70 Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience
Understanding Roaming

Recognizing the Roaming Icon on the Display Screen

Your phone’s display screen always lets you know when you’re
off the Nationwide SprintPCS Network. Any time you are
roaming, the phone displays the roaming icon ( ). If you are
roaming on a digital system, the roaming icon will be
displayed along with the textDigital Roam.
Tip: Remember, when you are using your phone off the Nationwide
SprintPCS Network, always dial numbers using 11 digits (1 + area code +
number).
Note: Unless your SprintPCS Service Plan includes roaming, 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 on the Nationwide SprintPCS Network.
However, you may notbe able to access certain features,
such as SprintPCS Vision. If you are accustomed to SprintPCS
Service, you may notice some of the following differences
when roaming:
Some features which are standard on the Nationwide
SprintPCS Network, such as call waiting, Sprint PCS Vision,
and directinternational dialing, may be unavailable.