Connecting to your service

After you set your Modem and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.

Note: If you are connecting to an ISP, you need a third-party application, such as a web browser or news reader, to take advantage of this connection. For information about third- party applications that support TCP/IP, check the web site http://www.palm.com.

To establish a connection:

Tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress messages.

Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the lower half of the Scroll button.

To close a connection:

Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your companion and your service.

Creating additional service templates

You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplicating existing templates and editing information. After you create a new or duplicate template, you can add and edit settings.

To add a new service template:

1.Tap the Menu icon .

2.Tap Service, and then tap New.

A new service template (called Untitled) is added to the Service pick list.

To duplicate an existing service template:

1.Tap the Service pick list.

2.Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate.

3.Tap the Menu icon .

4.Tap Service, and then tap Duplicate.

A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list.

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