Palm Treo 800w, User Manual

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Section 7A: Help 357
Help
I Can’t Tell If Data Services Are Available
The following icons appear in the title bar to indicate whether data services are available. If
you don’t see one of these icons, you cannot open a data connection:
My Treo Won’t Connect to the Internet
Your Treo supports Sprint Mobile Broadband (EVDO), Sprint 1xRTT, and Wi-Fi wireless data
networks. To connect to the Internet, you must either subscribe to data services with Sprint or
be within range of a Wi-Fi network.
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Contact Sprint to verify that your subscription plan includes data services and that these
services have been correctly activated. Sprint should also be able to tell you if there are
any outages in your location.
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If your company uses Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager and you’re
attempting to make a Wi-Fi connection, contact your system administrator to find out
whether Wi-Fi features are disabled on your Treo.
Key term 1xRTT (single-carrier [1x] radio transmission technology): A wireless
technology that can provide fast data transfer and Internet access, with
average speeds of 60-to-80Kbps and bursts of up to 144Kbps.
Key term EVDO
(Evolution Data Optimized): A wireless broadband technology that is
designed for very high-speed data transfer, with average download speeds
of 400-to-600Kbps, and capable of reaching speeds up to 3.2Mbps and
upload speeds up to 1.8Mbps.
or The Sprint Mobile Broadband (EVDO) or Sprint 1xRTT network
is within range. You can make or receive calls or open a data
connection.
Your Treo is connected to a Wi-Fi network. You can open a
data connection.