Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming Experience 55Roaming on Analog NetworksWhen you roam on analog networks, you will experience a similarquality provided by other analog carriers today. Although somefeatures, such as Sprint PCS Voice Command, will be unavailable,you can still make and receive calls and access voicemail. If you areaccustomed to Sprint PCS Service, you may notice some of thefollowing differences when using analog service: You are more likely to experience static, cross-talk, fade-out, anddropped calls. Some features which are standard on the Sprint Nationwide PCSNetwork, such as call waiting, and direct international dialing,are unavailable. Though callers can leave voicemail messages while you areroaming, you will not receive notification until you return to theSprint Nationwide PCS Network. (See “Checking for VoicemailMessages While Roaming” on page 56.) There are security and privacy risks (eavesdropping and cloning)that exist with conventional analog services today. Your battery’s charge will deplete more quickly and you willneed to recharge it more often when you use your phone foranalog roaming.Note: If you’re on a call when you leave the Sprint Nationwide PCS Networkand enter an area where roaming is available (whether digital oranalog), your call is dropped. If your call is dropped in an area where youthink Sprint PCS Service is available, turn your phone off and on again toreconnect to the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.When using your phone in analog mode, the phone may feel warm. Thisis normal for analog operation.
