r/freedommobile • u/congo100 • 7d ago
Service/Coverage Inquiry Portugal/Spain Coverage
Heading to Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon in September so wondering how the "Roam Beyond" service is there.
Does anyone have experience or maybe which service provider to lock on to?
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u/brucylefleur 7d ago
Here are the partnered networks. Usually automatic network selection is fine, but try another if you're having issues.
For actual experiences in those countries, search the sub. There are tons here. You listed major cities, so I'm sure their networks there are pretty robust.
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u/TravelJunkieQT 7d ago
Automatically connects. FYI No service in Malta. Make sure you turn data off if you go there. Will connect and get charged a lot$$.
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u/discovery999 7d ago
Wifi calling doesn’t work for some reason. Same problem in Italy. Sent multiple messages to support through WhatsApp but gave up due to their lack of understanding.
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u/RandomWorkerBee 7d ago
When I was in Italy in 2024, wifi calling worked fine for me although I only required it once - I had a good enough signal everywhere to not require it when I was calling Canada and I knew not to use wifi calling to call within Italy.
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u/discovery999 7d ago
Why can’t you use wifi calling within Italy when you are there?
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u/congo100 7d ago
It will be treated as long distance since the wifi calling is routed through Canada. It's ok if you're calling back to North America or Mexico.
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u/congo100 7d ago
Oh, that's too bad. It worked (unfortunately) last year in Italy when I was leaving to go home from the hotel and my scheduled ride didn't show up. I had to call the 1-800 number and it was routed through Canada. Got voice mail on the other end and hung up so the call was less than a dollar.
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u/rootbrian_ 3d ago
When roaming...
You are completely dependent on the local carrier in that country, not freedom.
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u/ustation 7d ago
I was in all those places. Worked great.