[ 97 ]Welcome to the wireless Internet*19. Welcome to thewireless Internet*WAP (short for Wireless Application Protocol) is to mobile devices whatWWW (World Wide Web) is to desktop computers. The mobile communitybegan developing WAP several years ago to give mobile device usersaccess to the internet. Today, most WAP sites are made up of text andhyperlinks, with some capable of text input and selection items in a list.Some pages even contain low-resolution graphics. Because your serviceprovider and others are free to design WAP sites as they choose, each sitecan vary almost as much as a web page on the Internet.• The Services menuThe Services menu allows you to use your WAPbrowser to view news, weather reports, checkflight times, access financial information, andmuch more. You can also save the address ofany WAP page as a bookmark, much the sameas a web page on your personal computer.Note: You may need to subscribe to additional services before you’re ableto use the browser. Also, your service provider may have toconfigure your phone for browsing after you’ve subscribed.Contact your service provider for more information.Important! Internet content received over a secure connection andstored in your browser's cache may be reused over non-secure connections and may create security issues. Pleasecheck with your service provider to determine if emptyingyour browser's cache after each browsing session or someother method should be used to avoid security issues.
