Sprint Nextel 550 manual Dormant Connection, 52 3B Data Connections

Dormant Connection

The PCS Connection Card is “active” during PCS Vision connections when data transmission is occurring. If data transmission over the network stops for a period of time, the card becomes “dormant”. The period of inactivity that causes the card to become dormant is set by Sprint and is always less than one minute.

Note: Some programs may be unable to function on a dormant connection.

During dormant PCS Vision connections, the following icon in the indicator area of the PCS Connection Manager window is grayed out:

When the card is in this state, you are able to make phone calls with the card. You will not be able to transmit data (for example, you won’t be able to browse the Web) during the phone call, but the connection is not lost. When you end the phone call, data transmission is automatically resumed.

When the card has an active PCS Vision connection, you cannot make phone calls.

Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card

52 3B: Data Connections