Cingular WAP Dial Up Networking Settings
Using your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone as an internet gateway is really easy….if you know how to set it up. Funny thing is that Cingular does not tell you how to use the MediaNet unlimited account I have as an internet gateway, I had to search for an hour or so online to get it working. So, if you are trying to use your mobile phone to connect to the internet and you use Cingular wireless here is how you make it happen.
UPDATE 8/24/06:
I just posted on how to connect your Cingular 8125 or Cingular 2125 to the internet via Bluetooth and Dial-Up Networking (DUN).
- First you are going to need to setup a Bluetooth connection between your phone and computer. I am not going to get into this, but you should be able to use the built in Bluetooth features of Windows XP (that is what you are using isn’t it?) to “pair” the two devices.
- Add a new Dial Up Networking (DUN) connection by going to the Start Menu and then right click (use the right mouse button) on My Network Places and then select Preferences.
- Click the “Create New Connection” link at the top of the left navigation bar. A wizard will pop up. Click the Next button and then select the Connect to Internet and then click the Next button again. Select “Set Up My Connection Manually” and then click next. Select “Connect Using a Dial-Up Modem”.
- The next window that pops up will show you the modems that are connected to your computer. If you do not see something like “Standard Modem Over Bluetooth Connection” listed there (or however you have connected your phone to the computer), then you will need to go back and get your phone talking to your computer. Select the modem connection over Bluetooth and click next.
- Type Cingular or whatever you would like to name this connection in the box and click Next.
- Type *99***1# as the phone number. Yes, that is the phone number.
- Here is the information to type in the next boxes:
user name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
Select the box about using the connection for anyone that uses your computer (unless you don’t want to) and uncheck the second (unless this is your only or default connection).
You should be good to go. Use this connection as any other Dial-Up connection. In the connection properties, you can set the port speed to 230k if you have an EDGE enabled phone, although I have not seen anything close to the 115K that EGDE is supposed to deliver. Let me know if you have any trouble.
UPDATE 7/26/05
I just downloaded the new version of Nokia PC Suite which is the free software Nokia puts out to sync your phone via Bluetooth, USB cable or Serial cable. This version of the software is much better than the previous version and even though the Nokia 6620 is not listed in the supported phone list, it works great with my 6620. One new feature is the “One Touch” internet gateway application that will help you to configure your Nokia phone as an internet gateway and connect at will. It is a pretty sweet upgrade if you ask me as it appears that they have worked out a few kinks.
To get this working I installed the new version of PC Suite. Then follow these steps and you should be good to go.
- Fire up the PC Suite software and select the “Connect to the Internet” application icon
- In the window that pops up, select the “Settings” button in the lower left hand corner
- Then select the “Standard Modem over Bluetooth Link” from the drop down list (I am assuming you are going through this trouble to connect via Bluetooth)
- Then select the “Configure Manually” button and click Next
- Leave the Access Point name blank
- Username is WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
- Password is CINGULAR1
- Click finish and you should be good to go
Remember, PC Suite is just for Nokia phones, but the directions above should work for just about any phone in conjunction with Cingular’s Media Net and Windows XP.
April 3rd, 2005 at 5:53 am
Hi there. I found your blog through google, and I have to ask about this MediaNet usage. I’m looking into getting a Motorola v551 with the “MediaNet Unlimited” plan, but the representative at the store was unable to tell me if it would use up plan minutes while connected, or be covered under the “MediaNet Unlimited” umbrella.
That is to say, if I use my cellphone to browse the net, will I find myself with thousands of minutes racked up, or should I be OK? I can’t seem to find a straight answer anywhere else, and you seem to have first hand experience, so it’s worth asking. Get back to me, thanks.
