Finding the "Go to URL" Function - Examples

(The exact choices, wording and buttons on your cell phone can vary from what is described here.)

• A diagram that illustrates how to use the "Go To URL" and Bookmark functions on a Motorola V551 with service from AT&T (Cingular).
• Boost Mobile phones:
  • Press the Menu key. (The key to the left of the cursor pad, with a picture of menu on it.)
  • Scroll to Web and press OK.  This will start the web browser.
  • You should now be on the Web Browser's home page.
  • If you are not at the browser's home page, press and hold the Menu key until a list of browser choices comes up, then scroll to the Home choice, then press OK.
  • From the Web browser's home page, scroll to Surf the Web and press OK.
  • Scroll way down in the list, until you have Enter Site highlighted, then press OK.
  • Enter the URL.
  • You will need to press keys multiple times to get one of the letters on the key.  For example, to get the letter "a" press the 2 key once, to get the letter "b", press the 2 key twice, and so on.
  • Cursor left to make a correction.
  • You can leave off the "http://" part of the URL.
  • To enter a dot, or slash, or similar punctuation, press Alpha.  Scroll to the symbol you need, and press OK.  If you don't see the symbol you need, press More.
  • If the backlight goes out, press the big "push-to-talk" button that's on the left side of the phone.
  • When you have finished entering the URL, press OK.
• Nextel Phones:
  • Press the Menu key. (The key to the left of the cursor pad, with a picture of menu on it.)
  • Scroll to Net and press OK.  This will start the web browser.
                Note:  On outdated ixx Nextel phones, the green phone call key is the OK key.  (i88, i58, etc.)
  • You should now be on the Web Browser's home page.
  • If you are not at the browser's home page, press and hold the Menu key until a list of browser choices comes up, then scroll to the Home choice, then press OK.
  • From the Web browser's home page, scroll way down in the list until the Go to URL choice is highlighted, then press OK.
  • Enter the URL.
  • You will need to press keys multiple times to get one of the letters on the key.  For example, to get the letter "a" press the 2 key once, to get the letter "b", press the 2 key twice, and so on.
  • Cursor left to make a correction.
  • You can leave off the "http://" part of the URL.
  • To enter a dot, or slash, or similar punctuation, press Alpha.  Scroll to the symbol you need, and press OK.  If you don't see the symbol you need, press More.
  • If the backlight goes out, press the big "push-to-talk" button that's on the left side of the phone.
  • When you have finished entering the URL, press OK.

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