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Digital network, roaming, dual band cell phone

Dual-mode phones are those cell phones that work with both analog and digital networks by which you can easily use your mobile phones between digital and analog network. Such mobile phones automatically adjust to the network settings wherever it is available. As analog phones came a longtime back so they have a longer coverage area than a digital one, that is why in some areas you can still stay in touch with your family and friends with your dual band mobile phone as it will automatically switch to the analog mode.

Roaming

As nothing in this world is for free, same is the case with dual band cell phones as you have pay the price for such dual usage. The roaming feature that costs your mobile phone while you are away will let you have some serious sleepless nights as you do have to pay for every call you listen and you every call you make. In order to avoid the nightmares that you might get by the phone bill try to follow the tips that have been mentioned here. As this will not only help you decreasing your cost of the bill but also avoid unnecessary battery usage due to dual mode.

Tips to avoid expensive roaming fees

If your mobile phone keep on switching between Analog and Digital then it means that you have set your phone Roaming feature to Automatic. You can change to any one of the two which ever you like depending upon the roaming mode that you are having, 'Digital' or 'Analog' by the phone settings.
If your phone is on automatic switch mode that switches automatically to the area that you are in, it is better that you do so manually, in that way you would know what usage you have to do with the phone and what you don't have to. Try to use the maximum service of the mode that has been provided by your service provider because you will have to pay for the other service that you use. The other Mode is best when your default mode is not working or has no Service.
When ever you go to any area where there is no digital service, switch your phone mode to analog then as in this way your phone battery will not be used because in Analog mode, Phone battery is consumed double the speed the way it is done in Digital. Besides that in this way you will only get charges for the call you receive or do in the Analog mode.

Dual Band Phone though very useful can turnout to be very bad if not used properly, so it is better to have an eye on how you use the cell phone and you will have complete control over your phone bill.

When you are abroad you can save not only roaming fees, you don't have to pay a dime to your cellular carrier when using a callback service.