anyway to turn OFF the cell network in a Nokia "UMA" phone?

I've got a Nokia 6301 which, in combination with the t-Mobile account,
has the option of making calls over an internet WIFI connection.
(This uses what they call "UMA", aka Unlicensed Mobile Access).

It's a great little feature, letting you, for example, use
the phone in the back factory sub basement which doesn't
have a cellular signal but does... have an internet connection
with WIFI.

Now what I'd like to do is completely turn OFF the cellular
network option. Why? Because if I'm in, say, Canada, I do
NOT want the phone registering locally as that can cause
all sorts of grief (read expense) if people try calling me.

Note that this charge is both if I answer... and in many
cases also gets incurred if I bounce the call back to
the US based v-mail.

So I'd rather not have any cellular contact, but rely,
instead, on just the WIFI.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

(The Nokias are triband, thus will "work" in Canada - which
shares channels with the US, and will similarly work
in many international locations).

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On 2009-11-02, danny burstein <dannyb.TakeThisOut@panix.com> wrote:
> Any suggestions? Thanks.

You could try setting the phone to manual network selection, and
then just don't select a network. This might run down your
battery in a hurry though.

Dennis Ferguson