HTC Bolt - Data Connection Status and Indicators; Turn the Data Connection on or off; Your User Name

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Your User Name
Whenyoubuyyourphoneandsignupforservice,you’reautomaticallyassignedausername,which
istypicallybasedonyournameandanumber,followedby"@sprintpcs.com."(Forexample,the
thirdJohnSmithtosignupforSprintdataservicesmighthavejsmith003@sprintpcs.comashisuser
name.)
Whenyouusedataservices,yourusernameissubmittedtoidentifyyoutothenetwork.Youruser
nameisautomaticallyprogrammedintoyourphone.Youdon’thavetoenterit.
Find Your User Name
Youcanfindyourusernamethroughyourphone’sdevicemenu.
1.
Tap > > Settings.
2. TapAbout>Phone identity.
You’llfindyourusernameintheCurrent usernamefield.
Update Your User Name
Ifyouchoosetochangeyourusernameandselectanewoneonline,ormakeanychangestoyour
services,youmustthenupdatetheprofileonyourphone.
1.
Tap > > Settings.
2. TapSystem updates>Update profile.
Yourphonewilldownloadandinstalltheprofileupdate.
Data Connection Status and Indicators
Yourphonedisplaysthecurrentstatusofyourdataconnectionthroughindicatorsatthetopofthe
screen.Thefollowingsymbolsareused:
Icon Status
Network(fullsignal):Theiconindicatesthestrengthofthesignal.
4G LTE data service:Yourphoneisconnectedtoa4GLTEnetwork.
3G data service:Yourphoneisconnectedtothe3Gdatanetwork.
Turn the Data Connection On or Off
Turnyourdataconnectionofftooptimizethephone’sbatterylifeandyourdatausage.