Virgin Lobster 700TV, User Manual

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68 Getting Connected
5.1 Connecting to the Internet
Your Lobster 700TV’s powerful networking capabilities allow you to
access the Internet or your corporate network at work through wireless
and conventional connections. Specifically, you can configure your
Lobster 700TV to establish a connection via Dial-up, GPRS, Bluetooth,
Virtual Private Network (VPN), or Proxy.
With an active connection on your Lobster 700TV, you can browse the
Web, download e-mails, or chat using MSN Messenger. Check with
your service provider to see if a connection has already been set up for
you, and if over-the-air configuration is supported.
If you need to manually set up a connection, it is important that you
obtain the following information from your Internet Service Provider
(ISP) or the company whose intranet you are trying to access:
• ISP server phone number
• User name
• Password
• Access point name (required for GPRS connection)
• Domain name (required for accessing a corporate network or an
intranet)
Set up a GPRS connection
GPRS is a non-voice value-added service that allows information to
be sent and received across a mobile telephone network. You can
use GPRS to connect to the Internet or to send and receive MMS on
your Lobster 700TV. When you use GPRS, you will be billed per KB
(Kilobyte) when sending or receiving information.
Check with your service provider for details on billing of your data plan.
If GPRS settings are not preset on your Lobster 700TV, obtain the
Access point name from your wireless service provider. Also, check
with your wireless service provider if a user name and password are
required.