A wireless terminal with virtual memory for use in a wireless communications network and a method of using such a wireless terminal is provided. The wireless terminal comprises a transceiver for receiving and transmitting information over an active wireless link with the communications network, virtual memory to store information received over the wireless link with the communications network and display means to view the information stored in the virtual memory without requiring the active wireless link with the communications network. The method of using the wireless terminal with virtual memory comprises the steps of downloading data from a server over an active wireless link to the virtual memory of the wireless terminal and accessing the data stored in the virtual memory at the wireless terminal without requiring the active wireless link.