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To place roaming calls with Call Guard on:
1. From standby mode, dial 1 + area code + the
seven-digit number and press .
2. Press to confirm the Roaming rate notification
and complete the call.
To answer incoming roaming calls with Call Guard on:
1. Press . (A message will be displayed notifying
you that roaming charges will apply.)
2. Press to confirm the Roaming rate notification
and complete the call.
Data Roam Guard
Depending on service availability and roaming
agreements, your phone may be able to access data
services while roaming on certain digital systems. You
can set your phone to alert you when you are roaming
off the Nationwide Sprint Network and try to use data
services such as messaging.
To set your Data Roam Guard notification:
1. Highlight and press > Settings > More... >
Roaming > Data Roaming.
2. Highlight an option and press .
Ⅲ Always Ask sets your phone’s Data Roam Guard
feature on. You will see a prompt and will be
required to respond anytime you access data
services while roaming.
Ⅲ Never Ask turns your phone’s Data Roam Guard
feature off. You will not be notified of your roaming
status when accessing data services.
To use data services when Data Roam Guard is active:
ᮣ When a pop-up notification appears informing you
that data roam charges may apply, press
ROAM
(left softkey) to connect.
Note
If the Call Guard feature is set to On, you need to take
extra steps to make and receive roaming calls.
Note
Data Roam Guard is set to Always Ask by default on
your phone.
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