Sprint Nextel LG G2 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Web and Data 104
Tip: Tochangethedefaulthomepage,tap >Settings>General>Set homepage.
Note: TheBrowserautomaticallylauncheswhenaWeblinkistouchedfromwithinanemailortext
message.
Data Connection Status and Indicators
Yourphonenotifiesyouofthecurrentstatusofyourdataconnectionthroughstatusiconsinthe
StatusBar.Thefollowingsymbolscanbedisplayed:
Yourphoneisconnectedtothehigh-speed4GSprintMobileBroadbandNetwork.Whenthesignal
bandsareanimated,yourphoneisscanningandconnecting.Duringdatatransfer,theanimated
iconisnotused(forexample,whenyouareopeningaWebpage).Whenthesignalbandsaregray,
yourphoneisconnectedtothenetwork,signalisweak.
Whenboththebandsandthe4Giconaregray,thereisnocoverageandyouaredisconnectedfrom
the4Gnetwork.
Yourphoneisconnectedtothehigh-speedSprintMobileBroadbandNetwork(3G/1x).Whenthe
arrowsareanimated,yourphoneistransferringdata.Whenthearrowsaregray,yourphoneis
connectedtothenetworkbutisnotcurrentlytransferringdata.Ineitherstate,youcanreceive
incomingcalls.
Ifyoudonotseeanindicator,yourphonedoesnothaveacurrentdataconnection.Tolauncha
connection,seeLaunchaWebConnection.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Fromyourphone,youcanadd,setup,andmanagevirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs)thatallowyou
toconnectandaccessresourcesinsideasecuredlocalnetwork,suchasyourcorporatenetwork.
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
DependingonthetypeofVPNyouareusingatwork,youmayberequiredtoenteryourlogin
credentialsorinstallsecuritycertificatesbeforeyoucanconnecttoyourcompany’slocalnetwork.
Youcangetthisinformationfromyournetworkadministrator.BeforeyoucaninitiateaVPN
connection,yourphonemustfirstestablishaWi-Fiordataconnection.Forinformationaboutsetting
upandusingtheseconnectionsonyourphone,seeLaunchaWebConnectionandTurnWi-FiOn
andConnecttoaNetwork.