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Connectivity
Connectivity
Your Vertu phone can be connected to the internet or to another compatible device
or PC in a number of ways, which are described in this section.
Data connections and access points
Your Vertu phone supports packet data connections (network service), such as
GPRS in the
GSM
network. When using your phone in
GSM
and
UMTS
networks,
multiple data connections can be active at the same time, and access points can
share a data connection. In the
UMTS
network, data connections remain active
during voice calls.
You can also use a
WLAN
data connection. Only one connection in one wireless LAN
can be active at a time, but several applications can use the same
Internet access
point
.
To establish a data connection, an access point is required.
You can define different kinds of access points, such as the following:
•
MMS
access point to send and receive multimedia messages
•
Internet access point
(IAP) to send and receive email and connect to the internet
Check the type of access point you need with your service provider for the service
you want to access. For availability and subscription to packet data connection
services, contact your service provider.
Network settings
Your device can automatically switch between the
GSM
and
UMTS
networks.
Select
Menu
>
Ctrl. Panel
>
Settings
and
Phone
>
Network
and from the following:
Network mode
Select which network to use. If you select
Dual
mode
, the
device uses the
GSM
or
UMTS
network automatically,
according to the network parameters and the roaming
agreements between the wireless service providers. For
details and roaming costs, contact your network service
provider. This option is shown only if supported by the
wireless service provider.
A roaming agreement is an agreement between two or more
service providers to enable the users of one service provider
to use the services of other service providers.
Operator
selection
Select
Automatic
to set the device to search for and select
any of the available networks. Select Manual to manually
select the network from a list of available networks. If the
connection to the manually selected network is lost, the
device sounds an error tone and asks you to reselect a
network. The selected network must have a roaming
agreement with your home cellular network.
Cell info display
Set the device to indicate when it is used in a cellular network
based on micro cellular network (MCN) technology and to
activate cell info reception.
