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Section 3F: Using Wireless Connections
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
Many environments, such as corporate offices, coffee shops, airports, and libraries, offer 
access to a Wi-Fi network. A Wi-Fi network is a wireless local area network (WLAN) that is 
based on the 802.11b/g standard. When you’re within range of an accessible Wi-FI network, 
you can use the Wi-Fi feature of your Treo™ Pro smartphone by Palm to connect to that 
network and access the Web.
Why Use a Wi-Fi Connection?
A Wi-Fi connection is especially helpful in the following situations:
You’re outside a coverage area and you want to access the Web.
Your Sprint service plan incurs additional charges for data services and you 
want to minimize data service charges by using a Wi-Fi connection instead. 
You’re inside a coverage area but outside a Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. 
(A Wi-Fi connection may provide faster throughput than a 1xRTT data connection.)
You want to maintain a Web connection while talking on the phone.
Note
You can use a Wi-Fi connection for scheduled synchronization with an 
Exchange server, taking advantage of Microsoft Direct Push technology for 
wireless synchronization.