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Your battery needs recharging sooner when you use your
phone for analog roaming.
Tip:
If you're on a call when you leave the Sprint PCS Network and enter
an area where roaming is available (whether digital or analog), your call is
dropped. If your call is dropped in an area where you think Sprint PCS
Service is available, turn your phone off and on again to reconnect to the
Sprint PCS Nationwide Network.
Setting Your Phone's Roam Mode
Your Sprint PCS phone allows you to control your ability to
roam. By using the
Roaming
signals your phone accepts.
Set Mode
Choose from three different settings on your dual-band mode
phone to control your roaming experience:
1.
Press <Menu> for the Main menu.
2.
Press <0> for
Setup
and then <4> for
3.
Press <1> for
Set Mode
select:
.
Automatic:
This setting seeks Sprint PCS Service. When
Sprint PCS Service is unavailable, it searches for an
alternative system.
.
Sprint PCS:
This setting allows you to select the Sprint PCS
Nationwide Network only and prevents roaming on other
networks.
.
Analog:
This setting forces the phone to seek an analog
roaming system. The previous setting is restored the next
time the phone is turned on.
4.
Press <OK> to
Save
.
Setting an Alert When Roam Charges Apply (Call Guard)
In addition to the roaming icon, Call Guard alerts you when
roaming charges apply. This feature makes it easy to manage
your roaming charges by reminding you when you make or
receive roaming calls. It also requires you to take additional
steps before placing or answering a roaming call. These
additional steps are not required when you make or receive calls
while on the Sprint PCS Nationwide Network.
To turn the Call Guard feature on or off:
1.
Press <Menu> for the Main menu.
2.
Press <0> for
Setup
and then <4> for
3.
Press <2> for
Call Guard
prompt displays and then disappears from the display
screen.
4.
Select
Yes
or
No
, and press <OK>.
.
If the
Yes
option is chosen, an extra step is required to make
or take roaming calls.
.
If the
No
option is chosen, no extra step is required to make
or take roaming calls.
To place the roaming calls with the Call Guard on:
1.
From the Main menu (really???? not Standby mode??), dial 1
+ area code + the seven-digit number. (You can also initiate a
call from the Internal Phone Book, Call History or Sprint PCS
menu option, you determine which
Roaming
.
. Using the navigation key, scroll to
Roaming
.
. Wait briefly until a message
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