Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network - Palm TREO PRO User Manual

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Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S
10 Select any of the WorldMate features:
Weather Center, Flight Center, My
Itinerary, Travel Tools, or Converters.
For each feature, some options are
NOTE
available to WorldMate Professional
subscribers only. WorldMate Professional
is a paid service. To subscribe, select Go
Pro.
From any screen, press Menu (right
TIP
softkey) and select Options to set the interval
for automatically updating weather and other
information, set the temperature display
format, and set whether to automatically
preview your itinerary.
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C O N N E C T I N G T O A W I - F I N E T W O R K
Connecting to a Wi-Fi
network
Many environments, such as corporate
offices, coffee shops, airports, and libraries,
offer access to a Wi-Fi network. A Wi-Fi
network is a wireless local area network
(WLAN) based on the 802.11 standard.
When you're within range of an accessible
Wi-Fi network, you can use your
smartphone's Wi-Fi feature to connect to
that network and access the web.
Wi-Fi access point Also called a
KEY TERM
hotspot. A network device with an antenna
that provides wireless connections to a larger
network.
Why use a Wi-Fi connection?
A Wi-Fi connection is especially helpful in
the following situations:
You're outside a coverage area and you
•
want to access the web.
Your wireless service provider's plan
•
incurs additional charges for data
services and you want to minimize data