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Chapter 8: Getting Connected
You can use your Pocket PC to exchange information with other Pocket PCs as well as your
desktop computer, a network, or the Internet. You have the following connection options.
• Use the infrared (IR) port on your device to send and receive files between two devices. If this
is the method you want to use, see the following section “Transfer Items Using Infrared.”
• Connect to your Internet service provider (ISP). Once connected, you can send and receive e-
mail messages by using Inbox and view Web or WAP pages by using Microsoft
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Pocket
Internet Explorer. If this is the method you want to use, see “Connect to the Internet.” The
communication software for creating an ISP connection is already installed on your Pocket PC.
Your service provider will provide software needed to install other services, such as paging and
fax services.
• Connect to the network at your company or organization. Once connected, you can send and
receive e-mail messages by using Inbox, view Web or WAP pages by using Pocket Internet
Explorer, and synchronize with your desktop computer. If this is the method you want to use,
see “Connect to Work.”
• Connect to your desktop computer to synchronize remotely. Once connected, you can
synchronize information such as your Pocket Outlook data. If this is the method you want to
use, see ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer or Connections Help on the Pocket PC.
Transfer Items Using Infrared
Using infrared (IR), you can send and receive information, such as contacts and appointments,
between two Pocket PCs.
To send information
1. Switch to the program where you created the item you want to send and locate the item in the
list.
2. Align the IR ports so that they are unobstructed and within a close range.
• The two infrared ports should be within about 20cm from each other.