April 3rd, 2005 at 8:00 pm
David, I too had trouble getting answers from people until the girl I spoke to at Cingular (on my 6th call) had the phone I was getting AND had the MediaNet Unlimited package. Cingular is really vague on how they describe their packages on their website and I have spoken to sales reps there who literally answered my question about EDGE with…what is EDGE? So, to answer your question, the MediaNet Unlimited plan (currently $24.99/mo. here in San Francisco) will cover you for unlimited web browsing and any other internet access (using your phone as a mobile internet gateway, browsing the web on your phone, etc). It WILL NOT however cover SMS messaging and from what I understand email messages…you will need to get a messaging plan as well. Internet minutes do not count against your regular mobile minutes, they are completely separate. I will be posting tomorrow about my current minute usage and wether or not I will be likely to continue on the unlimited plan. I did install an ftp client on the phone and have yet to really get into installing and configuring applications on there. There is an Oulook type application that I may purchase that does email as well, and I am not sure if this counts against SMS messages or just burns internet minutes…but, I will be sure to post here what I find out.
July 20th, 2005 at 12:47 pm
Hey there, I found your article on google through a good friend of mine, it is a lifesaver. I would have been looking all over for the right way to get the connectivity going and within 5 minutes I was up and running and surfing the net through my phone on my notebook. Thanks a lot!!
July 23rd, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Hi! Would you know how to setup the dialup gateway for a POP3 connection? I want to use my home area dial-up ISP instead of the Cingular service.
Thanks
MD
July 23rd, 2005 at 8:12 pm
I’m only getting 30K speeds. Should I ever get EDGE speeds with this technique or do I need to connect in another way? Do I need to turn EDGE on? Thanks.
July 24th, 2005 at 10:53 am
Jason, from what I understand it is dependent on a few factors. First, your phone. Each phone is different and has different throughput capabilities based on the hardware it has built in. I believe the Motorola phones have some of the best hardware at this point. The other factor is the network you are connected to a the time. EDGE is something that your phone will negotiate if it is available. On my Nokia 6620, you can tell when the phone is connected using EDGE when there is a box around the G on the top of the screen. The G is to let you know you are connected to a GPRS network. FYI, I have not really been able to connect at much higher than 30Kb speeds myself.
July 24th, 2005 at 10:56 am
Marc, as I said before, it is my understanding that any data transmission over your mobile phone will be via a Data plan from Cingular. I do not believe you can simply dial up your “dial-up” ISP and make it work that way.
July 26th, 2005 at 1:32 pm
I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this with Cingular and my T616 for more than a year. I just found this page, and within about 1 minute, I was connected and surfing. How much am I paying for this privilege?
Eric
July 26th, 2005 at 1:48 pm
TOO MUCH! I would not do that without the unlimited data plan. Using your phone as an internet gateway is not something you want to do without getting yourself the unlimited data plan as you will be racking up some pretty serious data bandwidth in no time. You do not use the same minutes as you do when you make a regular phone call.
July 26th, 2005 at 3:13 pm
I’ve been using my SonyEricsson s710a for over a week now, some 10 hours a day, to connect my laptop to the internet. I’m in the hospital and this is getting me a faster connection than I can manage via the pbx phone system they have here. I get about 66k-81k with my setup, which differs only in the phone number used. I use *998**3#
I don’t know if that will make any difference.
August 13th, 2005 at 6:16 am
Dear Jason,
I just got a Motorola Razor V3… since it took Cingular almost a month and many hours on the phone to actually SEND the device AND honor the contract we initially agreed to, I knew it would be just as big of a problem to get information on using the data services through my phone. This was the first link I found in Google when looking up “bluetooth dial up modem for Cingular GPRS instructions.” Anyway, just wanted to let you know that after entering in the information you provided, I got connected with my iPaq withing 5 minutes. Cingular should pay you for use of your documentation and train their support staff with it. But, we all know that won’t happen. Anyway, THANK YOU so much for making this as hastle free as possible!
