Setting Your Phone's Roam Mode; Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard - Sanyo SCP-8100 User Manual

Setting Your Phone's Roam Mode

Your phone allows you to control your ability to roam. By using
the Roaming menu option, you can determine which signals your
phone accepts.
Set Mode
Choose from three different settings on your dual band/tri mode
phone to control your roaming experience:
1. Press to access the main menu.
2. Highlight Settings and press
3. Highlight Roaming and press
4. Highlight Set Mode and press
5. To select an option, select it and press
Digital: This setting allows you to access the network available
to you only and prevents roaming on other networks.
Automatic: This setting seeks network service. When network
service is unavailable, the phone searches for an alternate
system.
Analog: This setting forces the phone to seek an analog
roaming system. The previous setting (Digital or Automatic) is
restored the next time the phone is turned on.
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Controlling Roaming Charges Using Call Guard

In addition to the roaming icon, Call Guard alerts you when
roaming charges apply. This feature makes it easy to manage
your roaming charges by reminding you when you make or
receive roaming calls. It also requires you to take an additional
step before placing or answering a roaming call. This additional
step is not required when you make or receive calls while on the
network available to you.
To Turn Call Guard On or Off:
1. Press
to access the main menu.
2. Highlight Settings and press
3. Highlight Roaming and press
4. Highlight Call Guard and press
5. Select On or Off and press
To Place Roaming Calls With Call Guard On:
1. From standby mode, dial 1 + area code + the seven-digit
number. (You can also initiate a call from the internal
Phone Book, Call History, or Messaging.)
2. Press
or press
3. A pop-up message will appear notifying you that roaming
rate applies. Press
– or –
Press any key to erase the pop-up message, then
, highlight Roam Call and press
press
To Answer Incoming Roaming Calls With Call Guard On:
1. Press
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2. A pop-up message will appear notifying you that roaming
rate applies. Press
– or –
, highlight Answer and press
Press
Remember if the Call Guard feature is set to On, you need to take
extra steps to make and receive roaming calls, even if you have
selected the Analog setting (see page 62).
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