able to make but not receive receive calls in analog

I have the AC family share plan with Verizon and have three phones. One
Kyocera 2325 and two VX4400's. When my husband recently went from our
digital 1x calling area to a city about 5 miles away he was in analog
extended network roaming on AT&T Wireless. He was able to make calls
with the Kyocera but I was unable to call him back with the 4400 or our
home phone.

I didn't understand how this could be possible so I called c/s and they
said receiving calls requires a stronger signal than placing calls and
that it is normal to have your incoming calls go directly to voice mail
if the signal isn't strong enough. But since my husband said his phone
had three out of a possible four bars of service that explanation
doesn't seem to explain this problem either.

Anyone know if I should expect most, if not all calls made on analog to
go to voice mail without ringing?????

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Your husband needs to dial either "*350" or "*18" to enable
follow-me-roaming. In theory this isn't necessary, but in the areas I
travel, it's sometimes required to receive calls.

*350 is the correct feature to dial if AT&T is the A-side in your market (as
they are in mine).
*18 is the correct feature for B-side market carrier.

If you don't know, then it's unlikely to hurt anything trying both.

-Dan

---
Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest
http://cell.uoregon.edu

"Heidi Ingellis" <hingellis@snet.net> wrote in message
news:vn0glvehlp7m6a@corp.supernews.com...
> I have the AC family share plan with Verizon and have three phones. One
> Kyocera 2325 and two VX4400's. When my husband recently went from our
> digital 1x calling area to a city about 5 miles away he was in analog
> extended network roaming on AT&T Wireless. He was able to make calls
> with the Kyocera but I was unable to call him back with the 4400 or our
> home phone.
>
> I didn't understand how this could be possible so I called c/s and they
> said receiving calls requires a stronger signal than placing calls and
> that it is normal to have your incoming calls go directly to voice mail
> if the signal isn't strong enough. But since my husband said his phone
> had three out of a possible four bars of service that explanation
> doesn't seem to explain this problem either.
>
> Anyone know if I should expect most, if not all calls made on analog to
> go to voice mail without ringing?????
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

"Dan Albrich" <junkmail@shaney.uoregon.edui> wrote in article
<bkpqmh$6fs$1@pith.uoregon.edu>:

> Your husband needs to dial either "*350" or "*18" to enable

> follow-me-roaming. In theory this isn't necessary, but in the areas I

> travel, it's sometimes required to receive calls.

>

> *350 is the correct feature to dial if AT&T is the A-side in your market (as

> they are in mine).

> *18 is the correct feature for B-side market carrier.

>

> If you don't know, then it's unlikely to hurt anything trying both.

>

> -Dan

>

> ---

> Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest

> http://cell.uoregon.edu

>

> Thank you so much for your help. I will have him do this next time. Should he do this before he leaves the digital area (home) or after he is in the analog area ?

[posted via phonescoop.com]

Dan,

I was just roaming in Yosemite National Park on Golden State Cellular
analog. No incoming calls, despite making several outgoing calls.

After pressing *18 and hearing a short stutter type sound, the next test
call from my ATT prepaid to the Verizon phone went through.

Can't tell you how handy it is to have that extra ATT prepaid
phone...and *18 and *350 in the phonebook.

-
David

"Dan Albrich" <junkmail@shaney.uoregon.edui> wrote in article
<bkpqmh$6fs$1@pith.uoregon.edu>:
> Your husband needs to dial either "*350" or "*18" to enable
> follow-me-roaming. In theory this isn't necessary, but in the areas I
> travel, it's sometimes required to receive calls.
>
> *350 is the correct feature to dial if AT&T is the A-side in your market (as
> they are in mine).
> *18 is the correct feature for B-side market carrier.
>
> If you don't know, then it's unlikely to hurt anything trying both.
>
> -Dan
>
> ---
> Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest
> http://cell.uoregon.edu
>
> "Heidi Ingellis" <hingellis@snet.net> wrote in message
> news:vn0glvehlp7m6a@corp.supernews.com...
> > I have the AC family share plan with Verizon and have three phones. One
> > Kyocera 2325 and two VX4400's. When my husband recently went from our
> > digital 1x calling area to a city about 5 miles away he was in analog
> > extended network roaming on AT&T Wireless. He was able to make calls
> > with the Kyocera but I was unable to call him back with the 4400 or our
> > home phone.
> >
> > I didn't understand how this could be possible so I called c/s and they
> > said receiving calls requires a stronger signal than placing calls and
> > that it is normal to have your incoming calls go directly to voice mail
> > if the signal isn't strong enough. But since my husband said his phone
> > had three out of a possible four bars of service that explanation
> > doesn't seem to explain this problem either.
> >
> > Anyone know if I should expect most, if not all calls made on analog to
> > go to voice mail without ringing?????
> >
> > [posted via phonescoop.com]
>


[posted via phonescoop.com]

Bull hockey.
Next time call CS and request to speak to a Network specialist. Someone who
will actually understand what your talking about.
The droids that answer the phones have very limited technical knowledge.
Been there done that. Had the same problem, it was a problem with Verizon's
network.
They fixed it after 3 days of my *****ing.

