Making Connections Internet and Social Networking 128
Internet and Social Networking
Understandyourphone'sdataconnectionandstartyoursocialnetworkingwithhandyappsthatare
readilyavailableonyourphone.
Data Services General Information (4G LTE and
3G Networks)
Thefollowingtopicswillhelpyoulearnthebasicsofusingyourdataservices,includingmanaging
yourusername,launchingadataconnection,andnavigatingtheWebwithyourphone.
Important:Certaindataservicesrequestsmayrequireadditionaltimetoprocess.Whileyourphone
isloadingtherequestedservice,thetouchscreenmayappearunresponsivewheninfacttheyare
functioningproperly.Allowthephonesometimetoprocessyourdatausagerequest.
4G LTE
TheSprint4GLTEnetworkprovidesyourphonewithwirelessInternetaccessovergreater
distancesthanWi-Fianddeliversdatatransferratesofupto60Mbps.Toconnectyourphonetothe
4GLTEnetwork,youmustbeinanareacoveredbythe4GLTEnetwork.
FormoreinformationabouttheavailabilityofSprint4GLTEserviceinyourlocation,visit
sprint.com/coverage.
Note:Theavailabilityandrangeofthenetworkdependsonanumberoffactorsincludingyour
distancetothebasestation,andinfrastructureandotherobjectsthroughwhichthesignalpasses.
Set Your Network Options
1.
Tap > > Settings.
2. UnderWireless&networks,tapMobile data>Network mode.
3. SelectLTE/CDMAorAutomatic.
ThephonewillscanforthebestavailableSprintnetworkandwillautomaticallyconnecttoit.
Whenyourphoneisconnectedvia4GLTE,LTEappearsabovethesignalstrengthindicator in
thestatusbar.
Note:Thenetworkisself-discoverable,whichmeansnoadditionalstepsarerequiredforyour
phonetoconnecttoit.