Services (Menu 13); Notes On Wireless Internet Access - Nokia 6610 User Manual

Services (Menu 13)

Your phone has a built-in browser you can use to
connect to selected services on the Internet. You
can view weather reports, check news or flight
times, view financial information, and much more.
Note: This feature is network dependent.
Contact your wireless provider for more information.

• NOTES ON WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS

This section gives a brief overview of wireless Internet technology.
Technology background
WAP
A technology called Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is to mobile devices
what the World Wide Web (WWW) is to personal computers. The mobile
community began developing WAP several years ago to provide access to
the Internet for mobile users.
Today, most WAP sites are made up of text and hyperlinks. Some pages
even contain low-resolution graphics, or require data input. Your service
provider and others are free to design WAP sites as they choose, so the
sites are as variable as Web pages on the Internet.
Internet content on your personal computer is called a "web page."
Internet content on your mobile phone is called a "page," or "WAP card."
The wireless provider's role
Because wireless Internet content is designed to be viewed from your
phone, your wireless provider now becomes your "wireless Internet service
provider" as well.
It's likely that your wireless provider has created a home page and set up
your browser to go to this page when you log on to the Internet. Once at your
service provider's home page, you may find links to a number of other sites.
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