User's Manual

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Overseas Use
Preparation for use
Check before departure
Check the following in Japan before using your FOMA terminal
overseas.
Subscription
Check the status of your WORLD WING subscription. For details,
contact the "docomo Information Center" on the last page of this
manual.
Charging the battery
Overseas use may require more battery power than use in Japan.
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For precautions for handling the AC adapter (sold separately), see P. 7.
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For details on charging with the AC adapter (sold separately), see
P. 23.
Charges
Overseas charges (call charges, packet transmission charges) differ
from those in Japan.
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If you set the access point to "mopera U
（スマートフォン定額）
(mopera
U (Smartphone flat-rate))", switching of the access point is required
(P. 123).
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The specifications of your FOMA terminal are such that some
communications are automatically performed, such as
communications for checking the latest software version or
communications for maintaining a connection with the server
. Also,
packet communications is sometimes performed automatically with
some applications. Note that packet communications charges when
used overseas are sometimes higher.
Preparations
sp-mode mail
Mail functions can be stopped or the size of received sp-mode mail can
be limited. For details, refer to the "Mobile Phone User's Guide (sp-mode
[Smartphone])".
Network service settings
When you are subscribed to network services, you can use voice mail,
call forwarding, number notification request, and other network services
even overseas. Note, however, that some network se
rvices are
unavailable.
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To use network services overseas, "Remote operation settings" must
be started. For details on remote operation settings, refer to the
"Mobile Phone User's Guide [International Services]".
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"Remote operation settings" can also be performed at overseas
destinations.
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Also some network services that allow setting, delete and other
operations are sometimes not available depending on the overseas
telecommunications carrier
.
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Overseas Use
Checking in the country you are visiting
Your FOMA terminal automatically connects to the available
telecommunications carrier when you have arrived in the country you
are visiting and you turn the power on.
Connection
If your FOMA terminal moves outside the currently used service area
when "Network operator" in "Mobile networks" is set to "Select
automatically", your terminal automatically searche
s and connects to
another available telecommunications carrier
.
Display indication
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The currently used network type is displayed on the status bar.
: 3G (packet) network
: GPRS network
: EDGE network
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The currently connected telecommunications carrier can be checked
on the notification panel.
Date/time setting
If the
→
"Settings"
→
"Date & Time"
→
"Automatic" checkbox is selected,
your FOMA terminal receives time and time difference information
automatically from the currently connected overseas
telecommunications carrier, and corrects the time and time differences
on the terminal.
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The correction timing differs depending on the telecommunications
carrier.
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To set these differences manually, deselect the "Automatic" checkbox,
and set each of "Set date", "Select time zone" and "Set time" (P. 72).
Inquiries
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When your FOMA terminal or the UIM card is lost or stolen overseas,
promptly contact docomo and conduct the procedure for canceling
use of the service from the country you are visiting. For inquiries, see
the "docomo Information Center" on the last page of this manual.
Note that transmission/calling charges after your FOMA terminal or
the UIM card is lost or stolen are incurred by the s
ubscriber.
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To use a landline phone, etc., the "international call access number"
or "universal number international prefix" of the country you are
visiting is required.
Check after homecoming
Your FOMA terminal automatically connects to the FOMA network after
you return home. If it fails, perform the following setting.
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Set "Network mode" in "Mobile networks" to "GSM/WCDMA
Automatic" (P. 123).
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Set "Network operator" in "Mobile networks" to "Select automatically"
(P. 123).