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Selecting a SIM card for data traffic
Either of the two SIM cards inserted in your device can handle data traffic, but only
one SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the
SIM card to use for data traffic during the initial setup of your device, or you can
select or change it later via the Settings menu.
To change the SIM card used for data traffic
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Dual SIM
>
Mobile data
.
3
Select the SIM card that you want to use for data traffic.
For higher data speeds, select the SIM card that supports the fastest mobile network, for
example, 3G or LTE.
Selecting mobile networks
Your device supports the use of up to three different networks at the same time.
You can select from the following network mode combinations:
•
One WCDMA network
•
One GSM network
•
One WCDMA and one GSM network
•
One LTE, one WCDMA and one GSM network
For each SIM card, you can set your device to switch automatically between mobile
networks depending on which mobile networks are available where you are. You
can also manually set your device to use a particular mobile network mode for
each SIM card, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or
mode of network that you are connected to. Refer to
Status icons on page 39 to
see what the different status icons look like.
To select a network mode
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More
>
Mobile networks
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap
Preferred network type
, then select a network mode.
To select another network manually
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More
>
Mobile networks
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap
Network operators
.
5
Tap
Search mode
, then select
Manual
.
6
Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.
To activate automatic network selection
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More
>
Mobile networks
.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap
Network operators
.
5
Tap
Search mode
, then select
Automatic
.
Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Use your device to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to
access resources inside a secured local network from a public network. For
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