11.1.4Tethering & portable hotspot

This function allows you to share your cellphone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (Please refer to section “6.5 Sharing your cellphone's mobile data connection”).

11.1.5VPN settings

A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN) provides mobile devices with access to network resources and software applications on their home network, when they connect via other wireless or wired networks. Mobile VPNs are used in environments where workers need to keep application sessions open at all times, throughout the working day, as the user connects via various wireless networks, encounters gaps in coverage, or suspend-and-resumes their devices to preserve battery life.A conventional VPN cannot survive such events because the network tunnel is disrupted, causing applications to disconnect, time out, fail, or even the computing device itself to crash.

For more information of VPN, please refer to section “6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks” .

11.1.6Mobile networks

Data enabled

If you do not need to transmit data on all mobile networks, unmark the check box of Data enabled to avoid incurring significant charges for data use on local carrier mobile networks, particularly if you do not have a mobile data agreement.

Data roaming

If you don’t need to transmit data on other carriers’ mobile networks, unmark the check box of Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges.

network mode

Touch to change your preferred network mode.

System select

You can change CDMA roaming mode with this menu, switching between Home only and Automatic.

Cell Broadcast SMS

Enable receipt of CB messages by marking the check box of Cell

Broadcast SMS.

You can access a series of adjustable CB settings by touching Cell Broadcast SMS settings.

Use only 2G networks

You can select to use only 2G networks.

11.2Call settings

Use Call settings to configure normal cellphone call settings and other special features offered by your carrier. You can also use Call settings to configure the cellphone so that it can place outgoing calls only to a fixed set of cellphone numbers.

11.2.1Voicemail

Voicemail service

Opens a dialog where you can select your carrier’s voicemail service or another service.

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