Use your device as a modem, Browse the web, About browser – Nokia N900 User Manual

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3 To view or change the USB mode, or to disconnect the

device, open the status area menu.

In the status area, indicates an active connection.

Use your device as a modem

You can also use your device as a modem and connect your

PC to the internet.
1 Connect your device to your computer, using the USB data

cable.

2 Select

PC Suite mode

3 From PC Suite, select Connect to the Internet.
The connection may not be displayed on your device. The

device data counter is updated after you disconnect. When

connected, you can use your computer to monitor the

amount of data sent and received.
You can only establish an internet connection using a cellular

network, and may not be able to use some of the other

communication features when the device is used as a

modem.

Browse the web

About browser

With the Maemo browser, you can view hypertext markup

language (HTML) web pages on the internet. You can also

view web pages that are designed specifically for mobile

devices. These pages use extensible hypertext markup

language (XHTML).
Select

Web

To browse the web, you must have an internet access point

configured in your device.
Important: Use only services that you trust and that offer

adequate security and protection against harmful software.

Open and browse web pages

Select

Web

, and enter the address in the address bar,

or select a bookmark.
You can also view web pages in portrait orientation.
Use normal mode

Normal mode is active when you open a web page. In normal

mode, you can move around a web page by dragging in the

desired direction. You can also select check boxes and links,

and enter text by selecting a text box and starting to write.

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