Interesting findings, but why is it that only certain PAYG SIMs can achieve a data connection with the Leo?
For instance, H3G and T-Mobile have no probs, yet the likes of O2 and Voda just won't have it (All UK networks i refer to)
After a chat with an O2 'rep' i'm told it can't be done with this handset, only on contract, but i have a tendancy not to believe this....
Surely there's a tweak/way around this?!?! My main interest is getting the data connection on O2
Any suggestions or could anyone explain why?
Thanks
I have PAYG or PAYT setup on my Leo. When first setting up (with a vodafone sim in my case) it will default to a contract plan, so you cant use data service and gives that annoying cannot connect warning popup.
You need to setup a new connection to allow this.
These are for Vodafone. For O2, I would search the O2 user forums for something similar.
Settings > All Settings > Connections > Connections
PAYT Internet
APN: pp.vodafone.co.uk
Username: web
Password: web
Thanks, i'll try that with Voda
With O2, i can't connect using;
mobile web
Cellular Line (GPRS)
mobile.o2.co.uk
UN: O2web
PW: password
Ah. all sorted using payandgo.o2.co.uk
Thanks
BTW, O2 customer service were blatantly lying AND giving me the wrong connection settings!!
O2 customer service i the worst, I had the touch diamond before (XDA Ignito) and they said i would never get mms or internet settings because they dont support it, yeah ok the Internet is loads better than customer service
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I have never been able to access gprs on my O2 payg sim. The sim comes with free sms plus free gprs pages and free wap. Am I missing something, is the sim automatically gprs ready or do I need to get it activated? Others on the forum seem to have managed it but I just cant and I have to be content with standard GSM connection. Any help greatly appreciated, the sim is the one that gives 300 minutes wap plus 300 sms messages free for a minimum tenner a month topup. Thanks.
Is anybody using O2 payg and also using gprs on xda, if so, did you have to get your sim activated to do so. I have found it impossible although others claim to be able to do it.
o2 payg gprs
mate, i take it you have an o2 online chip where you get 300 txt and 300 wap minutes.
now to fully exploit the xda2's data capabilities, you need not the o2 wap gprs service but o2 mobile web which is o2's full internet, web and email (pretty much unrestricted) service and only available to o2 contract customers.
i do know earlier o2 online (genie) chips had unrestricted gprs in some shape or form and some folks were even able to exploit full web access on these but these were provided in error chips.
newer online chips though and even regular payg for that matter can only do wap gprs or wap gsm but nothing more.
i know its a hassle but its got something to do with the different access point names and server IP addresses attached to payg gprs and contract sims.
Gbolly, thanks for that, I can acces everything I need over wap using internet explorer, my problem is I cannot get gprs to work even though the sim details say that I have free gprs pages in the bundle. Is the sim always gprs capable or do I have to ask for it to be enabled. If I put the sim in a smartphone spv it shows the "G" constantly so I am assuming it is capable.
Call Customer Services and they will provision GPRS onto the account. The Genie sims are not provisioned out of the packet. I have to call up Online Customer Services multiple times a day for customers who have bought the sims online and cannot access GPRS. In the shop we simply call up Online and provision the sims in large batches upon arrival to the store. Makes it much easier.
Set your APN to payandgo.o2.co.uk
Username to payandgo
Password is password
Once your SIM has been provisioned you will have access to the GPRS side of things.
Re: o2 payg gprs
gbolly said:
o2 mobile web which is o2's full internet, web and email (pretty much unrestricted) service and only available to o2 contract customers.
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News to me? Im a monthly contract customer, and as far as i know you pay for the data as you use it. You can bundle about 5MB of data, but you pay about £12 for it a month.
