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Wireless network coverage

Wireless network coverage

Find information about wireless coverage indicators

Your BlackBerry® device uses various indicators to indicate the current wireless coverage level. For more information about wireless coverage indicators, see the printed documentation that came with your device.

Turn off a wireless connection

You should turn off wireless connections in certain places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital. For more information, see the safety and product information booklet for your BlackBerry® device.

1.On the Home screen or in the application list, click Manage Connections.

2.Perform one of the following actions:

To turn off a wireless connection, clear the check box beside the connection type.

To turn off all wireless connections, click Turn All Connections Off.

To turn on a wireless connection again, select the check box beside the connection type or click Restore Connections.

Network connection indicators

Mobile network

Green:

Your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.

White:

Your connection to the wireless network is turned on, but your device is not connected to the network or you are in a wireless coverage area in which you can only call emergency numbers.

Red:

Your connection to the wireless network is turned off.

Bluetooth

Green:

Your device is connected to another Bluetooth® enabled device.

White:

Bluetooth technology is turned on, but your device is not connected to another Bluetooth enabled device.

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