Sincerely,
Brad Altfest
August 18th, 2005 at 8:54 pm
Just a little more information on the Cingular data plans. MediaNet and DataConnect are the basic data features that Cingular offers. These features have been offered in many flavors and packages, and there is a lot of confusion when you look at the website, talk to a rep, etc…
Here’s what worked for me: I bought a PocketPC but was told that I had to subscribe to one of the DataConnect features (wrong) in order to get any kind of data. I bought the PDA DataConnect feature (39.99) but it did not work with the device. I had the rep remove the feature and then I went into my account on the website and self-provisoned the MediaNet Unlimited feature for $19.99. It works perfectly and it seems to be all-you-can-eat. I recommend that anyone considering Cingular for a data option follow this process:
1. Buy a phone and plan with NO data feature.
2. Visit the web site and add your own MediaNet feature. For MediaNet connectivity, use a username of WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM, password of CINGULAR1 and an access point name (APN) of wap.cingular. You may also need to specify a dial string of *99***#1 depending on your device.
NOTE: Cingular recently repackged the data features once again, and I no longer see “MediaNet Unlimited” listed. I was however, able to add it over the phone.
August 18th, 2005 at 8:56 pm
One more thing to note: If you add the MediaNet Unlimited feature to your account, be sure to call a rep and ask them to remove “MediaNet Pay Per Use” which is usually automatically added to any new plan. If you don’t do this, then the billing system will apply the per-kilobyte rate to your usage rather than the unlimited feature code.
August 25th, 2005 at 12:39 pm
I have an innostream 55 phone and my outgoing text messaging does not work nor does my internet. Do you know any ideas i can use to fix it. My service provider is cingular.
Here are my current settings:
Homepage-http://home
Connection Type-continuous
Connection Option-none
Bearer-gprs
Access Point Name-wap.cingular
IP address-10.250.250.250
Server Login-wap@cingulargprs.com
passwoard-cingular1
Any help would be appreciated
Thanx
August 31st, 2005 at 3:42 pm
After fighting the dreaded “error 734: the ppp link control protocol was terminated” message when connecting with my Motorola V3, I found a crucial detail that is left out: the init string for the Motorola V3 modem in the modem settings must be:
AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”wap.cingular”. The default string after installing the Cingular Connection Manager is “isp.cingular” instead of “wap.cingular”. Why install the Connection Manager software? Because I’m using a USB cable to the phone, and the software installs the appropriate USB driver. One more note: I got data services to work using the MediaNet1Mb package that is much cheaper for people like me that only connect occasionally.
My setup:
Phone: Motorola V3 RAZR
Connection to phone from Laptop: USB cable
Carrier: Cingular
DataPlan: MediaNet1Mb
Connection settings: as detailed in the previous posts, and verifying the above modem init string.
September 4th, 2005 at 9:05 pm
Thanks a lot this information. You were instrumental in helping me setup a connection between my super Dell AXIM x50v (top of the line Pocket PC) to the internet via BT and GPRS on the Cingular network using a RAZR V3 phone. I recently got this great phone with unlimited MediaNet plan for $19.99. With your help my Dell AXIM X50v is now surfing the internet any where and any time for one very low price. This technology is revolutionary !
To those who still cannot get it work; make sure you pay close attention to all the details specified in prior correspondences so you don’t spend more time looking for answers as I did when finally getting the answer from another site to only find out this one had it all along.
See this link: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=6&TopicId=1674
Here is the setting that FINALLY worked for me;
Connection Name: whatever you want i named mine wap.cingular
Modem: bluetooth dialup modem
Phone number: *99***1# (turn dialing rules off)
Username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (case sensitive)
Password: CINGULAR1 (case sensitive)
**click advanced tab**
Baud rate: whatever i use 19200
uncheck wait for dial tone before dialing
Extra dial string: +CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR” (case sensitive and that is an O not a zero)
All other settings leave default (port settings, TCP/IP, Servers)
September 15th, 2005 at 2:23 pm
Hi i have a Sony S710a and it is on tmobile service i got it unlocked. is it possible to connect the internet on my HP computer via bluetooth with my cell? if so can any one please tell me at tmf8985@hotmail.com will really appreciate that.
Tahir
September 26th, 2005 at 6:35 pm
Finally got it. Thanks.
