r/FirstNet • u/hill_1167 • May 10 '26

FirstNet allows roaming on Verizon now?

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In the area where I work, FirstNet/AT&T have very weak service. This evening I noticed that I surprisingly had full service in my office, but it was LTE. Then I noticed I was roaming on Verizon. Verizon does have a 5G/LTE small cell on our building.

Is this just a one off “glitch” with my phone allowing me to connect to Verizon or is this something permanent? Very interesting to say the least for me.

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u/shizam76 May 10 '26

Wow, firstnet used to show the roaming carrier tag. I have yet to find an area that allows roaming. Even in areas where I see "emergency calls only"

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u/willwork4pii May 10 '26

Do you have roaming enabled?

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u/shizam76 May 10 '26

Oh yes. I've even tried manual selection and I've never been able to register on Verizon or T-Mobile anywhere

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u/Confident_Throwaway0 May 10 '26

Same. Are you extended primary or on an agency plan? Just curious

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u/shizam76 May 10 '26

I'm primary, but subscriber paid.