Network Selection - Siemens S40 User Manual

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Network selection

First
Manual Your phone will always
start searching for the network
Enter the Setup menu
with which it was in contact when
by pressing »MENU«
it was last switched off. If the
Select »Network selection«
phone cannot locate this network,
it may present some alternative
Selection mode
networks in the display, and you
may then select one manually.
Phoning outside your home area
require the use of a different net-
Set preferred list
work. You may select the network
manually or let your telephone do it
Some carriers permit you to enter a
automatically. Entering »Selection
list of networks in your own order
mode« gives you these options:
of preference and store them on
your SIM card.
Automatic Let your phone find an
To do this, select the empty loca-
available network automatically.
tion where you want to store the
Your phone will always try to reach
new network. Pressing »EDIT« will
your home network first, then alter-
open a list of networks. Find the
natively find another available net-
network you wish to store in your
work. You may have the possibility
preferred list, and press »OK«. If
of establishing a preferred list (see
you select a currently used location
below), indicating the order of pref-
and press »EDIT«, the former occu-
erence in which your phone should
pant will be deleted if you enter a
select a network.
new one.
Setup menu
Country selection
If you choose automatic network
selection, you can restrict your
phone to connecting only to net-
works selected from the »Use
country list«. In »View list« you can
select which countries you want to
allow. You can delete countries
from the list by pressing »EDIT«,
followed by »DELETE«.
Network types
Select whether your phone should
start searching for a GSM 900,
GSM 1800 or GSM 1900 network.
If you select all 3 network types
the telephone will automatically
start searching for the network that
offers the best connection.
Setup menu
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Facts & Tips
• If you want to add a network that is
not shown on the list of networks,
select
»Specify«
and enter the coun-
try code and network number of the
network.
• The country list can contain 15 dif-
ferent countries. Your home network
will always be the first one on the list
and cannot be deleted.
• Select
»Unlimited«
in the country
list and you will be able to connect to
all available networks.

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