Sprint Nextel 595U manual 3E. Frequently Asked Questions Windows

3E. Frequently Asked Questions (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

What is Sprint Connection Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 If the connection is “always on,” am I always being billed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 How fast is the connection with Sprint Connection Manager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

How can I optimize my settings to achieve the fastest speeds and

conserve data when accessing my corporate network? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Can I connect to a dial-up account like AOL or EarthLink? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Once I connect to the network, how do I access my corporate network through a VPN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Why won’t my laptop go into hibernation mode when using my

Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 What is LBS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 What is GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 What is enhanced Local Search? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 How do I get the enhanced Local Search feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Where do I find the enhanced Local Search feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 How do I use the enhanced Local Search feature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Where can I use GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 What is GPS User Plane? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 What is GPS Control Plane? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 How do I enable/disable GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Will GPS work when Privacy is set to ON? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Can I use Sprint Location Services if I have enabled NDIS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Do I need a GPS subscription to use GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Location-Based Services limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 What GPS mode options are supported? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 What is GPS Basic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 What is GPS Premium? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 What is the difference between GPS Basic and GPS Premium? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 What is a GPS application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 What is NMEA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 How do I configure a GPS application to use my GPS-capable device? . . . . . . . 90 When do I need to use NMEA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 How do I start and stop NMEA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 How do I configure my NMEA port? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91