Lenovo ThinkPad - Disabling Data Roaming on Mobile Networks; Limiting Mobile Data Connection to 2 G Networks; Editing or Creating a GSM Access Point Name; Connecting to a Mobile Data Network

Tocheckthenetworkname,OpenAndroidSettingsandtouchMobilenetworks.
Disablingdataroamingonmobilenetworks
Disablethedataroamingfunctiontoavoidunwantedchargeswhenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletto
areascoveredbyothercarriers’mobilenetworks.
Todisablethedataroamingfunction,OpenAndroidSettingsandtouchDatausage.Thenswitchoff
Mobiledata.
Limitingmobiledataconnectionto2Gnetworks
Ifyourbatterypowerislowandyouareunabletochargethebattery,limitthemobiledataconnectiontoa
2Gnetworktoextendyourbatterylife.Aslowernetworkconnectionconsumeslesspower.
Note:Whenyouareconnectedtoa2Gnetwork,youmightwanttopostponeactivitiesthattransmitalotof
data,suchassending,uploading,ordownloadingpicturesorvideos,untilyoucanchargeyourbatteryand
connectyourtablettoafastermobilenetworkorotherwirelessnetwork.
Tolimitdataconnectiontoa2Gnetwork,openAndroidSettingsandtouchMobilenetworks➙Use
only2Gnetworks
EditingorcreatingaGSMaccesspointname
IfyourtabletconnectstoaGlobalSystemforMobileCommunications(GSM)mobilenetwork(2Gor3G),
andyouneedtoeditthesettingsforanexistingaccesspointname(APN)orcreateanewAPN,youmust
obtaintheAPNanddetailedsettingsfromyourservicecarrier.
ToeditorcreateanewAPN,dothefollowing:
1.OpenAndroidSettingsandtouchMobilenetworks➙AccessPointNames.
2.TouchanexistingAPNtoedititortouchNewAPNtocreateanewone.EntertheAPNsettingsthatyou
obtainedfromyourcarrierbytouchingeachsettingthatyouneedtoedit.
3.Whenyouarenished,touchSave.
Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork
ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingtheSIMcard”onpage23for
instructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.
Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
25forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.
Dependingonyourtabletmodelandplaceofpurchase,youmightbeguidedtoconnecttoyourmobile
networkassoonasyouturnonthetabletforthersttimeandconguretheinitialsetup.Duringtheinitial
setup,ifaSIMcardisdetected,youaregiventheoptiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.
Ifyouchosenottoactivateyouraccountatthattime,youcanactivateyourmobilenetworkaccountafter
youinstallaSIMcardbydoingthefollowing:
1.OpenAndroidSettings.TouchDatausageandswitchonMobiledata.
2.TouchMobilenetworks➙Activatedeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoactivateyour
mobilenetworkaccountandconnecttothemobilenetwork..
Tomanuallyselectanetwork,dothefollowing:
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