Depending on the phone you change the setting on the network part of it to home only, but beware it will only pick up vzw network not extended coverage areas. That's a way of avoiding roaming charges. But the way America's Choice is working it's works really good.

vzwfl said:
Depending on the phone you change the setting on the network part of it to home only, but beware it will only pick up vzw network not extended coverage areas. That's a way of avoiding roaming charges. But the way America's Choice is working it's works really good.

So if you pick up "extended coverage areas" - that is not roaming?
Its all so confusing! 😲

Let me go ahead and explain how it works. We don't have coverage in all places, non of the carries has, so we rely on other carries that share similar network and we do roaming agreements with them, so when you travel to an area that we don't provide service you can pick up the other carries that we have roaming agreements with so you can place calls, All the carries do this. The plan itself, Americas Choice, has those carries included on the plan so you don't get roaming charges. So when you go there and we don't provide service thats when those other carries (extended network) goes into place. The only time you get roaming charges is on areas that we don't have roaming agreements with that carrier. It is important for you to dial *228 opti...
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vzwfl said:
Let me go ahead and explain how it works. We don't have coverage in all places, non of the carries has, so we rely on other carries that share similar network and we do roaming agreements with them, so when you travel to an area that we don't provide service you can pick up the other carries that we have roaming agreements with so you can place calls, All the carries do this. The plan itself, Americas Choice, has those carries included on the plan so you don't get roaming charges. So when you go there and we don't provide service thats when those other carries (extended network) goes into place. The only time you get roaming charges is on areas that we don't have roaming agreements with that carrier. It is imp

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NB3567 said:

vzwfl said:
Depending on the phone you change the setting on the network part of it to home only, but beware it will only pick up vzw network not extended coverage areas. That's a way of avoiding roaming charges. But the way America's Choice is working it's works really good.

So if you pick up "extended coverage areas" - that is not roaming?
Its all so confusing! 😲

Go to our website. All you need to worry about is the red coverage. ANYWHERE in the country, as long as you're in the RED area, you won't pay roaming or long distance.

Now, see the tan areas? that's where you'll get hit with roaming charges. BUT the phone will tell you that you're roaming...
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Good thinking that's the short version of what i said. 😎

vzwfl said:
Good thinking that's the short version of what i said. 😎

And the short version is always appreciated...at least by me.