In plain English
This means the device is actively looking for a network signal it can detect. It has not yet moved on to starting a connection, because it is still trying to find a signal to use.
In context
Here, it reports that the device is currently trying to detect the incoming service signal so it can begin connecting to the network.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- reports that the device is trying to find the incoming service signal.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say whether a usable network signal will be found or whether a connection will succeed afterward.
Examples
“In the basement, the handset was still searching for signal rather than starting to connect.”
“For nearly a minute after it was switched on, the radio was searching for signal.”