Help How to turn off 'automatically choose network'?

[uasu]

Does anybody know how to disable the phone from automatically choosing a cellular network?

I live near the border of the country and the neighbouring networks are stronger, so the phone often switches to a roaming network. Is there any way to turn it off, maybe via an (unofficial) app?

One option is to ask the carrier to disable it, but then again, everytime I would travel abroad, I would have to contact the carrier, and then back again when I return.

 

[CarpetPilot]

Does anybody know how to disable the phone from automatically choosing a cellular network?

I live near the border of the country and the neighbouring networks are stronger, so the phone often switches to a roaming network. Is there any way to turn it off, maybe via an (unofficial) app?

One option is to ask the carrier to disable it, but then again, everytime I would travel abroad, I would have to contact the carrier, and then back again when I return.

Try to turn off roaming. What kind of phone do you have?

 

[mikedt]

Turn off "Automatically choose network operators" in the network settings.

 

[uasu]

I'm trying to do that on a Galaxy Spica (firmware 1.5 Cupcake), and I don't see any of this option on the phone..

 

[CarpetPilot]

Oh boy, Cupcake, that takes me back. I'm not sure you can do it on Android that far back.

 

[uasu]

yeah, old galaxy spica, yet still working
Do you know any app that could enable that, maybe from other sources?

anyway, i cant find those mentioned options on phone with Lolipop either..