Sprint Nextel LX160 UsingYour SprintPhone as a Modem, Setting Up a Data ConnectionWithYour PC

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UsingYour SprintPhone as a Modem

UsingYour SprintPhone as a Modem

Your phone’s data capabilities enable you to use your phone’s high-speed data connection as a modem for your desktop or laptop PC. You’ll be able to send and receive email, browse the Internet, and access your company’s network anywhere on the Sprint National Network.

Note: To use this service, you are required to sign up on a SprintVision with Phone as Modem plan. Go to www.sprint.com or visita SprintStore for phone as modem plan details and more information.

Setting Up a Data ConnectionWithYour PC

In order to use your phone as a modem, you’ll first need to load the Sprint Connection ManagerSM software on your PC, and then use the supplied USB cable to connect your phone to your PC.

Tosetupyourphone-to-PCdataconnection:

1.From your computer’s Internet browser, go to www.sprint.com and download the Sprint Connection Manager software. (The software and drivers can be downloaded free of charge.)

2.Double-click the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the Sprint Connection Manager software and drivers to your PC.

3.Once the software has been fully installed, connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable (sold separately). (Your PC will detect the connection and an icon will appear in your system tray.)

4.Launch the Sprint Connection Manager software, select a profile, and click Connect.

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