Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual page 45

Note: Watcher begins timing
outgoing calls from the time the
call is initiated—not from the
time the call is answered.
Rev B Oct. 2001
Table 4-1 :Connection Status Area Icon s
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The packet mode indicator shows whether
GPRS packet data coverage is available in
this area. Where GPRS is available, you
can make packet mode ("always on") data
connections, if your billing plan allows for it.
For more information, see "How Circuit
Mode and Packet Mode Data Connections
Differ" on page 3, and "Packet Mode
Connections" on page 43.
The Roaming Status indicator shows
whether you are roaming onto the network
of a service provider other than your own.
When the indicator is off (gray), you are
within the local coverage area of your
service provider. When the indicator is on
(solid black), you are in a "preferred"
roaming area. When the indicator is
blinking, you are within the coverage area
of a GSM network but not in a "preferred"
roaming area.
Your coverage area and billing charges
depend upon your service provider and the
type of account you have. There may be
surcharges for roaming service that vary
based on whether you are in a preferred
roaming area or a non-preferred roaming
area. If there is no roaming agreement
between your service provider and the local
carrier, you may be unable to complete
calls in non-preferred roaming areas.
C a l l S t a t u s B o x
T h e C a l l S t a t u s B o x d i s p l a y s o n e o f t h e s e m e s s a g e s :
" " i n d i c a t e s t h a t y o u h a v e a n e t w o r k
R e a d y t o C o n n e c t
•
c o n n e c t i o n b u t t h e r e i s n o c a l l i n p r o g r e s s .
" " i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e A i r C a r d i s a t t e m p t i n g t o
D i a l i n g
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c o n n e c t t o a p h o n e n u m b e r , e i t h e r a s a v o i c e , f a x , o r c i r c u i t
m o d e d a t a c a l l . "
C o n n e c t i n g
b r i e f l y ) a p p e a r s i n s t e a d w h e n u s i n g p a c k e t m o d e s e r v i c e s .
O n c e a c a l l i s c o n n e c t e d , w h a t a p p e a r s d e p e n d s o n t h e
•
t y p e o f c a l l .
Watcher Window & Indicators
Meaning
" ( w h i c h w i l l d i s p l a y o n l y
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