User Guide

Manage Connections

Wi-Fi technology

Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model, the Wi-Fi feature might not be supported.

How to: Wi-Fi technology

Check what wireless networks your smartphone connects to

You can check the types of networks your BlackBerry smartphone can connect to on your smartphone, as well as by visiting www.blackberry.com/go/devices to see feature specifications for your smartphone model. The types of networks listed do not reflect network connections, only the ability of your smartphone model to connect to those networks.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Device > About Device Versions. The types of networks your smartphone can connect to are listed in the brackets after your smartphone model.

For more information about the wireless networks that your smartphone connects to, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your smartphone.

Turn on or turn off a network connection

You should keep network connections turned off in certain places, such as on an aeroplane or in a hospital. For more information, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your BlackBerry smartphone.

On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon.

To turn on a network connection, select the check box beside a connection type.

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

To turn on the network connections that were turned on previously, click Restore Connections.

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Check the status of network connections and services

1.On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon.

2.Click Services Status.

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