ACG User Guide
Table Of Contents
- General Information
- Safety Guidelines
- Battery Usage
- Your sim card
- Getting Started
- Using your sonim xp3 device
- Switching on the phone
- FOTA Upgrade procedure via Wi-Fi network
- FOTA Upgrade procedure via data network
- Managing home screen
- Key description
- External display
- Flip close/open function
- NOTIFICATION BAR ICONS
- PHONE OPERATIONS WITHOUT SIM CARD
- CAPTURING A SCREENSHOT
- TO CHANGE THE PHONE LANGUAGE
- TEXT ENTRY OPTIONS
- TO ENTER A WORD
- TO INSERT A NUMBER
- DIFFERENT METHODS TO ENTER TEXT
- DIFFERENT Modes
- Home screen menu options
- Quick settings
- Missed events
- Network and internet Settings
- Connected devices
- Apps & notifications
- Battery settings
- Display settings
- Sound settings
- Storage settings
- Security and location settings
- Accessibility settings
- System Settings
- Managing contacts
- Managing call settings
- Sending Messages
- Sonim scout
- Applications
- Tools
- Other applications
- Regulatory information - USA market
- Non-incendive Device user Cautions
- Hazardous location usage warning
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NETWORK & INTERNET SETTINGS
You may need to activate this service with
your carrier prior to accessing the roaming
network.
5. Data usage: Data usage refers to the amount of
data utilized by your phone during data transfers
through internet. The data usage charges are
dependent of the wireless plan provided by your
service provider.
6. Enhanced 4G LTE Mode: Enable Enhanced 4G
LTE Mode to use LTE services to improve voice
and other communications.
7. Select Preferred network type. The following
options are displayed:
• LTE/CDMA
• LTE Only
• CDMA Only
8. Select System select. There are two options
available:
• Home only
• Automatic
9. Under Network, the following options are
displayed:
• Automatically select network: Turn ON this option
to automatically connect to the network.
• Network: Your service provider network name is
displayed and this is disabled.
• Access Point Names: You can view the access
points related to your SIM provider.
DATA USAGE
To monitor your data usage, adjust your data usage
settings.
1. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings
( ) > Network & Internet ( ).
2. Select Data Usage ( ).
3. Turn on Mobile Data to access internet using your
mobile network.
4. Usage: You can see the details of the data usage
for a particular time frame.
• Data saver: Enable Data saver to restrict the app
from using data in the background.
5. Under Mobile, the following options are displayed:
• Mobile data: You can turn ON/OFF mobile data.
• Mobile data usage: Displays the data usage for a
particular time frame.
• Billing cycle: Billing of the used data is displayed
here.
• You can enable the Set data warning to get
the warning message when your data usage is
crossed the present limits.
• Data warning shows the data available for a
particular time frame.
• Enable Set data limit to set the data usage limit.
6. Select Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi data usage. When Wi-Fi is
enabled, it shows the data used for a particular
time frame.
• Network restrictions: The background data is
restricted for these networks. While downloading
apps, you receive a warning message for these
restricted networks.14
7. On Data usage screen, select Options key
( ) > Mobile networks. The following options
are displayed:
• Network Settings:
• Mobile data
• Roaming
• Data usage
• Enhanced 4G LTE Mode
• Preferred network type
• System select
• Network:
• Automatically select network
• Network
• Access Point Names
HOTSPOT AND TETHERING
You can use hotspot and tethering to provide internet
to other devices through your mobile data connection.
You can share mobile data connection via USB/mobile
hotspot/Bluetooth.
1. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings
( ) > Network & Internet ( ) > Hotspot &
tethering ( ).
2. Enable USB tethering. This is enabled only when
USB is connected to the device.
3. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot: Select Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
• Set up Wi-Fi hotspot: You can set up a Wi-Fi
hotspot by entering the following details:
• Network name: Enter the network name.
• Security: Select the security from the drop-down
list.
• Password: The password must have at least 8
characters.
4. Enable Bluetooth tethering. When you activate
Bluetooth tethering, you can share your phone’s
internet connection with other Bluetooth paired
devices.










