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THE ROAMING ZONE-ROAMING TIPS AND ADVICE
Get helpful Roaming information, answers
to your Roaming Questions, how to use this
web site, and the FAQ.
TIP #1: LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR PHONE WHEN
"ROAMING"
You're on vacation and
want to check your
voice mail, but it won't
work. If you are
roaming outside your network's
service area
you may need to call your
own number, instead.
Codes like "*VM"
may not work while
roaming. If you're out
of the country, a
certain dialing sequence
is required. GSM
phones may decipher the
sequence for you
by adding a "+"
before the number,
but most likely, your phone
book entries
won't work without adding
the proper prefix.
Check your carrier's web
site or customer
service for instructions
on what to do if
you might travel off their
network.
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TIP #2: MAKE YOUR PHONE ROAM (or NOT Roam) TO ACCESS
A STRONGER SIGNAL
There are different menu selections in some
phones that will help you change which network
the phone accesses. Some of these selections
are called "Mode" or "Network",
and they can be switched to "Cell Only",
"PCS Only," "Roam Only",
or similar, which may give you a different
network. There is also a "NAM"
or "Line" choice that will allow
you to program a different "Home"
network into the second, or main, "NAM"
(Number Address Module). You would change
the System ID (SID) for your own network
to the roaming network. We have a page with
a List of SID's. Hints on how to perform these changes can
be found by conducting an internet search.
TIP #3: CAN'T GET THE PLAN OR CARRIER YOU WANT IN
YOUR AREA? SIGN UP WITH A DIFFERENT ADDRESS,
OR AT WORK
Some carriers forbid this, but
most don't
care. Sign up with an address
of a friend
or relative in the area you'd
like. Most
carriers will allow you to go
"paperless"
and pay online or on the phone,
and you won't
have a bill going to the friend's
address.
You can also sign up with your
work address
and get the bills there. This
is very common.
Your employer may have a discount deal with
certain carriers. Be aware that you might not get a phone number
local to your 'real' home. If that's important,
you can get an '800' number. Expect to explain
if most of your calls are roaming and off
the carrier's network. You could even get
bumped off as a customer.
TIP #4: DID YOUR PHONE START ROAMING ON A
WEAKER SIGNAL?
You can change the PRL or MNC. Some carriers
may do it for you, or you might be able to
either download a different Roaming Code,
or edit your own. If you are familiar with
your phone's setup menu you can try selecting
"Home Only" or some of the suggestions
in TIP#2, above.
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1. Determine the Roaming Code you are looking
for: CDMA phones use a PRL, GSM phones use an MNC. Roaming network are identified by the SID- System IDentifier.
2. Get answers to your roaming questions
on our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Page.
3. Get additional information about roaming
from the list on our Home Page.
4: Use our Search box:
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ABOUT THE ROAMING ZONE:
This site was split from the Mountain Wireless Reviews web site and since has been refined and
updated. We travel across many parts of the country
using cellular service, and we have added
contributions from dozens of other like-minded
cellular users. This site is a result of constant monitoring
of the web as well as our contributors and
their observations as a volunteer effort.
However, there are costs in running this
site, and those expenses are paid by a small
commission from "affiliate" and
sponsor links. So, if you ever buy cellular
phones, service or accessories online, we
would really appreciate you doing so by clicking on any
of the advertising banners and links you
see on our site, like the ones above, or
shop at any of the links on The Roaming Zone Online Discount Page.
We welcome updates about new or incorrect information
and we will correct any errors as soon as
possible. We make no warranties to the information,
which can change at any time without our
notice. But accuracy is the desired goal.
And, as with all small operations, there
is a lot of information that gets put on
hold until time is found to update it.
The picture at the top of our web pages is
looking southwest along US Route 163 into
Monument Valley. Most of what you see is
located in Utah with the Arizona state line
running east to west (left to right) behind
the first row of mountains. There is a Commnet cell site just to the right of the picture
(near Goulding's) serving CDMA and GSM roamers.
What's with the  ? It's the international symbol for cellular
roaming, but we don't see it as often these
days as cellular carriers now own larger
networks or include free roaming across much
of the US.
OUR SITE'S TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
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with all modern browsers and try to keep
the content on each page relatively easy
to download, even on a slower connection.
We create most pages to look and operate
best with a 1024-pixel monitor width but
still look acceptable and easy to navigate
with an 800-pixel width screen. We provide
multiple links on each page to each of our
other pages, and do not support pop-ups or
intrusive advertising. In addition to welcoming
comment on our content, we also invite suggestions
on our display and page arrangement.
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you on our site and we do not use cookies. We do monitor how visitors use our site
on an anonymous, aggregated basis. This information
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