Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- Safety and use
- General information
- 1 Your Cellphone
- 2 Text input
- 3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts
- 4 Google Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Talk
- 5 Google Calendar & Alarm clock & Calculator
- 6 Getting connected
- 7 Android Market 
- 8 Multimedia applications
- 9 Google Maps 
- 9.1 Get My Location
- 9.2 Search for a location
- 9.3 Star a location
- 9.4 Get driving, public transport or walking directions
- 9.5 Arrangement of Layers
- 9.6 Join Latitude to see your friends' locations and share yours with them
- 10 Others
- 10.1 FileManager 
- 10.2 Notes 
- 10.3 SyncMLClient 
- 10.4 FmRadio 
- 10.5 Traffic Manager 
- 10.6 LEDTorch 
- 10.7 Other applications
- 11 Settings 
- 11.1 Wireless & networks
- 11.2 Call settings
- 11.3 Sound
- 11.4 Display
- 11.5 Location & security
- 11.6 Applications
- 11.7 Accounts & sync
- 11.8 Privacy
- 11.9 SD card & phone storage
- 11.10 Language & keyboard
- 11.11 Voice input & output
- 11.12 Accessibility
- 11.13 Date & time
- 11.14 About phone
- 11.15 Home screen settings
- 12 Making the most of your cellphone
- 12.1 PC suite
- 12.2 One Touch Upgrade
- 13 Alcatel Mobile Phones Limited Warranty
- 14 Accessories
- 15 Troubleshooting
- 16 Specifications
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6.5 Sharing your cellphone's mobile data
connection
You can share your cellphone's mobile data connection with a single
computer via a USB cable(USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at
once by turning your cellphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The functions below may incur additional network charges from
your network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming
areas.
To share your cellphone's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that along with your cellphone to connect the cellphone
to a USB port on your computer.
•Press Menu key from the Home screen.
•Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot.
•Mark\unmark the check box of USB tethering to activate/deactivate
this function.
To share your cellphone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
•Press Menu key from the Home screen.
•Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot.
•Mark\unmark the check box of Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/
deactivate this function.
Notice that the data connection sharing will be automatically
deactivate each time you power off your cellphone.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the name of
your cellphone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
•Press Menu key from the Home screen.
•Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Tethering & portable
hotspot\Portable hotspot settings.
•Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set
your network security.
•Touch Save.
6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources
inside a secured local network from outside that network. VPNs are
commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so
that their users can access local network resources when not inside that
network, or when connected to a wireless network.
To add a VPN
•Press Menu key from the Home screen,
•Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\VPN settings\Add VPN.
•Touch the type of VPN to add.
•In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your network
administrator to configure each component of the VPN settings.
•Press Menu key and touch Save.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
To connect/disconnect to a VPN
To connect to a VPN:
•Press Menu key from the Home screen,
•Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\VPN settings.
•VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect with.