October 11th, 2005 at 11:22 am
I learned a lot from all of the comments. I have a Razr V3 and an IPAQ 2210 that I wanted to use to get on the net occasionally. You CAN connect to the Razr without a Cingular Data plan. (Nights and Weekends are free, why pay Cingular more money?) I downloaded Mobile AOL and use it to chat with my girlfriend from my IPAQ when I am on break at work. It works fine. Connecting to my Dell Laptop took some time to figure out, but it does work. You DO NOT have to use Cingulars GPRS network, which is xtra.
October 11th, 2005 at 11:28 am
Fox,
I think you better hold off on your internet usage until you understand what you are using. The phone minutes have nothing to do with data usage. Nights and Weekends are free for most people when it comes to phone (aka: talk) minutes, but data minutes are always billed on a usage basis.
Sounds like you are saying you have connected your Dell to the internet via your Cingular phone without using data minutes or GPRS…I would be interested to hear how you have accomplished this.
October 14th, 2005 at 10:01 pm
I have a HP 2755 Pocket PC and a Moto Razr. I have tried everything on this site and other sites too, but I get the same message “The connection failed and cound not be reestabished.” The Pocket PC does say “Connection Established” in the details screen then it says “Unable to establish a connection. Please make sure the device is enabled and in range. Aalso verify that the requested service is available.
I have been on the phone with Cigular who gave me instructions but “dont provide tech support”. They gave me Motorola which told me to contact HP. Well my 90 days of software support is up with them. So…many wasted hours!
Can anyone help before I drop kick this thing out the window?
November 2nd, 2005 at 3:56 pm
Jason, thanks for the info on this blog. I just got the new Version of the black razor V3 and hooked it up to my Athlon 64 laptop after downloading moto phone tools version 3. After clicking the new connection, put in the username, password, and phone number you gave and instantly connected at 125K. I have the medianet unlimited for $19.99 plan and hope this is covered under that for surfing on my laptop via my razor. No one at cingular could answer that question for me. The few operators I talked with told me that you cant even do it that way. Thanks a gain for the info. Its great to be truly wireless.
November 2nd, 2005 at 4:10 pm
Big Dan, thanks for stopping by. It took me three operators to find someone who actually used it (she was a she too), set up her dad with it (who used it with his laptop) and had the two phones I was debating between. I guess I just got lucky. You should be all good on the data plan, as that is what I have and have not incurred any other charges.
December 1st, 2005 at 1:55 pm
Jason,
I am looking to get the usb device to make my laptop Bluetooth capable. I wanted to check with you on a couple of things before I make the purchase. 1st off I have the Motorola V551 with Cingular. At the moment I do not have the Unlimited Media Net but only 1 mb. It sounds as if I need to upgrade to the Unlimited but was wondering a few things:
1) My friend has verizon wireless and I do not think he pays any extra for data usage. I am going to find out for sure… but I know he dials *77 to access the internet. I was under the impression that he uses only his minute usage.
2) Is it possible to enter in an dial-up number for like Netzero and connect that way? If possible would that take up only my Minute usage or would I be charged Data Usage?
Thanks for in info already provided,
David
December 1st, 2005 at 2:01 pm
David,
AFAIK, 1 and 2 are not possible. Not sure why you would want to use a dial up connection anyway, EDGE is faster (the V551 is a decent EDGE phone). If 1 is possible, I would love to hear about it. But, HSDPA is coming for Cingular which will rival or come close to the crazy EV-DO speeds (2Mbps down) that Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel are currently offering. Translation: broadband speed over your mobile phone is here. Cingular is upgrading their networks (in some markets like Dallas) to HSDPA which is their high speed stuff.
