Abstract: An emergency message service method and apparatus for a mobile terminal in which the emergency message service can be effectively utilized even when call forwarding is active in the mobile terminal. The detection and deactivation of call forwarding for an emergency message permits an emergency call to be rapidly established. The emergency message service method may include: checking, upon detection of an emergency message request, the setting status of call forwarding; deactivating, when call forwarding is active, call forwarding; sending, after deactivation of call forwarding, a requested emergency message using a pre-enrolled subscriber number.

Abstract: A multiband mobile terminal and cell search method is provided for reducing the camp-on delay by storing an indicator extracted from system information transmitted by the base station on which the mobile terminal has most recently camped, and scanning the frequency bands, indicated by the band indicators first. The multiband mobile terminal supporting at least two frequency bands includes a radio frequency (RF) unit that receives system information; a storage unit; and a control unit that controls mobile terminal to scan, when a camp-on event is detected, a frequency band indicated by the band indicator, camp on a base station of a network using the frequency band, and store a band indicator indicating the network. The multiband mobile terminal scans the frequency band of the network in which the mobile terminal locates, resulting in reducing the time required for camping on a cell.