"Heidi Ingellis" <hingellis@snet.net> wrote in message
news:vn0glvehlp7m6a@corp.supernews.com...
> I have the AC family share plan with Verizon and have three phones. One
> Kyocera 2325 and two VX4400's. When my husband recently went from our
> digital 1x calling area to a city about 5 miles away he was in analog
> extended network roaming on AT&T Wireless. He was able to make calls
> with the Kyocera but I was unable to call him back with the 4400 or our
> home phone.
>
> I didn't understand how this could be possible so I called c/s and they
> said receiving calls requires a stronger signal than placing calls and
> that it is normal to have your incoming calls go directly to voice mail
> if the signal isn't strong enough. But since my husband said his phone
> had three out of a possible four bars of service that explanation
> doesn't seem to explain this problem either.
>
> Anyone know if I should expect most, if not all calls made on analog to
> go to voice mail without ringing?????
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

If this does not work you may have to issue a ticket through VZW to ATT
to ensure you are loaded in thier system as an authorized user and your
point codes are correct. Again only if the *18/*350 do not work.

--
~Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder~


hingellis@snet.net (Heidi Ingellis) wrote in article
<vn10r3hs0m1r4d@corp.supernews.com>:
>
>
>
>
> "Dan Albrich" <junkmail@shaney.uoregon.edui> wrote in article
> <bkpqmh$6fs$1@pith.uoregon.edu>:
>
> > Your husband needs to dial either "*350" or "*18" to enable
>
> > follow-me-roaming. In theory this isn't necessary, but in the areas I
>
> > travel, it's sometimes required to receive calls.
>
> >
>
> > *350 is the correct feature to dial if AT&T is the A-side in your market (as
>
> > they are in mine).
>
> > *18 is the correct feature for B-side market carrier.
>
> >
>
> > If you don't know, then it's unlikely to hurt anything trying both.
>
> >
>
> > -Dan
>
> >
>
> > ---
>
> > Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest
>
> > http://cell.uoregon.edu
>
> >
>
> > Thank you so much for your help. I will have him do this next time. Should he do this before he leaves the digital area (home) or after he is in the analog area ?
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]

[posted via phonescoop.com]

You dial it once you reach the destination area (where you wish to receive
calls). In this case this would be once your husband is in analog mode.

If you are in an area where follow-me-roaming has to be enabled manually
(which is what these commands do), then you need to dial the appropriate
command *18 or *350 once per day while in that area.

-Dan

PS: The history here is that long ago it was very expensive to use your
cellular phone roaming. Typically folks would pay both a daily fee and a
per-minute fee for roaming. For this reason, the customer had to manually
indicate that "yes" I do wish to receive calls, despite the charges. In
modern time, all of this stuff is supposed to happen automatically, but in
the areas I travel, it does not.


---
Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest
http://cell.uoregon.edu
"Heidi Ingellis" <hingellis@snet.net> wrote in message
news:vn10r3hs0m1r4d@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
>
>
> "Dan Albrich" <junkmail@shaney.uoregon.edui> wrote in article
> <bkpqmh$6fs$1@pith.uoregon.edu>:
>
> > Your husband needs to dial either "*350" or "*18" to enable
>
> > follow-me-roaming. In theory this isn't necessary, but in the areas I
>
> > travel, it's sometimes required to receive calls.
>
> >
>
> > *350 is the correct feature to dial if AT&T is the A-side in your market
(as
>
> > they are in mine).
>
> > *18 is the correct feature for B-side market carrier.
>
> >
>
> > If you don't know, then it's unlikely to hurt anything trying both.
>
> >
>
> > -Dan
>
> >
>
> > ---
>
> > Eugene, Oregon -- Pacific Northwest
>
> > http://cell.uoregon.edu
>
> >
>
> > Thank you so much for your help. I will have him do this next time.
Should he do this before he leaves the digital area (home) or after he is in
the analog area ?
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com]