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Accessing the Network
1-2:
Getting to Network Selection...
1.
Press
M
until you see
Network Selection
, and then
press
O
.
2.
Press
M
to scroll to one of the features described below.
You will see the feature name, along with
Select
?.
r
Set Network Search Method
Satellite
Mode
This feature does not apply to satellite mode. You
will not see this menu option in this mode.
Cellular
Mode
(GSM)
When your phone needs to register with a network, it
generates a sorted list of networks. The network list
is sorted in the following order:
•
the home network
•
networks from a preferred list
•
random list of other networks found above a
certain signal strength
•
remaining networks in descending order of
signal strength
Any forbidden networks stored in the SIM card are
not included in the sorted list.This feature allows you
to determine how the phone tries to register with a
system. See the table on page 167 for a description
of the available search methods.
To set your network search method:
1. Follow the steps in
“1-2: Getting to Network
Selection...” to get to
Network Search
, and
then
press
O
. You will see
Registration
Preferences
.
2. Press
O
.
3. Press
<
to scroll to
Automatic Search
or
Manual Search
, and then
press
O
. You will
see
Completed
.
