User Manual

Mobile broadband settings
To see your mobile broadband connection settings:
1. Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > Network > Connections.
2. Under Mobile broadband, tap or click AT&T.
Share this connection
See the previous section for info about this.
Data usage
• Show estimated data use: You can choose to show estimated data usage in the Networks list, however,
it’s best to view your data usage using the AT&T AllAccess app (see View your AT&T data usage
above).
• Set as a metered connection: Mobile broadband connections are metered by default. A metered
connection helps you reduce the amount of data you use. You might notice these and other effects when
using your AT&T mobile broadband connection:
o Low priority Windows updates and apps from the Windows Store will not download (downloads
are paused until a Wi-Fi connection is available). To allow app downloads and Windows updates
over a metered connection, open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > PC and
devices > Devices > and set Download over metered connections to On. If your mobile
broadband service is unlimited, you could consider leaving this option on.
o Start screen tiles might stop updating.
o Offline files might not sync automatically. You can change how SkyDrive uses metered
connections, To do this open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > SkyDrive >
Metered connections.
For more info about metered connections, see Metered Internet connections: FAQ on Windows.com.
Access point
Your access point name (APN), user name, and type of sign-in info.
Properties
A variety of info is shown including the mobile number for your SIM card.
Security
You can set a PIN to help protect your SIM. You’ll need to enter the PIN to use the SIM card with another device.
Contact AT&T to find out the default PIN.
Note For more info about mobile broadband, see Mobile broadband from start to finish on Windows.com.
© 2014 Microsoft Page 90