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About Channels
Channels are Web sites designed specifically for offline viewing on your Pocket PC.
You can subscribe to two types of channels for free: AvantGo Channels and mobile
channels.
Using AvantGo Channels
AvantGo is a free interactive service that gives you access to personalized content and
thousands of popular Web sites. Unlike mobile channels, you can subscribe to AvantGo
channels directly from your Pocket PC. Then, you synchronize your Pocket PC and
desktop computer or connect to the Internet to download the content. For more
information, visit http://avantgo.com/help.
To sign up for AvantGo
1. In ActiveSync options on the desktop computer, turn on synchronization for the
AvantGo information type.
2. In Pocket Internet Explorer on your device, tap the
Favorites
button.
3. Tap the AvantGo Channels link.
4. Tap the
Activate
button.
5. Follow the directions on the screen. You will need to synchronize your Pocket PC
with your desktop computer and then tap the
My Channels
button to complete the
AvantGo setup.
When synchronization is complete, tap the AvantGo Channels link in your list of
favorites to see a few of the most popular channels. To add or remove channels, tap the
Add
or
Remove
link.
Using Mobile Channels
Mobile channels are sites that you subscribe to on your desktop computer. They are
stored in the Channels subfolder in the Mobile Favorites folder in Internet Explorer 4.0
or later and are downloaded to your Pocket PC during synchronization.
To use mobile channels
•
Click
Add Mobile Channel
and check the
Make available offline
check box to
download the channel to your desktop computer.
The mobile channel will be transferred to your Pocket PC the next time you
synchronize.