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GPRS settings for T-Mobile NL??

I downloaded the T-Mobile (NL) application for PPC2002 ("T-Mobile GPRS Connect") which should take care of the GPRS connections, but it does not work. It keeps complaining about not able to open the modem connection (I'm using the Cellular Line modem): "Can not find the name of the serial port".
Anybody any ideas?
It is a nice utility which displays the speed, send/received bytes and connection time, but useless sofar...
Marco

hey marco,
i bought a t-mobile pocket pc in the US and unlocked it. With my vodafone sim i now can do everythinh with the device. So I know how to make a GPRS connection to Vodafone, but don't know the settings for t-mobile.
A few days ago I also tried to install t-mobile app. but it sucks. I suggest you try to find out the correct settings with t-mobile nl to make a descent GPRS setting and not use the t-mobile application
groeten, Corjan

XDA2 O2 GSM Internet Settings Problems

I've just got an XDA, but am having problems connecting to the internet with it. I'm using GSM (O2 ConnectSettings screen has UK, PostPaid and GSM ticked) because I'm on the 200 minute tariff (at least for the next three months), don't want to pay the daft O2 GPRS costs and will never use the 200 minutes otherwise.
I ask it to connect to to the internet and it says "Dialing +447712932932", then after a few seconds it says "No modem at above number." Does anyone know what internet settings I should be using to get a connection? What about phone profile settings - does the +44 bit mean it's trying to get an international line? Is the number correct?
I mainly read/send email from a non-O2 POP mailbox, but also want to surf the web and have a play with WAP & O2 active.
Any comments about my GSM vs. GPRS thoughts. By the way, when I tried with GPRS (O2 ConnectSettings screen now has UK, PostPaid and GPRS ticked) I got the same error about there being no modem at the other end.
Cheers,
Phil.

Dead easy solution in the end. Apparently the person who swore blind that GSM and GPRS data had been turned on at the O2 end was wrong. So after some more calls to their helpline, it's finally working. God knows why they don't do this by default, since why else would you get an XDA if not for the data connection?
Cheers,
Phil.

Vodafone & GPRS

I have recently unlocked my phone so that I may use it on Vodafone as the O2 coverage in my area is not the best.
My question is is it possible to log onto to the Vodafone GPRS system with my XDA.
If so how do I configure my XDA so that it works.
Awaiting With Interset Your Replies
Andy

im having the same problem

GPS
Youll need a slieve or gps reciever for the nav system to work. it will work fine with vodaphone, just not on its own as a hand set.

Vodafone GPRS Settings
Hi Vodafone GPRS setting on XDA are as follows: Start/Setting then connection tab, click Connections and on My ISP, add a new modem connection. Enter name i.e. Vodafone then select modem type Cellular Line(GPRS).Internet Access point is 'Internet' if your on contract, and 'pp.vodafone..co.uk' if your on pay as you go. Next user name is web and password is web. That's it your done, go surf. :roll:

Re: Vodafone GPRS Settings
Tried your connection setup as suggested and got the message 'No modem at above number'. Any clue what next, Thanx

Vodafone GPRS Settings
As far as I can see these settings work fine on the XDA1, I do not have access to a XDA2 so i cannot confirm if these settings will work on XDA2.

Doh! after categorically stating I had followed gadgetnet's advice and couldn't still get web access on my xda2 I have to eat humble pie. Gadgetnet's advice is spot on but ofcourse technonerds like me have to first of all check that their service provider has GPRS enabled their sim cards. I got Vodafone to enable GPRS on my sim (simply a phone call request made to their call centre) and half an hour later I was surfin in fine style. Remember if you want to access Adult sites like the National Lottery you have to go on line by other means to the vodafone website and set it up. Takes about 15mins with credit card as ID of age.

Vodafone GPRS Settings
Followed gadgetnet's instructions to the letter, worked a treat first time. Really impressed with the service far better thatn O2's. So thankyou gadgetnet.

MDA on CINGULAR

I have a tmobile MDA that is unlocked and working great. My work just issued us cellphones attached to a CINGULAR plan. I put the sim into my MDA and everything seems to work right.
The only thing that does not work right is DUN (Dial-Up Networking) ... with the t-mobile sim in there (also unlocked) I am able to dial up to my ISP and obtain a (albeit slow) connection that I can use for the rare time that I want to get on the internet and check something. When I use the same connection with the cingular sim installed, it says that there is no modem at the number.
Any ideas? Should I also unlock the cingular sim? Should I use a cingular rom on my phone? Does cingular block DUN connections? I really would like to cancel my personal t-mobile and go with completely free cellphone service, as I tend to enjoy things that are free.

You just need to configure your internet settings to Cingular settings. If you go to Cingular.com and look under support>device/phone support & choose the 8125 as your phone. Then click on internet/browser settings. Follow the onscreen instructions and you will be able to connect to Cingular's EDGE/GPRS with your MDA.
Don't modify your current settings if you plan on still using your T-Mobile SIM. Just start a new connection with all of Cingular's stuff. That way when you're using the T-Mobile card just switch the connection to T-Mobile's settings and when you're using the Cingular SIM switch over to Cingular's settings. 8)

Not exactly what i was asking
I was referring to Dial-Up Networking, not GPRS/EDGE ... I am able to dial into a DIALUP ISP and connect to it just as I am able to from a regular PC.
:roll:
This way I am able to get free (well, almost. It still uses my minutes) internet, albeit at slower than standard dialup speeds.

