I agree.
Checking the 'roaming' indicator is a much more accurate way of gauging who
you are paying and what you are paying, etc., etc.
Make sure you have the most current prl and keep an eye on the roaming
indicator before you answer a call and/or place call, is the best habit to
form.
Then when you travel, you won't do anything you wouldn't normally do. I
check my caller ID ( CID ) anyway for each phone call, what's one more thing
to get in the habit of checking?

Scotty


"Jerome Zelinske" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Setting the phone to "PCS only", might not prevent the phone from
> roaming onto other PCS CDMA networks, like verizon's.
>
>
> Floyd in Tampa wrote:
>
> >>Hey everyone, i just got the sprintPCS free and clear plan, 45 for 500
> >>minutes. Do you get charged extra for long distance?
> >>
> >
> > If you look closely at the promotional literature or advertising, you
will
> > see that there is a caveat for the "Nationwide Free Long Distance" that
says
> > something like: "......as long as you are on the SprintPCS network."
> > What that normally means is that your phone must be communicating with a
> > SprintPCS tower, or one that is included as a business partner of
SprintPCS.
> > If you go out into the boonies and make a call using a tower from
another
> > carrier, that is called "roaming", and you may be charged extra for that
> > call.
> > If you have a dual-band phone there is a menu option which allows you to
put
> > the phone in a "PCS-only" mode, and that will prevent any off-network
calls.
> > You could always change it back if you go on vacation and have to place
a
> > call off-network.
> > Sprint has some plan options that will allow you some roaming minutes.
> >
> >
>




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