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Setting network and connection preferences
If you want to send and receive e-mail through any type of account other than a
synchronize-only account—for example, using a Palm™ Bluetooth Card,
PalmModem® accessory (sold separately), an 802.11 sled, or an IR connection to an
IR phone—you will need to set network and connection preferences for your
e-mail account to work properly. After setting preferences, see Chapter2 for
information on setting up your e-mail account.

Setting network preferences

To do any type of network activity from your handheld (using the VersaMail
application, surfing the web, and so on), you must make a connection with an
e-mail service provider (for example, an ISP or a wireless carrier). Each connection
is categorized on your handheld as a “service,” and each service contains all the
appropriate settings for that connection.
You can create or access as many services on your handheld as you choose;
however, you must select one service to be the default for all network activity from
your handheld.
You have three options in setting up a service:
■Select an existing service that is preconfigured on your handheld, and use all the
preconfigured settings.
■Select an existing service that is preconfigured on your handheld, but edit one
or more settings.
■Create a new service and customize all settings.

To select or create a service:

1. Tap the Home icon .
2. Tap the Prefs icon .
3. Depending on your handheld model, do one of the following:
– Tap the Preferences pick list in the upper-right corner, and then tap Network.
– Tap Dial-Up.
Tap
Network Tap Dial-Up