it doesn't see Rogers? Anyways, thank you everyone for your inputs. I think I'm going to jut call AT&T and give them the head's up that I will be forwarding the bill to them for any roaming charges I receive.

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