Sprint Nextel LA990009-0462 - Manual (Page 23)

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Using Your Phone
When you use your phone outside the Sprint PCS Network, it’s
called roaming. If you’re roaming in areas where agreements are
in place with PCS CDMA or conventional analog cellular providers,
you will pay the roaming rate plus long-distance charges, where
they apply. (See “Display Icons” on page 7 for network indication
icons.) Always dial using 10 digits (area code + number) when
calling from outside your Sprint PCS Home Service Area.
(See “Roaming” on page 49.)
Note: In areas where roaming agreements are not in place, you may still
be able to make (but not receive) calls using a credit card. This is called
manual roaming.
Setting Your Phone’s Mode
Your Sprint PCS Phone™ allows you to control your ability to
roam. (See “Set Mode” on page 49.)
Calling Experience
When you use your phone on other PCS CDMA networks, your
calling experience and call quality will be quite similar to what you
experience when making calls within the Sprint PCS Network.
Although certain calling features may not be available, your phone
calls are still private and secure.
When you use your phone on analog cellular networks, your
experience will be different. Cellular roaming will be similar to the
quality provided by conventional analog cellular carriers today.
Although you will still have the convenience of being able to make
and receive calls, here are some differences you can expect:
• You are more likely to experience static, cross-talk, fade-out
and dropped calls.