Connectivity, Data connections and access points, Network settings – Nokia 5800EN User Manual

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14. Connectivity

Your device offers several options to connect to the internet

or to another compatible device or PC.

Data connections and access points

Your device supports packet data connections (network

service), such as GPRS in the GSM network. When you use your

device 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 e-mail 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

Select

Menu

Settings

and

Connectivity

Network

Your device can automatically switch between GSM and UMTS

networks. GSM networks are indicated with . UMTS

networks are indicated with

Select 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 one of the available networks, or

Manual

to manually select the network from a list. 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 network.

●

Cell info display

— Set the device to indicate when it is

used in a cellular network based on microcellular network

(MCN) technology and to activate cell info reception.

Connectivity