International Travel, WiFi Calls & Texting

I was recently on a cruise and used WiFi to make calls without a problem. Texting over WiFi with Textra on my factory unlocked BlackBerry PRIV STV100-1 worked after restarting the phone several times.

I could not send or receive text messages while away from the ship's WiFi. I was in Bermuda and my T-Mobile plan allows for limited data access and free text messaging. I could not receive a signal while out and about. Any ideas as to why I could not get a signal. I've traveled to other countries and never had an issue while using a BlackBerry Q10 or Classic.

Weird. Maybe cell service is that bad. I've had to restart my phone so the signal would work.

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When I travel I usually get decent cell reception, but so many restaurants etc, have wifi now, I usually just use wifi calling.

Originally Posted by IamLadyK

I was recently on a cruise and used WiFi to make calls without a problem. Texting over WiFi with Textra on my factory unlocked BlackBerry PRIV STV100-1 worked after restarting the phone several times.

I could not send or receive text messages while away from the ship's WiFi. I was in Bermuda and my T-Mobile plan allows for limited data access and free text messaging. I could not receive a signal while out and about. Any ideas as to why I could not get a signal. I've traveled to other countries and never had an issue while using a BlackBerry Q10 or Classic.

Are u sure you aren't in the Bermuda Triangle?

Did you possibly have your network selection mode set to manual? Make sure it's set to automatic so you can get a signal almost anywhere.

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