Packet data
General packet radio service (GPRS) is a network service that allows mobile devices to send and receive data over an internet
protocol (IP)-based network.
To define how to use the service, select
Menu
>
Settings
>
Connectivity
>
Packet data
>
Packet data connection
and
from the following options:
•
When needed
— to set the packet data connection to established when an application needs it. The connection will be
closed when the application is terminated.
•
Always online
— to set the device to automatically connect to a packet data network when you switch the device on.
You can connect the device using Bluetooth wireless technology or USB data cable connection to a compatible PC and use the
device as a modem to enable GPRS connectivity from the PC.
To define the settings for connections from your PC, select
Menu
>
Settings
>
Connectivity
>
Packet data
>
Packet data
settings
>
Active access point
, and activate the access point you want to use. Select
Edit active access point
>
Alias for
access point
, enter a name to change the access point settings, and select
OK
. Select
Packet data access point
, enter the
access point name (APN) to establish a connection to a network, and select
OK
.
Establish an internet connection by using your phone as a modem.
See "Nokia PC Suite," p. 40.
If you have set the settings
both on your PC and on your device, the PC settings are used.