Problem getting a network on iPhone in USA

[Anonymous]

I was recently in Boston but was unable to get any network coverage. I'm on a contract using an iPhone 4S. I tried all the usual things but still couldn't get any coverage. Is there something I need to do?

[Anonymous]

Have you used your iphone abroad before it is possible that your account isn't set up for international use

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Yes I've used it abroad several times without problem but I've also read material about the network and settings for iPhones in the USA being different to the uk, hence I wondered whether there was anything different I needed to do?

[Anonymous]

I didn't think there was anything different you had to do just to get a signal hmm seems a bit strange

[Anonymous]

That's reassuring actually, I thought I was ignorant of something

[Anonymous]

Not that I know of

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

It should just work in the usa o2 have roaming agreements in place this old page will let you see what networks http://www.o2-uktech.com/location.php then check the coverage pages for those networks and see if they had coverage where you were

[Anonymous]

That's what I thought Adam didn't think there were any settings you had to change

[perksie]

If it was around the time of the bombing in Boston the networks there were under pressure from call flooding:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/boston-cellular-networks-flooded-but-service-w...

[MI5]

Also be aware that in the USA they have many restrictions on where and when you can and can't get a network. For example, all networks are turned off within a 5 mile radius of where ever the President is at any time.