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Check which kind of access point you need with your service provider for 
the service you wish to access. For availability and subscription to data 
connection services, contact your service provider.
You may receive access point settings in a message from your service 
provider, or you may have preset access point settings in your phone.
To create a new access point or edit an existing access point, select 
Options
New access point
 or 
Edit
. To create a new access point using 
the settings of an existing access point, scroll to an access point, and 
select 
Options
Duplicate access point
.
Depending on the connection type selected in 
Data bearer
, only certain 
settings are available. Fill in all fields marked with 
Must be defined
 or 
with an asterisk.
Contact your service provider for the following settings: 
Data bearer
Access point name
 (for packet data only), 
Dial-up number
 (for data call 
only), 
User name
Password
Authentication
Homepage
Data call type
 
(for data call only), and 
Maximum data speed
 (for data call only).
Connection name
 — Enter a descriptive name for the connection.
Prompt password
 — If you must enter a new password every time you 
log onto a server, or if you do not want to save your password to the 
phone, select 
Yes
.
If necessary, to define the internet protocol (IP) version, phone IP 
address, domain name system (DNS) servers, proxy server, and advanced 
data call settings, such as callback, PPP compression, login script, and 
modem initialization string, select 
Options
Advanced settings
Contact your service provider for the correct settings.
Packet data
The packet data settings affect all access points using a packet data 
connection.
Packet data connection
 — If you select 
When available
 and you are in a 
network that supports packet data, the phone registers to the packet 
data network and short messages are sent using a packet data 
connection. If you select 
When needed
, the phone uses a packet data 
connection only if you start an application or function that needs it. The