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CONNECTIONS Turn on Wi-Fi Phones don't automatically have Wi-Fi capabilities turned on, so turn it on when you need it, and turn it off when you don't (this saves battery power). Here's how. From the Home screen press & networks > Wi-Fi. > Settings > Wireless If you need to search for networks in your range, tap WiFi settings. Use GPS wisely GPS is cool. Turn it on when you need it, and turn it off when you don't to save battery life. Here are some of the things you'll want to use GPS for and how to set it up. Google Maps Navigation™ Beta uses GPS to give you turn by turn directions, map your exact location, or find the next restaurant on your trip. It puts customized information right at your fingertips. To use it, you'll first need to set up GPS on your phone. So to turn on GPS for the first time, go outside and find a direct line of sight to the sky (you only need to do this the very first time). Then on your phone, press > Settings> Location & security. It may take up to 40 seconds to register the very first time, but the next time it will take only seconds to automatically fix your location. Be cautious--GPS can drain your battery. So to save battery life, you should probably leave it off until you need it. If you don't want your location known, turn off GPS so that programs like Google Latitude and others that work with GPS will not find you (most programs, like Latitude, only find you if you accept a privacy agreement). Connect with Wi-Fi To connect to a Wi-Fi network, you need to find some in your range. Here's how. 1 Press > Settings. 2 Tap Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. 3 Tap Wi-Fi to turn on and scan. If Wi-Fi is already on, press > Scan. Your phone lists the networks it finds within range. 4 Tap a network to connect. 5 If necessary, enter Network SSID, Security, and Wireless password, and tap Connect (obtain this information from the network provider or administrator). When your phone is connected to the network, the wireless indicator appears in the status bar. Bonus Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi is on, you will automatically reconnect to available networks you've connected to before.

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CONNECTIONS
Turn on Wi-Fi
Phones don't automatically have Wi-Fi capabilities
turned on, so turn it on when you need it, and turn it off
when you don't (this saves battery power). Here's how.
From the Home screen press
>
Settings
>
Wireless
& networks
>
Wi-Fi
.
If you need to search for networks in your range, tap
Wi-
Fi settings
.
Use GPS wisely
GPS is cool. Turn it on when you need it, and turn it off
when you don't to save battery life. Here are some of the
things you'll want to use GPS for and how to set it up.
Google Maps Navigation™
Beta
uses GPS to give you turn by turn directions, map your
exact location, or find the next restaurant on your trip. It
puts customized information right at your fingertips. To
use it, you'll first need to set up GPS on your phone.
So to turn on GPS for the first time, go outside and find
a direct line of sight to the sky (you only need to do this
the very first time). Then on your phone,
press
>
Settings
>
Location & security
.
It may take up to 40 seconds to register the very first
time, but the next time it will take only seconds to
automatically fix your location. Be cautious--GPS can
drain your battery. So to save battery life, you should
probably leave it off until you need it. If you don't want
your location known, turn off GPS so that programs like
Google Latitude and others that work with GPS will not
find you (most programs, like Latitude, only find you if
you accept a privacy agreement).
Connect with Wi-Fi
To connect to a Wi-Fi network, you need to find some in
your range. Here's how.
1
Press
>
Settings
.
2
Tap
Wireless & networks
>
Wi-Fi settings
.
3
Tap
Wi-Fi
to turn on and scan. If Wi-Fi is
already on, press
>
Scan
. Your phone lists
the networks it finds within range.
4
Tap a network to connect.
5
If necessary, enter Network SSID, Security, and
Wireless password, and tap
Connect
(obtain
this information from the network provider or
administrator). When your phone is connected
to the network, the wireless indicator appears in
the status bar.
Bonus Tip: When you are in range and Wi-Fi is on, you
will automatically reconnect to available networks
you’ve connected to before.