Motorola V60v Understanding Roaming, Recognizing Icons on the Display, Roaming on Analog Networks

Understanding Roaming

Recognizing Icons on the Display

Your phone’s display always lets you know when you’re off the enhanced Sprint 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.

Roaming Indicator Analog Indicator

Sprint Nationwide PCS Network

Other Digital Networks/Analog Networks R

Tip: Remember, when you are using your phone off the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, always dial numbers using 11 digits (1 + area code + phone number).

Note: You will pay a higher per-minute rate for roaming calls, unless your PCS Service Plan includes roaming.

Roaming on Digital Networks

When you’re roaming on digital networks, your call quality and security will be similar to the quality you receive when making calls on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.

When roaming on digital networks, the “R” icon is displayed on the status bar in standby mode, and the text Digital Roam appears on the display screen.

Roaming on Analog Networks

When you roam on analog networks, you will experience a similar quality provided by other analog carriers today. 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.

Section 2: Understanding Your PCS Phone

69 Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience