Managing your connections

Pt. 3 of 10 | 5:10 |

Using your Windows Phone 7

Wednesday December 15, 2010

In this episode, we show you how to

manage your wireless connections

on your

Windows Phone 7 device

. We'll show you how to

join a Wi-Fi network

connect to a Bluetooth device

and

disable data roaming

, among other things.

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Show Notes

- First, go to your Settings menu, which can be found near the bottom of the applications list by default.

- Tap Wi-Fi to find a Wi-Fi connection in your area. This will allow you to connect via Wi-Fi and save money on data rates.

- Back in the Settings menu, you also have the option of turning on airplane mode. This turns off all wireless communications and makes your phone safe for planes.

- Under cellular in the Settings menu, you can choose to turn off 3G connections, turn off data connections or change your data roaming options.

- Under Bluetooth in the Settings menu, you can choose to turn Bluetooth on. This will allow it to pair with Bluetooth devices.

- If you want to connect a Bluetooth device, first put that device into pairing mode and then select it from your Bluetooth connections menu.

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