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To establish a dial-up connection on your phone, you need the same settings that you normally use when you dial up from your computer. This includes the ISP server phone number, your user name, and password.

To set up a dial-up connection for browsing the Internet

1.On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Dial-up.

2.Click New or Menu > Add.

3.In Description, enter a name for the connection.

4.In Connects to, select The Internet.

5.Enter the appropriate information in the remaining fields.

6.Click Done. To start browsing the Internet, click Start > Internet Explorer.

To set up a dial-up connection to your corporate network

1.On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Dial-up.

2.Click Menu > Add.

3.In Description, enter a name for the connection.

4.In Connects to, select Work.

5.Enter the appropriate information in the remaining fields.

6.Click Done.

Note You can also add and set up the following connections:

VPN: A VPN connection is used to access your corporate network by using an existing Internet connection.

Proxy: A Proxy connection is used to access the Internet using an existing connection to your corporate or WAP network.

Advanced options

From the Connections screen, you can access advanced options to specify the service provider, the number of redial attempts, the amount of idle time to wait before disconnecting, and so on.

1.On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections.

2.Click Menu > Advanced.

3.Select a network service provider for each connection type. You can choose Automatic to allow the phone to set a service provider for each connection by default.

4.Click Menu > Options.

5.Choose the appropriate information in the remaining fields.

6.Click Done.

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HTC NM8LIBR100 Advanced options, To set up a dial-up connection for browsing the Internet, Connects to, select Work