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Advanced Operation
Changing to a New Network
When not in your home Country / Region, the user may use a network that is not directly subscribed to, this is called ROAMING. National Law may not permit roaming in your home region.
The New Network function is used to manually select a network that is available in your current location.
1From Idle Z Q, select Phone Menu > Network > New Network Z Q
2Use e to select one from the list of available networks Z Q
An X will be displayed in the information area if you cannot register with the selected network.
When the Search Mode is set to Automatic the phone will automatically reselect a new network in order to maintain optimum network availability. With the Search Mode set to Manual the phone will only use a selected network. If coverage is lost another network should be selected.
The Network List is used when the Search Mode has been set to Automatic. The location numbers in the Preferred Network List show the search priority.
Selecting Insert stores a new network in the currently displayed location and then moves other networks down, Edit overwrites the old network with a new one, and Add stores a new network at the end of the list.
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