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Connection settings
Data connections and access points
Your phone supports packet data connections ( ), such as GPRS in the GSM network. See
also ‘Essential indicators’, p. 15. To establish a data connection, an access point is required.
You can define different kinds of access points, such as:
• MMS access point to, for example, send and receive multimedia messages,
Glossary: GPRS,
General Packet Radio
Service, uses packet data
technology where
information is sent in
short packets of data over
the mobile network.
• access point for the Web application to view WML or XHTML pages, and
• Internet access point (IAP) to, for example, send and receive e-mail.
Check the kind of an access point you need with your service provider for the service you
wish to access. For availability and subscription to packet data connection services, contact
your network operator or service provider.
Packet data connections in GSM and UMTS networks
When you are using your phone in GSM and UMTS networks it is possible to have multiple
data connections active at the same time; access points can share a data connection; and
data connections remain active (for example, during voice calls). For information on how
to see how many data connections are active, see ‘Connection manager’, p. 92. See also
network indicators in ‘Essential indicators’, p. 15.
The following indicators may replace the signal indicator, depending on which network you
are using:
- GSM network, packet data is available in the network.
- GSM network, packet data connection is active, data is being transferred.
- GSM network, multiple packet data connections are active.
- GSM network, packet data connection is on hold. (This can happen during a voice call,
for example.)
- UMTS network, packet data is available in the network.
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