DoT has issued guidelines to telcos to open a sufficient number of public calling booths, preferably free of cost, for the general public in affected areas. They should also ensure that in the disaster affected areas, no subscriber shall be denied access to voice/SMS communication due to any commercial consideration, whatsoever, including non-payment/insufficient balance/recharge, etc. and this facility shall continue for at least 15 days.
The telecom operators, on their part, have commenced intra-circle roaming arrangements in the affected areas so as to allow subscribers to make calls and send messages utilising the network of any of the telecom firms, in line with guidelines notified by DoT. Here’s how users of Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi and others can access any network on their devices.
States where the service is available
- Kutch
- Jamnagar
- Porbandar
- Devbhumi Dwarka
- Junagadh
- Morbi
- Rajkot
Samsung
Settings → Connections → Mobile networks → Network operators → Turn off Select automatically toggle
Apple
Settings → Cellular → Network selection → Turn off Automatic toggle
OnePlus
Settings → Wi-Fi & network → Network operators → Turn off Choose automatically toggle
Oppo/Realme
Settings → SIM card and mobile data → Select SIM (1 or 2) → Operator → Disable Select automatically toggle
Vivo/iQoo
Settings → Mobile network → Select SIM (1 or 2) — Carrier/Operator → Disable automatic toggle
Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco
Settings → SIM cards & mobile networks — Choose SIM (1 or 2) → Mobile networks → Disable Auatomatically select network
Google
Settings → Network and internet → SIMs → Turn off Automatically select network toggle
After this you’ll see a list of all the networks available in your area, choose the one you want to use by tapping on it.
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