Roaming - Motorola ELITE Manual

before the unit will operate. Most systems do not
impose air-time charges for such call attempts.

Roaming

Roaming allows your telephone to make use of
cellular service in a system other than your home
system. When you are outside of your home system
and come within range of another cellular system, the
Rm (Roam) indicator will light to show that you are in
range of this other system.
When you Roam (operate outside your home system),
your telephone will first seek service from a service
provider according to the preferences you have
provided in the Select System Mode feature. See
System Mode on page 102 for more information. Slow
flashing of Rm indicates that your phone unit is
accessing a home type system, while rapid flashing
indicates that the unit is attempting connection
through a non-home type system.
Contact your system operator, or that of the visited
system, for information on dialing and billing procedures.
To use alternate long distance services when roaming,
be certain to dial the appropriate area code and local
number to access the alternate carrier in the visited
area. Then use the DTMF tones to provide your
personal identification number required by the long
distance company. See Scratchpad Tones on page 79
for more information.
If you have arranged with your cellular provider to
have multiple telephone numbers on your cellular
phone, you may find that Rm is flashing within your
home area, particularly if these telephone numbers
have different area codes. This may be because your
other number is currently active. Press ‰, £ to
verify the currently active number. See Change
Telephone Number on page 100 for more information.
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