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
or
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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