Home network searching when roaming in wireless communications networks

A method in a wireless communications device, including determining (410) whether the device is operating in a network other than a home network, for example, an H-PLMN, of the wireless communications device, determining (450) whether to search for the home network of the wireless communications device when not operating in the home network by comparing network record information associated with the network in which the mobile wireless communications device is operating to reference information. In some embodiments, the wireless communications device indicates (420) that it is operating in a network, e.g., a virtual home network, other than the network, e.g., a roaming network, in which it is operating based on the network record information.