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Re: Forced Roam on the the EVO or Android?

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Originally Posted by mmmdieselfumes View Post
Just curious, but what is the point of forcing roaming? That a little work-around for people who live in an area with no reception on their home network, but someone else's tower has good coverage??

Yes. When I am @ my sister's place in Tampa, for some odd reason, SPCS doesn't work well there & drains all my battery.
I just switch over to force roam & grab the nearest VZW tower ( I suspect it is & not a ATT Tower) & walla, strong signal & less battery drain.

Also some ppl use it where they work due to inadequate coverage within buildings.

With force roam the handset has to spend less time & energy looking for a Sprint tower & just picks the most powerful tower & signal nearby....usually a VZW tower.
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