This sample demonstrates how an app can activate and use a secondary packet device protocol (PDP) context on a mobile broadband device. More specifically, the sample uses the AcquireConnectionAsync method in the ConnectivityManager class to establish a connection to an access point specified by CellularApnContext class, and the AddHttpRoutePolicy and RemoveHttpRoutePolicy methods to specify and manage RoutePolicy that the Http stack (WinInet) follows when routing traffic.
Important This sample requires mobile broadband hardware with firmware that supports multiple PDP contexts.
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Related topics
- Other resources
- Quickstart: Managing connection events and changes in availability
- Quickstart: Managing metered network cost constraints
- Quickstart: Retrieving network connection information
- Reference
- AcquireConnectionAsync
- CellularApnContext
- ConnectivityManager
- RoutePolicy
- Windows.Networking
- Windows.Networking.Connectivity
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.