If theres some free access im missing out on, please enlighten me!
gprs only works with wap on the xda and mms
wap works with both except not mms
o2 online can only do wap over gprs and not datagprs (mobile web)
if you want to surf using gprs then you should move onto an contract plan.
i phoned up customer services to ask them about dataplans they say they cannot do them for PAYG customers.
o2online sims you buy now days are already set up for gprs use straight from the packet after topping up £10 (wait 24 hours) then your free texts/wap minutes come into play
for mms you will have to phone them up and ask for it to be enabled.
ive been on o2 genie/online for about 4 years now
I have t-mobile service and just bought a pocket pc phone that was supposed to be t-mobile but was an [email protected] ppcphone. The phone is unlocked and I put my SIM card in and the phone works fine. My question, is there a way to get online to the t-mobile unlimited service with this [email protected] phone or do I have to get another phone from t-mobile. I've tried entering t-mobiles access point info but it doesn't work. Can anyone help on this.
tdoman :x
hi
i have the same problem, my htc was and o2 xda, had it unlock ed and my tmobile wap settings wont work.
Yes, it should work with no problems... Key information points:
Modem: Cellular Line (GPRS)
Access point name: internet2.voicestream.com
Username, Password and Domain are blank
Also, under proxy settings:
Check "This network connects to the Internet"
Clear "This network uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet"
Clear "Proxy Server:"
Note that these settings have only been tested by me in the US.
Robert H.
still having problems
it just keeps taking me back to the user name and password page. what should I do?
tdoman
Do you have the Internet access from T-Mobile? This is a different access type from what you would have had with a regular phone. I believe it is reffered to as T-Mobile Unlimited access (Shows up on my bill as T-Mobile Unlmtd)
If you don't have this plan on your account it will prompt you for username and password. That is the only situation that I know of which will generate the problem you are reporting.
Robert H.
true! i had the same problem with tmobile at first.
it turned out they signed me up for Tzones and not the unlimited internet.
it works fine now , with those settings in the post above.
it dont matter what ppc you have... i rewrote my ppc with many systems, tmobile, att, o2, asian... then back to tmobile.
money
how much is this unlimited service and is it avalible in the uk?
I have an O2 payandgo sim, I get 300 minutes wap over gprs minutes or 300 internet over gsm free. Is there any way of setting up my email to use gprs instead of gsm with this sim card? Any help appreciated.
Anybody :?: :?: :?:
id also like to find out ive phoned o2 on many occasions asking for gprs plans on my o2 online sim but they say its not possible
got my xda 2 this morning so im all happy
as far as I could find out... you can't :-(
That's why I switched to Orange... which was a shame, I liked all the free sms from o2
Sorry I only just got round to this post lol
Email via PAYG GPRS is not possible on the O2 Network because it requires mobile web, which is not set up on PAYG, only on contract.
Mobile Web is GPRS but accesses through a different APN (Access Point Name). The difference being that the servers the email uses are on the WWW (HTTP), not on the WAP (WSP). PAYG Wap users cannot access POP3 email for this reason sadly.
In short, PAYG do not have the facilities to access POP3 and therefore the email will not work.
I have put this forward at work (I work in customer services for pay monthly) and should I receive an answer back I will update the forum.
Rob
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.
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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.
I am currently in the UK for five weeks.
I have bought a PAYG SIM from O2 that supposedly comes with free unlimited internet access.
Plunked it in my Oz Telstra HD2.
Phone services are OK, but I cant access the net.
Put the Telstra SIM back in, and everything works fine, using O2 as a service provider, but at Telstra ROAMING prices!!
Currently using the following Settings:
APN: mobile.02.co.uk
Username: 02web
Password: password
Have I missed anything?
Any ideas?
go to all setting connections connections advanced select networks
you may find it is trying to use the telstra network settings by default.
Nope.... checked that. It's deinately using the O2 settings. Just cant connect...
there are no proxy settings left over from telstra?o2 doesn't use one, but i dunno about telstra.
(connections cognnections manage existing connections proxy tab)
Nope, no proxies.
I might give O2 a ring and make sure that they dont need to switch anything on at their end.
I can't see anything that I've missed.