December 8th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
[…] So, it is that time of year again…you know, the time when gifts abound and your dreams or electronic bliss may or may not come true. But, we can always dream can’t we? This year, I hope that Santa, or whomever else would like to deliver one to me, will be bringing me the Samsung i730. Of course it will be complete with Verizon Wireless’ unlimited EvDO data plan so that I can not only run cool applications at blazing speeds on my phone, but so that I can also get those speeds using the phone as a high speed internet gateway via a Bluetooth connection. Yes, this is possible and yes it is very easy to set up. So, what about you guys? What are you hoping for this holiday season? That is, besides your two front teeth. […]
December 13th, 2005 at 3:15 am
Jason - thanks for a wonderful site that is full of great information. Please clarify something for me if possible: Why can’t I use my Razor V3 as a BT stand alone modem with my laptop PC and dial my local SBC GLOBAL.NET number and get connected? When I dial the local number as I would for a voice call, I hear the server answer. When I use Moto Tools, Cingular DialManager, or SBC Dial Up Manager I can’t get connected. I was told by Cingular that you have to have some form of a DATA package for ‘net connectivity over your cell phone. I think it is unfair to force users to pay for ANOTHER service WHEN they only need to dial up for a few minutes and speed is not an issue. We have all these “voice minutes” and unlimited nights and weekends, SO why can’t we conntect that way. IF anyone has figured out how to dial an ISP via a local dial up number using a RAZOR V3 from Cingular, I would like to know about it.
THANKS AGAIN JASON for a wonderful wonderful resource. - BimmerKen
December 13th, 2005 at 8:22 am
Ken,
AFAIK, the reason is simple, Cingular wants you to pay for a data plan. I think they were smart enough to realize a long time ago that mobile data will be a growth industry for them. Hopefully, their HSDPA service will be here soon and the data speeds will be faster than most people’s home DSL connections, and you won’t mind paying extra for it.
January 2nd, 2006 at 10:44 pm
B immer: Jason’s right. At least I think so. I spent hours and hours and hours with the Cingular people on Xmas eve after my landline went down (again). I was told by the people who finally got the damn thing working that Cingular intentionally blocks (don’t ask me how) your ability to use your mobile to dial up to an ISP. I know I was able to do this a few times two years ago with a Sony Erisson T616, but I never had a stable enough signal to begin with in my locale, so I gave up and got dial up.
I got the best support calling Cingular’s data support line direct (866-490-2666) rather than going through customer service.
Also, if it’s of use to anyone in similar straits, with the V3 and Mac OS X, you’ll need a new modem script. Someone from Cingular customer service emailed it to me directly.
Also, I was not offered the unlimited “MediaNet” option. I WAS offered an unlimited dataplan option, but it wasn’t anywhere NEAR that $19.99 option quoted above. There’s a per-minute plan available that uses your plan minutes rather than dataplan minutes, but you’re limited to something like 9kbs, which is just silly. The other dataplan options were staggered by data usage rather than minute usage, but the amounts were so absurdly low that it really didn’t make any sense to get anything other than unlimited. ($19.99 a mo for 5 mg?!?)
Also, the V3 does not support EDGE. Or so I’ve been told.
January 6th, 2006 at 11:32 am
using the dial up number *998**3# displays “UNKNOWN APPLICATION” on my moto razor, whereas *99***1# makes the connection without issue. Anyone able to use a different number on Cingular to get a higher baud rate (>32kbs)?
January 9th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Jason, I’ve read with great interest, but I still consider myself a novice with all the information regarding cell phones.
Is it possible to use our cell phones to send faxes from a fax machine, not within Windows, but using a stand alone fax machine, without subscibing to a data plan offered by Cingular?
Or is this considered the same as dialing an ISP?
If you don’t want to publish this note, please e-mail me.
I have Cingular service and have a Motorola V551.
Does someone make a cable with a RJ-11 that connects to the phone?
Thanks for you anticipated answer!
Mel
January 9th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
Mel, no you cannot do that. Yes, it is the same thing.
January 10th, 2006 at 5:52 am
Hey Jason,
Your info proved to be invaluable. I now connect to the internet (EDGE) on Cingular. Windows shows connection speed of 230.4 kbs. The only difference is I had to dial *99***3# to connect.
Thanks for all you info. Only took a few moments to configure.
Mel
January 10th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
If I want to use the same (.mac) email account on my razr that i have on my computer, can i do this? or do i have to use the yahoo mobile mail application and have multiple addresses floating around? Thanks!
January 10th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
Good question.
I don’t know the answer as I don’t have a .mac account. BUT, taking a quick glance at their online docs, it sounds like you should be able to configure it. From what I have seen on my Nokia 6620, I would be able to do it. I don’t have a Razr, so I don’t know what you have the ability to do on there. Maybe someone else can help you with that.
