Confused about data roaming

[gezh]

Hi all. I had problems where my Orange contract hero couldn't connect to the new Orange T-Mobile service, so they sent me out a new SIM.

Now, when I manually try to connect to orange t-mobile, it says "can't connect because data roaming is disabled".

I'm not really sure what the implications are of this... whenever I turn this on I get warned I could get charged, and most advice I've searched for says to keep it off. Do I have to have this on to connect to orange t-mobile, and is it safe to do so?

 

[Slug]

Do I have to have this on to connect to orange t-mobile, and is it safe to do so?

According to this post over in the Orange forum, yes you do.

Data roaming isn't enabled on my Hero, yet I received notification a fortnight ago that I'd connected to the T-Mobile network during a visit to Glasgow.

 

[philc387]

iv got data roaming turned on and have successfully connected to orange t-mobile a few times in places where i know i havent had any orange signal in the past. as far as i know i havent incurred any extra charges and its working well for me

 

[tool]

i enabled this feature a lil while ago and i noticed my bill went up slightly,how ever,since orange say we wont be charged i'll wait to see how much is deducted from my bank account.
since i disabled it i am still connecting to t moblie sources according to notifications on my hero..

 

[Xyro]

You (should) have to have it enabled to connect to the T-Mobile/Orange cross over networks.

And you won't be charged any extra (in theory ).

Whenever I connect to Orange my Hero displays the roaming logo, and I've not been charged a penny extra.

I've got an iPhone or Android phone and keep getting a warning message about 'data roaming' charges, what should I do?

Don’t worry – you won’t pay any extra to use your phone in the UK.

When your phone switches to Orange signal, it thinks you’re abroad because that’s normally the only time it changes between signals. Android phones and iPhones have an ‘always on’ data connection, so if you were abroad, you would incur charges for this, which is what your phone thinks is happening. But don’t worry, you won’t get charged any more while you’re in the UK.

But remember, if you do go abroad, you will be charged so you’ll need to turn off data roaming when you leave the UK.