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Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Understanding Roaming
Recognizing Icons on the Display Screen
Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Nationwide PCS Network
and whether your phone is operating in analog or digital mode. The following chart indicates
what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone.
Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Nationwide PCS Network
and whether your phone is operating in analog or digital mode. The following chart indicates
what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone.
Main LCD/Sub LCD
Roaming Indicator
Analog Indicator
Other Digital Networks
Digital
Roam
Analog Networks
Analog
Roam
Tip: Remember, when you are using your phone off the Nationwide PCS Network, always dial
numbers using 11 digits (1 + area code + number).
numbers using 11 digits (1 + area code + number).
Note: You will pay a higher per-minute rate for roaming calls.
Roaming on Other Digital Networks
When you’re roaming on other digital networks, your call quality and security will be similar to
the quality you receive when making calls while on the Nationwide PCS Network. You may not
be able to access certain calling features.
Roaming on Analog Networks
When you roam on analog networks, you will experience a similar quality provided by other
analog carriers today. Although some calling features will be unavailable, you can still make
and receive calls and access voicemail. You will experience a few differences:
You are more likely to experience static, cross-talk, fade-out and dropped calls.
Some calling features, which are standard on the enhanced Nationwide PCS Network,
such as Call Waiting PCS products and services and direct international dialing, are
unavailable.
such as Call Waiting PCS products and services and direct international dialing, are
unavailable.
Though callers can leave voicemail messages while you are roaming, you may not receive
notification until you return to the Nationwide PCS Network. While roaming, you can
periodically check your voicemail for new messages by dialing 1+areacode+your PCS
Phone Number. Press * when you hear your greeting and enter your pass code at the
prompt.
notification until you return to the Nationwide PCS Network. While roaming, you can
periodically check your voicemail for new messages by dialing 1+areacode+your PCS
Phone Number. Press * when you hear your greeting and enter your pass code at the
prompt.
There are security and privacy risks (eavesdropping and cloning) that exist with
conventional analog services today.
conventional analog services today.
Your battery needs recharging sooner when you use your phone for analog roaming.