January 28th, 2006 at 10:21 am
I have cingular service and I just received a new razr v3. I have tried to pair it with my IPAQ 2755 and it says Service Not Support on the phone…..HELP. It worked with the old AT&T system and my phone….why is it not working now? What do I need to do?
Thanks,
S. Taylor
January 28th, 2006 at 10:29 am
Okay…never mind…. I restarted the phone and the pocket pc and it works now.
BUT….
I have the unlimited media net plan ($19.99) ….I’m not getting charged for using a pocket pc to connect to the internet, am I?
January 29th, 2006 at 9:56 am
Shelia, I think that official party line these days is that they you have to have some different plan to use your cell phone as an internet gateway for other devices (ie: your laptop). I heard this from a knowledgeable girl in the Cingular tech department before I went to Mexico over New Year’s. But, she told me that most people don’t get charged for doing this…so, I am not sure they have a way to monitor this kind of activity. I think you have to try it out and see for yourself. Having the unlimited data plan allowed me to go to Mexico and use unlimited data roaming with no charge…just like being in the U.S.. So, try it out, check your bill, and see what happens.
February 5th, 2006 at 5:22 am
Wow! After about 12 hours of trying everything else I could fine, BlkBear1 finally sent me a link to this thread and voila! John Wades 8:54pm post on 8-18 and the “tip” on razr uzer’s 3:42pm post on 8-31 is what saved me!
Now to make sure I get an unlimited media pkg!
February 18th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Well alright, after weeks of researching how I could do this I finally did. After I got it all connected, actually simple, I was connected at 260kBps and it works perfectly. Thanks, thanks, and thanks again. Love it, I’m in a rural area with one local Wi-fi place and can’t always get to a phone line so this is exactly what i wanted for the few times I’d be using it.
February 21st, 2006 at 3:30 pm
Hello all,
I work at a Cingular store, and let me be the first to say that most customer service reps don’t know anything about wireless internet gatways. It is not their fault, they are just not trained in it. So, to set the record strait, to use a Cingular Bluetooth enabled phone on the GPRS, GSM, or EDGE network, you definetly need a data plan, or a good voice plan. So, to use data minutes with your bluetooth enabled phone,
phone number = *99# or various others, you need to test
username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
AT Command +CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR”
to use voice minutes, you need to go to your Cingular store and request to add CSD, or Circuit Swithed Data feature on your account, it is a feature at a whopping 3.99/monthly in addition to a voice plan. then you can use your local ISP number, and your computer will recognize your phone as just another modem. No additional AT commands needed for CSD.
questions gerald.darden@gmail.com
February 23rd, 2006 at 6:06 pm
JD Darden
I just called cingular and they doesn’t support CSD anymore is your information up to date?
Thank you
Sergio
February 23rd, 2006 at 8:49 pm
sorry, I call again and after one hour of waiting finally got some one on the phone to activate the 3.99 feature on my phone thank you JD Darden.
February 24th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Wow thanks JD, worked on the first try with my V3 / Axim x51v.
February 25th, 2006 at 8:18 am
You are, without a doubt, the greatest human being to ever exist. I’ve tried for years to get Bluetooth and my Nokia to work. Used the same UN/PW in innumerable configurations.
IF FINALLY WORKS!, I can check email, pretend I’m working and play golf simultaneously. Thank God and you.
February 26th, 2006 at 1:18 am
Thanks to everyone above my post. I just purchased unlimited medianet yesterday and I now have internet going at 921.6 kbps on my laptop through my razr. You all have been such a great help. Thanks and God Bless.
February 27th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
i got a HSDPA data plan and PCMCIA card. is the username and password for dial-up using HSDPA card the same as GPRS/EDGE networks?
thanks!
Rae
March 3rd, 2006 at 3:01 pm
I have a Moto V3 a data cable and a Bluetooth connection that I’ve been able to get working successfully. They will both provide me with a sub 35k internet connection over the Cingular GPRS network. I have the unlimited data plan and love the ability to use the network.
