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About Channels
Channels are Web sites designed specifically for offline viewing on your Pocket PC. You can subscribe to two types of channels for free: AvantGo Channels and mobile channels.
Using AvantGo Channels
AvantGo is a free interactive service that gives you access to personalized content and thousands of popular Web sites. Unlike mobile channels, you can subscribe to AvantGo channels directly from your Pocket PC. Then, you synchronize your Pocket PC and desktop computer or connect to the Internet to download the content. For more information, visit http://avantgo.com/help.
To sign up for AvantGo
1.In ActiveSync options on the desktop computer, turn on synchronization for the AvantGo information type.
2.In Pocket Internet Explorer on your device, tap the Favorites button.
3.Tap the AvantGo Channels link.
4.Tap the Activate button.
5.Follow the directions on the screen. You will need to synchronize your Pocket PC with your desktop computer and then tap the My Channels button to complete the AvantGo setup.
When synchronization is complete, tap the AvantGo Channels link in your list of favorites to see a few of the most popular channels. To add or remove channels, tap the Add or Remove link.
Using Mobile Channels
Mobile channels are sites that you subscribe to on your desktop computer. They are stored in the Channels subfolder in the Mobile Favorites folder in Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and are downloaded to your Pocket PC during synchronization.
To use mobile channels
•Click Add Mobile Channel and check the Make available offline check box to download the channel to your desktop computer.
The mobile channel will be transferred to your Pocket PC the next time you synchronize.