This sample shows how to use the Windows 8.1 Mobile Broadband API (Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators) employed by Mobile Network Operators (MNO).
It demonstrates how to:
- use the MobileBroadbandAccount APIs to retrieve and display available Mobile Broadband device and network information.
- use the MobileBroadbandAccount and MobileBroadbandAccountWatcher APIs to watch for Mobile Broadband device and network change notifications and display the changes.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.
Note For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
Related topics
- Mobile Broadband on the Windows Hardware Dev Center
- MobileBroadbandAccount
- MobileBroadbandAccountWatcher
- MobileBroadbandAccountWatcherStatus
- MobileBroadbandDeviceInformation
- MobileBroadbandNetwork
- Windows 8 app samples
Related technologies
Windows.Networking.NetworkOperatorsOperating system requirements
| Client | |
|---|---|
| Server |
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.
The Mobile Broadband account and device management sample accesses privileged APIs and requires a custom signed Mobile Broadband account metadata package that references this application or the application accessing the device in order to run. The application will display an Access is Denied error message if the metadata package doesn't explicitly grant permission to this application. For info about Mobile Broadband, see the Windows Hardware Dev Center.