Network selection methods and apparatus with home network prioritization after network signal recovery or power-on

摘要

In one illustrative example involving automatic network selection, a mobile station (200) selects and operates with a non-home communication network (406). After regaining signal coverage from an out-of-coverage condition, the mobile station (200) identifies a plurality of communication networks in its coverage are. If a home network (408) is identified as being available, the mobile station selects and operates with the home network (408). Otherwise, if the non-home network (406) is identified as being available, the mobile station selects and operates with the non-home network (406).