Help with your iPhone

Help with your iPhone

Your iPhone boasts a wide range of functions. Find out here how to set up your iPhone so that you can use it without any problems.

Setting up e-mail accounts

E-mail on the iPhone works precisely the same way as it does on your computer. iPhone supports many popular e-mail servers and providers, such as Bluewin E-Mail, Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, Yahoo! Mail, Google Mail, etc.

Setting up an e-mail account

Listen to COMBOX® with Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail displays voicemail messages from your COMBOX® graphically on your iPhone. You can select any message in the list shown directly without having to listen to the previous messages.

Visual Voicemail setup

Set up Internet access

You can surf the Internet quickly and conveniently with your iPhone. Use the preinstalled Safari browser to do this.

Internet access setup

Data transmission: how to check the status

Would you like to keep yourself up-to-date at all times about the cost of your mobile data exchange? You can use the following service to check at any time how much data credit you ordered and how much you have remaining.

Query data transmission status

Using WLAN at home

The WLAN settings specify whether the iPhone uses local wireless Internet accesses for connecting to the Internet. If there are no WLANs available or if you have deactivated the WLAN functionality, the iPhone connects to the Internet via your mobile network. This manual shows how to set up the connection with a WLAN.

WLAN setup

iTunes: syncing with the computer

You require Apple iTunes software to register your phone, to sync ringtones, music, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, purchased apps and lots more with your iTunes media library, to update the device software and to restore your iPhone.

Help syncing with iTunes

Using Swisscom hotspots when on the move

Hotspots (or Public Wireless LAN) are public Internet access options which are generally provided against payment of a charge. They are available in hotels, restaurants, airports, railway stations, on some trains or in public places.

Hotspot setup

Log in automatically to Swisscom hotspots with EAPSIM

At Swisscom's public hotspots, you can use WLAN to connect your iPHONE to the Internet. With the EAPSIM function, you can log in automatically at the hotspot.

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Use iPhone as a modem

Use your iPhone to connect your notebook to the Internet and enjoy wireless Internet surfing anywhere, anytime.

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Disabling push notifications

Apps with push notifications (automatic downloads) regularly download data from the Internet to your iPhone to keep them up to date. If you wish to make your data credit last or avoid incurring unnecessary costs, you can disable the push notification app.

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Unlock iPhone (remove SIM lock)

If you purchased your iPhone more than two years ago from Swisscom, you can now remove the SIM lock. Once unlocked, you will be able to use your iPhone with a different subscription than the one that was originally purchased with the device.

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Transferring data to a new iPhone

This article explains how to transfer data from your current iPhone (3G or 3GS) to a new iPhone (3G, 3GS or 4).

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iPhone not responding

If your iPhone is not responding when you press the buttons, please perform the following steps.

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