Just got back from trip to LA. Rode the Chief to Albuquerque; had wifi in sleepers.
A lot of the Sunset Limited has pretty sketchy cell service!A LD train has to be close enough to cell phone towers for wifi to work.
I suspect large portions of routes taken by the CZ and EB aren't close enough when they travel through areas with little population and few roads.
With my Galaxy S4, I can block international roaming while still allowing domestic roaming.Watch out on the SL that your phone/computer is set for non-roaming when you are near the Mexician border (like near ELP)!
I had left it on roaming and checked the weather. It was picked up by a Mexician cell tower - and I got a VERY expensive international roaming charge!
I think that's pretty standard on any Android phone nowadays, I've been able to do that on S4, 5, 6, and 7 (yes, I'm a tech junkie, don't judge!) As a matter of fact, I believe Android has it set by default to block international data, until you tell it otherwise. I can't speak for iPhones, as I've never owned one.With my Galaxy S4, I can block international roaming while still allowing domestic roaming.Watch out on the SL that your phone/computer is set for non-roaming when you are near the Mexician border (like near ELP)!
I had left it on roaming and checked the weather. It was picked up by a Mexician cell tower - and I got a VERY expensive international roaming charge!
I was on the Texas Eagle from LA to Little Rock last year and passing thru the El Paso area i ended up being on a Mexican Network. I finally got ahold of ATT, my carrier, once we got to a point where there was cell service further up in Texas and they set my account to block international roaming and cleared any of the charges for the international usage. I gather that is a frailty common occurrence. i would suggest you contact your carrier prior to any travel in that area of the country. Since I'm not a tech junkie I'm not aware of anyway of blocking international roaming via my iPhone.I think that's pretty standard on any Android phone nowadays, I've been able to do that on S4, 5, 6, and 7 (yes, I'm a tech junkie, don't judge!) As a matter of fact, I believe Android has it set by default to block international data, until you tell it otherwise. I can't speak for iPhones, as I've never owned one.With my Galaxy S4, I can block international roaming while still allowing domestic roaming.Watch out on the SL that your phone/computer is set for non-roaming when you are near the Mexician border (like near ELP)!
I had left it on roaming and checked the weather. It was picked up by a Mexician cell tower - and I got a VERY expensive international roaming charge!
On the iPhone, go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Roaming and turn off the "Voice Roaming" option (which also turns off international data roaming).Since I'm not a tech junkie I'm not aware of anyway of blocking international roaming via my iPhone.
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