Unable to use hotspot while roaming in Canada
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on โ08-18-2024 08:46 PM
I bought 7-day data passport to roam my phone in Canada.
It roamed ok but I'm unable tether my other phone to it. This is so unfortunate after paying ยฃ7 a day for 7 days (ยฃ42) and then unable to utilise it.
Can anyone help pls?
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โ08-18-2024 11:34 PM - edited โ08-18-2024 11:43 PM
Just found this:
- You can't use your phone as a Personal Hotspot in our Go Roam Around the World or Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations.
- You'll be able to stream, and connect to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), while in a Go Roam destination, but both of these may be slower than they are in the UK.
- You can get a Data Passport with unlimited data for ยฃ5. Once activated, enjoy unlimited data for 24 hours. And you can use it as you like โ from tethering and streaming to connecting to VPNs. Find out more about Data Passports.
So basically you need to purchase a Data Passport to enable tethering as Canada comes under the Go Roam Around the World destination.
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on โ08-18-2024 09:17 PM
Are you able to use data normally on your phone? Have you reached the 12GB fair use limit?
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on โ08-18-2024 11:03 PM
Many thanks for responding. Yes I've been using data normally on my phone. No I've only just used about 3GB of data so far.
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โ08-18-2024 11:34 PM - edited โ08-18-2024 11:43 PM
Just found this:
- You can't use your phone as a Personal Hotspot in our Go Roam Around the World or Go Roam Around the World Extra destinations.
- You'll be able to stream, and connect to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), while in a Go Roam destination, but both of these may be slower than they are in the UK.
- You can get a Data Passport with unlimited data for ยฃ5. Once activated, enjoy unlimited data for 24 hours. And you can use it as you like โ from tethering and streaming to connecting to VPNs. Find out more about Data Passports.
So basically you need to purchase a Data Passport to enable tethering as Canada comes under the Go Roam Around the World destination.
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on โ08-19-2024 05:43 PM
That's a nice find, MZone. Thanks.
Pete.
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