Connection
Network Selection
(Menu 9.5.1)
The Network Selection feature allows you to indicate
how the network you will use is selected when
roaming outside your home area.
Options are: Automatic, Manual, and Preferred.
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Note
You can select a network other than your home network only
if it has a valid roaming agreement with your home network.
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Automatic: Allows you to set the phone to
automatically search for and select one of the
cellular networks available in your area. The phone
will be set to Automatic by default.
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Manual: Allows you to select the desired network
manually from a list of networks. If the connection to
the manually selected network is lost, the phone will
sound an error tone and ask you to select a network
again. The selected network must have a roaming
agreement with your home network, that is, the
operator whose SIM card is in your phone. The
phone lets you select another network if the phone
fails to access the selected network. If you switch
off the phone, the phone will be reset to Automatic.
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Preferred: You can set a list of preferred networks
Menu 9.5
the handset should attempt to register with first,
before attempting to register to any other networks.
This list is created from the handset's predefined list
of known networks.
World Phone
When the America(850/1900) option is selected the
device can be used in the US, and when the
Europe(1800) option is chosen the device can be used
in European countries.
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Note
The US frequency is set at 850/1900 MHz and the European
frequency is set at 1800 MHz.
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Note of caution that depending on the SIM card, the order of
the menu can differ. The World Phone menu option sets the
GSM frequency band between the GSM 850/1900 used in the
US or GSM 1800 used in Europe. This phone does not
automatically search and set the GSM frequency. Instead
the user must manually set the frequency band based on
his/her location. The default setting is "America (850/1900)"
so in order to switch to the European frequency, simply
select the "Europe (1800)"option from the World Phone
(Menu 9.5.2)
Settings
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