The present invention discloses a mobile network search method and terminal, and relates to the field of
wireless communication. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the network search is performed in the order of
signal intensity from strong to weak on a frequency point through a terminal, and it is determined whether searched network is a legal network or not; if a legal network is searched on the
signal with the current intensity on the frequency point, the terminal is stayed at the legal network; if a legal network is not searched on the
signal with the current intensity on the frequency point, the terminal goes on searching a legal
network on the signal with the next intensity on the frequency point, so that when the signal intensities of other operators are stronger than the area of the operator, the operator users may still use the
network service, therefore the user experience is improved.