A notification tells me that there is not enough free memory to synchronize

1Tap the center of the gesture area to display Card view.

2Scroll through the cards and note how many applications are open.

3Close any application you are not using by throwing its card off the top of the screen.

If the problem persists, see Making room on your smartphone for other suggestions.

A notification tells me that the server could not be reached

Make sure your smartphone is connected either to the AT&T network or to a Wi-Fi network (see Icons in the title bar).

If you have a network connection and receive this notification, it means your smartphone had to wait too long to connect to the Exchange server. The connection may have been lost, the server may be temporarily overloaded, or the server may have encountered an internal error. Check your Exchange server name and proxy server settings (see Set up email: Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes), and try again later.

A notification tells me that ActiveSync encountered a problem with [item type] [item name]

There was an error while synchronizing a single item. This error can usually be corrected only by deleting the item that caused the error. If you sync again to see if the error persists, be aware that items causing this type of error are skipped and do not show up again.

Data connections

I don’t know if I have a data connection

The following icons appear in the title bar to indicate whether data services are available. If you don’t see one of these icons, you don’t have a data connection:

Table 1. Data connection icons

Icon Description

Your smartphone is connected to a GPRS data network.

Your smartphone is connected to an EDGE data network.

Your smartphone is connected to a 3G data network.

Your smartphone is connected to a 4G data network.

Your smartphone is connected to a Wi-Fi network. You can open a data connection.

KEY TERM GPRS (General Packet Radio Service): A mobile Internet connectivity technology that allows persistent data connections. (Additional charges may apply.)

KEY TERM EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution): An enhanced version of GPRS that delivers data speeds that are up to three times faster than standard GPRS connections, with rates up to 236.8Kbps. (Additional charges may apply.)

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