Sprint Nextel 3585I - Manual (Page 47)

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 41
1+area code+PCS Phone Number. Press when you hear your
greeting and enter your pass code at the prompt.
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There are security and privacy risks (eavesdropping and cloning)
that exist with conventional analog services today.
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Your battery needs recharging sooner when you use your phone for
analog roaming.
Note: If you’re on a call when you leave the Sprint Nationwide 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 PCS Service is available, turn your phone Off and On again to
reconnect to the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.
Note: When using your phone in analog mode, the handset may feel warm.
This behavior is normal for analog operation.
Setting Your Phone’s Roaming Mode
Your PCS Phone allows you to control your ability to roam. By using the
system menu’s roaming options, you determine which signals your
phone accepts.
Set Mode
Choose from three different settings on your tri-mode phone to control
your roaming experience:
1. Press Menu , scroll to Settings , and press Select .
2. Scroll to Roaming and press Select .
3. Scroll to Set mode and press Select .
4. Scroll to your preferred mode and press Select .
ᮣ Sprint : Lets you make and receive calls only on the Sprint
Nationwide PCS Network and prevents roaming.
ᮣ Automatic : Searches for alternative wireless networks when PCS
Service is not available.
ᮣ Analog only : After activating Analog only, your phone operates in
analog mode until you switch Off the phone. The phone defaults to
Automatic mode when switched On.