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Chapter 4: The Watcher Window and Indicators

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Installation and Use

on Notebook PCs

The Roaming Status indicator shows

whether you are roaming onto the network

of a service provider other than your own.

When the indicator is off (gray), you are

within the local coverage area of your

service provider. When the indicator is on

(solid black), you are in a “preferred”

roaming area. When the indicator is

blinking, you are within the coverage area

of a CDMA network but not in a “preferred”

roaming area.

Your coverage area and billing charges

depend upon your service provider and the

type of account you have. There may be

surcharges for roaming service that vary

based on whether you are in a preferred

roaming area or a non-preferred roaming

area. If there is no roaming agreement

between your service provider and the local

carrier, you may be unable to complete

calls in non-preferred roaming areas.

The In Use indicator shows whether a call is in progress. No icon is

displayed when the AirCard is idle. Otherwise, one of these icons is

displayed:

When the In Use indicator is a handset, a

voice call is in progress.

When the In Use indicator is a modem, a

data call is in progress.

When the In Use indicator is a modem

labelled “1x”, an Express Network (1xRTT)

data call is in progress. (For a description

of 1xRTT data calls, see page 49.)

When the In Use indicator is a large “X”, a

fatal error has occurred and the AirCard is

inoperable. (This may be resolved by

closing Watcher and restarting your PC.)

Table 4-1: Connection Status Area Icons

Icon Meaning

1 2 ... 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 ... 191 192

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