topic Re: 48 Sim comes up as roaming on the phone? in Other Help

48 Sim comes up as roaming on the phone?

oinkely11 — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:34 GMT

Hi Folks,

just activated my sim after going off contract with my previous provider.

the roaming 'R' symbol is displayed all the time alongside the network connection bars.

Any ideas why?

the phone is a Wiko Sunset.

Cheers

Re: 48 Sim comes up as roaming on the phone?

oinkely11 — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:34:09 GMT

scratch that folks,

jumped the gun a bit there - should have searched first.

Lots of posts abou the same issue.

cheers

Re: 48 Sim comes up as roaming on the phone?

dalyer — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:29:34 GMT

Yeah - it's sometimes a bit confusing for newcomers that you see the roaming 'R' and that most phones don't have an option to get rid of this but it's safe to ignore it and it doesn't cause any problems or increased costs. It's basically because 48 is an MVNO (virtual network) operating on the O2 "physical" network.

Hope this helps.