28 Connectivity
Connect your PC to the internet
You can use Bluetooth technology to connect your compatible PC to the internet. Your device must be able to connect to the internet (network service), and your PC must support Bluetooth technology. After connecting to the network access point (NAP) service of the device and pairing with your PC, your device automatically opens a packet data connection to the internet.
Packet data
General packet radio service (GPRS) is a network service that allows mobile phones to send and receive data over an internet protocol
To define how to use the service, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Packet data > Packet data conn. and from the following options:
When needed — to set the packet data connection to established when required by an application. The connection will be cut when the application is closed.
Always online — to automatically connect to a packet data network when you switch the phone on
You can use your phone as a modem by connecting it to a compatible PC using Bluetooth technology or a USB data cable. For details, see Nokia PC Suite documentation. See "Nokia support", p. 8.
USB data cable
You can use the USB data cable to transfer data between the phone and a compatible PC or a printer supporting PictBridge.
To activate the phone for data transfer or image printing, connect the data cable, and select the mode:
Ask on conn. — to set your phone to ask whether the connection should be established
PC Suite — to use the cable for PC Suite
Printing & media — to use the phone with a PictBridge compatible printer or with a compatible PC
Data storage — to connect to a PC that does not have Nokia software and use the phone as data storage
To change the USB mode, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > USB data cable and the desired USB mode.
Synchronisation and backup
Select Menu > Settings > Sync and backup and from the following:
Phone switch — Synchronise or copy selected data between your phone and another phone using Bluetooth technology. Create backup — Create a backup of selected data.
Restore backup — Select a stored backup file, and restore it to the phone. Select Options > Details for information about the selected backup file.
Data transfer — Synchronise or copy selected data between your phone and another device, PC, or network server (network service).
Nokia PC Suite
With Nokia PC Suite, you can manage your music, synchronise contacts, calendar, notes, and