Selecting an internet access point – Nokia 9300 User Manual

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Some Internet connections may appear inactive, but they may still be sending and receiving data in the background. These

connections may postpone the closing of the connection.
Select the

Other

page, and define the settings.

•

Ask before connecting

— If you select

Yes

, a dialog appears every time you connect to the Internet, asking you to confirm

the connection or to change the Internet access point.

•

GPRS operating mode

— Select

Always on

to keep the GPRS connection in alert mode and to switch the packet data transfer

on quickly when needed. If you select

On when needed

, the device uses a GPRS connection only when you start an application

or action that needs it. Note that if there is no GPRS coverage and you selected

Always on

, the device will periodically try to

establish a GPRS connection.

To change the priority of Internet access points, select

Connections

Internet setup

. Press

Priority

, select an Internet access

point, and press

Move up

Move down

. When you establish a data connection, the access points are searched for in the order

you have specified.

Selecting an Internet access point

When you establish an Internet connection, you are asked to select the Internet access point you want to use for that connection.

In the

Network connection

dialog, select an Internet access point from the list, and press

Connect

. Before connecting, you can

filter the list of access points according to the network type. To view all Internet access points, select

All networks

. To view

Internet access points that are currently available, press

Show available

. For example, if you are using the

Offline

profile, no

GPRS or GSM Internet access points are shown in the list.

Tip: The

Network connection

dialog opens only if you have selected

Yes

in the

Ask before connecting

field in the general

Internet access point settings. To check the status of the setting, select

Desk

Tools

Control panel

, and

Connections

Internet setup

Other

page.

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