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

The claimed is a through the network signal recovery and/or the starting is hometown network first network selection method and device. In a representing an automatically selecting network. The mobile station (200) and selecting and non-hometown communication network (406). And the mobile station (200) experience is separated from the cover (or close-down), further regained the signal covering then (or a starting). Responded, wherein the mobile station (200) scanning to distinguish wherein the area of communication networks. And the hometown network (402) are externally is available, wherein the mobile station (200) and using the hometown network (402). Otherwise; and formerly non-hometown network (406) e.g. RPLMN) is externally is available, wherein the mobile station (200) is casing is connected to formerly the non-hometown network (406) operation.