User's Manual

SIM card to use for data traffic during the initial setup of your device, or you can
select or change it later via the Settings menu.
To change the SIM card used for data traffic
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM settings > SIM card for data traffic.
3
Select the SIM card that you want to use for data traffic, then tap OK to
confirm.
For higher data speeds, select the SIM card that supports the fastest mobile network, for
example, 3G or LTE.
Selecting mobile networks
Your device supports the use of two different networks at the same time. You can
select from the following network mode combinations when two SIM cards are
inserted in your device:
•
One LTE network and one GSM network
•
One WCDMA network and one GSM network
•
Two GSM networks
For each SIM card, you can set your device to switch automatically between mobile
networks depending on which mobile networks are available where you are. You can
also manually set your device to use a particular mobile network mode for each SIM
card, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or mode
of network that you are connected to. Refer to
Status icons on page 23 to see what
the different status icons look like.
To select a network mode
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap Preferred network type, then select a network mode.
To select another network manually
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap Network operators.
5
Tap Search mode, then select Manual.
6
Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.
To activate automatic network selection
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
3
Select a SIM card.
4
Tap Network operators.
5
Tap Search mode, then select Automatic.
Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Use your device to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to
access resources inside a secured local network from a public network. For example,
VPN connections are commonly used by corporations and educational institutions for
users who need to access intranets and other internal services when they are outside
of the internal network, for example, when they are travelling.
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