BT Mobile Broadband Laptop User Manual
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- Page 1 Need any help? Please visit www.bt.com/help/mobilebroadband BT Mobile Broadband Pre-Pay BT Mobile Broadband Laptop User Guide 9557 SIM UG [3].indd 1 10/11/09 11:08:16...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
This will be one Your BT Mobile Broadband of our approved resellers below: Pre-Pay Account BT Shop – Call 0800 917 0510 or Manage your account online use BT Shop’s online chat facility How to Top up at www.bt.com/shop. -
Page 3: Getting Started
BT Connection Manager allows you to connect your laptop to the internet using Ethernet, Wi-Fi (including your BT Home Hub, BT Openzone and BT FON) and the BT Mobile network (HSPA, 3G, GPRS). It searches for the best available network in your location and allows you to connect to the internet. -
Page 4: Connect Using Wi-Fi
Either way it will only take a few minutes. Connect using Wi-Fi 1. Make sure you’re in range of your BT Home Hub (or similar wireless router); also ensure it’s switched on and working. Make a note of the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Wireless Key from the grey label on the back of the BT Home Hub or on your router. -
Page 5: Connect Using The Bt Mobile Network
BT Mobile to connect. icon Register online to manage your account i. Register to manage your account online and to receive your Welcome Bundle. ii. On the BT Connection Manager panel select the Your Account menu. 9557 SIM UG [3].indd 5 10/11/09 11:08:16... - Page 6 Register your Pre-Pay page on bt.com. If you have a bt.com account (which you may use to manage your existing BT accounts online), please use this to log in. If you don’t have a bt.com account, please select ‘sign up’ and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Page 7 Enter this code onto the appropriate web page during registration on bt.com. Please note that this will expire within 15 minutes. If you enter this after the PIN has expired, you will need to start the process again. Congratulations! You’re now set up and ready to use BT Mobile Broadband Pre-Pay.
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Page 8: Using Bt Connection Manager And Your Mobile Enabled Laptop
Using BT Connection Manager And Your Mobile Enabled Laptop Mobile Connection Minimize the Hide the Help application side panel Click to make a connection Close the to the BT Mobile application network. Wi-Fi Ethernet Click to make a Click to make connection to Wi-Fi. -
Page 9: Your Bt Mobile Broadband Pre-Pay Account
As you come to the end of your Welcome Bundle, you’ll need to Top up. You have the following options: 1. Top up your e-wallet online via bt.com (using any computer): Go to www.bt.com/youraccount. Enter your bt.com username and password, then choose from the options for bundles, amounts and payment methods. -
Page 10: Top Up Amounts
Top up your account. You can find your Mobile Number on a sticker on the back of the laptop pack, on your BT Welcome Letter, and also on the Your Account menu of BT Connection Manager. -
Page 11: Bundles
They are purchased from your account balance. If you don’t have enough credit, BT will send an alert to remind you to Top up. Until you Top up, you will revert to the Pre-Pay rate, provided you have credit. -
Page 12: Check Your Spend And Usage
Usage Log. Low credit When you start to run out of credit, an alert will appear in the BT Connection Manager Alerts tab. If you completely run out of credit whilst connected to the internet using the mobile network, you will be cut off until you next Top up. - Page 13 Alternatively, you can set data usage alerts on BT Connection Manager. Under the Connection Settings menu, you can choose to be alerted when you reach certain levels of usage e.g. at 80% of 1GB. To alter these settings double click the value next to Usage Limit and Usage Warning %.
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Page 14: Using Abroad
UK. For further information and for details of how to activate roaming, visit www.bt.com/help/ mobilebroadband. If you are a member of BT FON, you can use your inclusive minutes at any FON hotspot around the world. -
Page 15: Your Mobile Broadband Laptop
Your BT Home Hub/router, Selected 80% UK 99.7% UK Availability plus tens of thousands of BT FON areas coverage coverage and BT Openzone hotspots 1. Other factors include site’s distance from exchange and contention sharing (the number of active users nearby). -
Page 16: Faqs
® and double click. 2. How can I check how much data I’ve used? You can check your data usage in two places: on BT Connection Manager under Usage Log and also on bt.com. You can access this from bt.com/youraccount. - Page 17 4. How do I find my SIM’s mobile number? You can find your SIM mobile number on your BT Welcome Letter, and also on the Your Account menu of BT Connection Manager. 5. Where is my SIM located in the laptop in case I want to remove it? You can locate the position of the SIM card by referring to your laptop user guide.
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Page 18: Acronyms And Abbreviations
Acronyms And Abbreviations The Third Generation mobile network Central Processing Unit GPRS General Packet Radio Service Global System for Mobile Communications HSPA High Speed Packet Access ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Operating System Personal Identification Number Random-Access Memory Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation Specific Absorption Rate Subscriber Identity Module... -
Page 19: Safety Information
Safety Information For Safety information please refer to your laptop manufacturer’s user guide. 9557 SIM UG [3].indd 19 10/11/09 11:08:18... - Page 20 British Telecommunications plc’s respective standard conditions of contract. Nothing in this publication forms any part of a contract. BT and the ‘Connected World’ logo and ‘Bringing it all together’ are trade marks of British Telecommunications plc. © British Telecommunications plc 2009.
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