Nokia N-GAGE, Extended User Manual

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Tip! The Settings wizard program included in the
PC Suite for your Nokia N-Gage game deck can help
you to configure access point and mailbox settings.
You can also copy existing settings, for example, from
your compatible computer to your game deck. See the
CD-ROM supplied in the sales package.
Packet data (General Packet Radio Service,
GPRS)
Glossary: Packet data, or General Packet Radio
Service (GPRS), uses packet data technology where
information is sent in short packets of data over the
mobile network.
Minimum settings needed to make a packet data
connection
• You need to subscribe to the GPRS service. For
availability and subscription to GPRS, contact your
network operator or service provider.
• Go to Settings
→
Connection settings
→
Access points
and select Options
→
New access point . Fill in the
following: Data bearer : GPRS and Access point name :
enter the name given to you by your service provider.
See ‘Creating an access point’, p. 42 for further
information.
Pricing for packet data and applications
Both the active GPRS connection and the applications
used over GPRS require a fee, for example, using Browser
services, sending and receiving data, and text messages.
For more detailed information on fees, contact your
network operator or service provider. See also ‘Packet data
counter and connection timer’, p. 24.
Creating an access point
Options in the Access points
list: Edit , New access point , Delete , Help , and Exit .
You may have preset access point settings in your game
deck. Or, you may receive access point settings in a smart
message from a service provider. See ‘Receiving smart
messages’, p. 78.
If there are no access points defined when you open Access
points , you will be asked if you want to create one.
If there already are access points defined, to create a new
access point, select
Options
→
New access point and select:
• Use default settings to use the default settings. Make the
needed changes and press Back to save the settings.
• Use existing settings to use
existing setting
information as the basis
for the new access point
settings. A list of existing
access points is opened.
Select one and press
OK .
Access point settings are
opened with some fields
already filled.