How to perform a Manual Roam
A manual roam basically means resetting your phones network connection so it can get a new connection to your carrier. It can solve lots of problems such as:
- Poor or no signal
- Inability to send or receive SMS messages
- Slow data speeds
- Intermittent data
- Inability to connect to data while roaming
Generic method
- Go to Settings
- Then go to Mobile networks and select a network other than your carrier
- When you exit the menu the phone should lose the network
- Repeat the process and select carrier as your mobile network unless you’re abroad in which case you should select “select automatically”
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Method for iPhones
- Go to Settings and then Carrier (or Mobile Data -> Network Selection for newer versions of iPhone)
- Toggle OFF the automatic mode and manually change the carrier to something other than your carrier
- Leave the menu and wait until it fails to connect to another carrier
- Once it fails, repeat the process and this time choose your carrier or toggle ON automatic (preferable)
Method for Android
- Go to Settings and then Wireless networks
- Go to Mobile networks and then Network operators
- Search for networks
- Select a network other than your carrier
- Wait until it fails to connect
- Repeat the process and this time choose your carrier as your network or “select automatically” (preferable)
Method for Windows
- From the Start screen, swipe to the left
- Scroll to and tap Settings
- Tap Network & wireless
- Tap Mobile & SIM
- Tap SIM settings
- Tap Search for networks & wait whilst the device searches for available networks
- Tap the Select a network dropdown
- Choose any network other than your carrier
- Wait until it fails to connect
- Repeat the process and this time choose your carrier as your network or “select automatically”
