Web and Data 88
Important: Certaindataservicesrequestsmayrequireadditionaltimetoprocess.Whileyour
phoneisloadingtherequestedservice,thetouchscreenorQWERTYkeyboardmayappear
unresponsivewheninfacttheyarefunctioningproperly.Allowthephonesometimetoprocessyour
datausagerequest.
4G
4GprovidesyourphonewithwirelessInternetaccessovergreaterdistancesthanWi-Fiand
deliversdatatransferratesofupto30Mbps.Toconnectyourphoneto4Gnetwork,youneed
accesstoa4Gbasestation.
Formoreinformationabouttheavailabilityof4Ginyourlocation,visitboostmobile.com.
Note: Theavailabilityandrangeofthe4Gnetworkdependsonanumberoffactorsincludingyour
distancetothe4Gbasestation,andinfrastructureandotherobjectsthroughwhichthesignal
passes.
Turn 4G On and Connect to the 4G Network
1.
Fromthehomescreen,touch >Settings >Mobile networks>Preferred network
type.
2. SelectLTE/CDMA.Thephonewillscanforthe4Gnetworkandwillautomaticallyconnecttoit
whenitisavailable.
Whenyourphoneisconnectedtothe4Gnetwork,the4Gicon( )appearsinthestatusbar
andtellsyoutheapproximatesignalstrength(numberofbandsdisplayed).
Note: The4Gnetworkisself-discoverable,whichmeansnoadditionalstepsarerequiredforyour
phonetoconnecttoit.
Check 4G Network Status
n
Fromthehomescreen,touch >Settings >About phone>4G settings.
ThenetworkprovidernameandIPaddressaredisplayed.
Your Data Service User Name
Whenyoubuyyourphoneandsignupforservice,you'reautomaticallyassignedausername,
whichistypicallybasedonyournameandanumber.
Whenyouusedataservices,yourusernameissubmittedtoidentifyyournetwork.Yourusername
isautomaticallyprogrammedintoyourphone.Youdon'thavetoenterit.
Update Your User Name
Ifyouchoosetochangeyourusernameandselectanewoneonline,ormakeanychangestoyour
services,youmustthenupdatetheprofileonyourphone.