Is your company paying for unlimted data on the Cingular plan or just allowing you to use minutes? I've never attempted to use DUN for a 3rd party providor, but using Cingular as an ISP(GPRS/EDGE) should be better than than using someone else... I'm not sure how businesses get by without offering/using data packages these days.

yes
I dial into a service called nocharge.com.
I am in California, and the service is based in Washington, but since minutes are minutes, regardless long distance, I am able to get free (sort of) dialup internet through nocharge.com.
So this is something that no one has tried? That amazes me.

doesn't Cingular still have it's own dialup number to use?
have you tried testing it out with settings such as the ones in the link below?
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...90+cingular+8125+csd&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
i believe t-mobile disabled its csd by now so not sure if this will work but its worth a shot as a test...
man csd at a max speed of 9.6kbps would kill me i can barely pull up any websites using t-mo's EDGE
if you cant get the above link to work try searching for "cingular 8125 csd" on google...there is quite a bit of hits

I'm using the cingular 8125 on tmobile
the 8125 and MDA are the exact same device with different software (and of course exterior case). If you download the lastest cingular rom (which you should be able to find the offical one here on xda) and after syncing all your contacts etc, load the cingular rom from your desktop pc and it will guide you through flashing a new rom onto your wizard (aka 8125, MDA, etc).
You will have all the settings as if you had actually bought an 8125.
-Jess

Manual Network Selection?

Hi, I have a Cingular 8525, Hermes, but there are no options for me to manually select my network. It is unlocked and it is also bootloader 1.04 ( dunno if that matters), and I can select bands (after using the registry tweak).
What I need is to be able to manually choose what network to be on.
I've done a search and I couldn't find anything on this...
Thanks

None of my tricks work that did previously as far as unlocking this feature. On a T-Mobile SIM network select works perfectly. However, any of my Cingular sims block it.

Cingular blocked that in the US with all their recent SIMs, no way to get around it.

i dont think all of it is the sim, because i was able to enable network selection on my 8125 with my 3g branded sim and it worked fine! i think it still has something to do with the registry! I used the same reg hack on my 8525 and it would bring up the network selections, but it wouldnt let me register on the 2nd cingular selection!

Same here. My 8125 had network selection and it worked beautifully. Also, on my MPx220 I had manual network selection and it worked without a hitch. It definitely is something to do with the ROM on these phones.

Just got back from the BVI. Cingular is available on USVI (can see tower). If I used my old sim from my mpx220 in my 8525 (orange/white) w/cingular international activated, I could not choose between the providers. It would always lock on CCTwireless @ $1.50/min. It was the page that has 'find network' as the only option. If I changed to the new simI got with the 8525 (blue/white/3g) w/o cingular international, I would get the network selection page that had the additional option of 'manual' network selection plus many other options/settings. I then could select 'cingular' and use it w/o charge. It would not let me register on CCTwireless even though it was an option in the dropdown menu, maybe because I didn't have cing int activated on that sim. So the manual network selection page is available on the 8525. It appears not be a 'new sim' issue. There must be a registry hack to enable/force the manual selection page as a default. Any thoughs to do this?

Yes please someone post the reg hack for this. I reside between two towers and likewise two providers - one Cingular and one roaming - and the partner does not have a partner agreement with Cingular.
Unfortunately, the "unpartnered roaming signal" is much much stronger than Cingular's, and therefore takes precedence over Cingular every time my phone repolls the networks every few minutes.
I cannot access data at all on the partner's network. I even called the provider and got their GPRS settings. So I need to be able to manually select Cingular as my network so that I can get on their data network.
I called Cingular and told them this and said that if they would let me do this, they will save a lot of money because they have to pay a buttload anytime I make or receive calls on other towers where they don't have an agreement, which is true - they confirmed this, and they always say that manually selecting networks is not possible. I think they are lying.
I have the HTC TyTN (with the WM6 homebrewed ROM) and the Cingular 2125 (with WM5 MSFP iMate ROM) - both with no dice on changing this.
Someone please post the reg hack!!!

snoop_hardin said:
Yes please someone post the reg hack for this. I reside between two towers and likewise two providers - one Cingular and one roaming - and the partner does not have a partner agreement with Cingular.
Unfortunately, the "unpartnered roaming signal" is much much stronger than Cingular's, and therefore takes precedence over Cingular every time my phone repolls the networks every few minutes.
I cannot access data at all on the partner's network. I even called the provider and got their GPRS settings. So I need to be able to manually select Cingular as my network so that I can get on their data network.
I called Cingular and told them this and said that if they would let me do this, they will save a lot of money because they have to pay a buttload anytime I make or receive calls on other towers where they don't have an agreement, which is true - they confirmed this, and they always say that manually selecting networks is not possible. I think they are lying.
I have the HTC TyTN (with the WM6 homebrewed ROM) and the Cingular 2125 (with WM5 MSFP iMate ROM) - both with no dice on changing this.
Someone please post the reg hack!!!
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See this thread post 7 onwards
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...light=cingular+enable+network+tab#post1061699
Mike