Updating an operating parameter

1. A method, comprising:

communicating with a first wireless network of a first type;

obtaining, when available, a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network, wherein the location-based operating parameter is a mobile country code;

checking the validity of the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network; and

if the location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network is not valid, then:

searching for a second wireless network of a second type that is different than the first type,

updating the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network, and

providing a dialing service to the first wireless network for initiating a communication based on the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless network is not valid when the location based parameter is unavailable.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the network of the second type being determined based at least in part on a past success and using the past success to determine the second type.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to access a network of the second type.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to retrieve the location-based operating parameter from a network of the second type.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first type is one of a CDMA and a non-CDMA wireless network, and the second type is the other of a CDMA and a non-CDMA wireless network.

7. A method, comprising:

communicating with a first wireless network of a first type;

obtaining, when available, a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network;

if the location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network is not valid, then:

updating the location-based operating parameter using a location-based operating parameter from a second wireless network of a second type that is different than the first type, and

providing a dialing service to the first wireless network for initiating a communication based on the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first wireless network is invalid when the location-based parameter is unavailable.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining the network of the second type based at least in part on a past success with networks of the second type.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to access a network of the second type.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to retrieve a desired location-based operating parameter from a network of the second type.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein communicating with the first wireless network includes registering with the first wireless network.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising updating the location-based operating parameter using a location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network obtained by listening to a broadcast channel and not by sending data to the second wireless network.

14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising searching for the second wireless network, wherein the second wireless network is associated with a network provider.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions tangibly embodied thereon, the instructions executable by a processor for:

communicating with a first wireless network of a first type;

obtaining, when available, a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network, wherein the location-based operating parameter is a mobile country code;

checking the validity of the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network; and

if the location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network is invalid, then:

searching for a second wireless network of a second type that is different than the first type,

updating the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network, and

providing a dialing service to the first wireless network for initiating a communication based on the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for determining the network of the second type based at least in part on a past success and using the past success to determine the second type.

17. The medium of claim 16 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to access a network of the second type.

18. The medium of claim 17 , wherein the past success comprises having been able to retrieve a desired location-based operating parameter from a network of the second type.

19. The medium of claim 15 , further comprising a service including providing a dialing service to the first wireless network for initiating a communication based on the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network.

20. The medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for updating the location-based operating parameter using a location-based operation parameter from the second wireless network obtained by listening to a broadcast channel and not by sending data to the second wireless network.

21. The medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for searching for the second wireless network associated with a network provider.

22. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the first wireless network is one of a CDMA and a non-CDMA wireless network, and the second wireless network is the other of a CDMA and a non-CDMA wireless network.