Selecting mobile networks
Your device supports the use of two different networks at the same time. You can select from the following network mode combinations when two SIM cards are inserted in your device:
- One WCDMA network
- One GSM network
- One WCDMA and one GSM network
- One LTE, one WCDMA and one GSM network
For each SIM card, you can set your device to switch automatically between mobile networks depending on which mobile networks are available where you are. Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on which mobile networks are available where you are. You can also manually set your device to use a particular mobile network mode for each SIM card, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or mode of network that you are connected to. Refer to Status icons to see what the different status icons look like.
To select a network mode
- From your Home screen, tap
. - Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
- Select a SIM card.
- Tap Preferred network type, then select a network mode.
To select another network manually
- From your Home screen, tap
. - Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
- Select a SIM card.
- Tap Network operators.
- Tap Search mode, then select Manual.
- Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you move out of range of the manually selected network. |
To activate automatic network selection
- From your Home screen, tap
. - Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
- Select a SIM card.
- Tap Network operators.
- Tap Search mode, then select Automatic.
