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Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

Many environments, such as corporate offices, coffee shops, airports, and libraries, offer access to a Wi-Fi network. A Wi-Fi network is a wireless local area network (WLAN) that is based on the 802.11b/g standard. When you’re within range of an accessible Wi-FI network, you can use the Wi-Fi feature of your Treo™ Pro smartphone by Palm to connect to that network and access the Web.

Why Use a Wi-Fi Connection?

A Wi-Fi connection is especially helpful in the following situations:

⬤You’re outside a coverage area and you want to access the Web.

⬤Your Sprint service plan incurs additional charges for data services and you want to minimize data service charges by using a Wi-Fi connection instead.

⬤You’re inside a coverage area but outside a Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.

(A Wi-Fi connection may provide faster throughput than a 1xRTT data connection.)

⬤You want to maintain a Web connection while talking on the phone.

Note

You can use a Wi-Fi connection for scheduled synchronization with an Exchange server, taking advantage of Microsoft Direct Push technology for wireless synchronization.

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