The problem is… I’m only ever able to get the sub 35k connection. I have friends that bought the same phone at the same time that claim that they get the 230k connection on their Windows laptops. I understand that the increased data rate is most likely only ever acheived using the USB data cable.
My theory has been that the modem script that I’m using is wrong in some way but I’m not sure. I have tried all of these and get the same sorry throughput:
Motorola GPRS CID1
Motorola GPRS CID1 +CGQREQ
Motorola GPRS CID1 57k
Motorola GPRS CID1 57k +CGQREQ
Motorola GPRS CID2
Motorola GPRS CID2 +CGQREQ
Motorola GPRS CID2 57k
Motorola GPRS CID2 57k +CGQREQ
Obviously the scripts that say 57k in them, I really don’t expect to work faster than that. I just can’t seem to find anybody talking on the internet about these modem scripts other than a site or two here and there that provide them without much info about them. I don’t know if I have more than just these as an option. I have certainly not been able to find any other modem scripts.
One piece of information that may help is that my laptop is a brand new Apple PowerBook G4 running the latest version of OSX.
Does anyone know anything that I don’t?
If you’re kind enough to reply, you can hit this with success: jeffreyspring@gmail.com
March 13th, 2006 at 2:02 am
Anyone know how to do this with a Samsung SGH-D357 phone? I’ve tried “all of the above” with no luck. The phone establishes a connection and then the remote computer disconnects me. I even brought my computer and phone into the Cingular store as they said they would help me — after 1/2 hour, they threw up their hands in frustration. Luckily they sent me home with a copy of this blog. Any help would be appreciated!
March 13th, 2006 at 9:02 am
re JDDarden’s offered info re voice plan setup-’use your local isp number’, what does that mean? I have Cingular w/Motorola V551 & Dell laptop w/Bluetooth-want to connect to Net for occasional use and would like to use my plan minutes-I have lots of rollover-not a big user! What EXACTLY are the steps to make this happen?
March 14th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
I’ve added CSD (did it on the phone in about 10 minutes — they were NOT HAPPY to add it — asked how I heard about it) but it STILL isn’t working with my SGH-D357. The “remote computer” keeps disconnecting me. Can anyone help?
March 16th, 2006 at 11:58 am
I have a razor cell phone with Cingular service and trying to connect to the internet on my laptop but I don’t want to pay 20 bucks a month for their medianet service. I probably won’t connect using my cell very often. If I request to add CSD to my service will I be able to just use my regular minutes and avoid any extra fees? Are there any limitations with this service and will it affect my current service or is CSD only with connecting my laptop to the internet?
If anyone can answer these I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
March 23rd, 2006 at 2:45 am
I’m about to give up and buy the $200 card and the $60/month service. Can anyone help with the CSD option?????
March 25th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
I just got a RAZR V3 and i bought a ringtone, it sent the message, but i got to get internet to get the ringtone. how do i do this?
March 25th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
I still have trouble to use my razr as wireless modem.
Where should I put the extra string,
AT Command +CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR” ?
I am using windows server 2003 and cannot find where I should put the string.
March 29th, 2006 at 10:51 pm
Hi there, I have MediaNet (unlimited) with Cingular. I would like to conect my loptop to Internet via MediaNet when i’m on the road. My question is: Which Mobile Phone / Model is the best for Connectivity, Reliability and SPEED on Cingular Network. Also which technology will give the max. data transfer EDGE/GPRS/GSM. for my loptop. I’m looking to minimize expenses and maximaze productyvity of the MediaNet.
March 30th, 2006 at 4:13 am
O.k. I ran across this site http://www.puargs.net/?page_id=26 went out and bought a blue tooth usb. Have tried everything, and still can’t get my phone to act like a modem. Razr3 Help! It will dial but disconnects right away. I don’t have a problem paying for data, but where I live I only have the choice of 2 cell phone carriers. I’m with cellularOne, will the cingular code work for me. I understand they don’t have their own towers, and piggy back off of other companies, but I can’t find out who, went on a tower site, but it wouldn’t tell me, the best I can see is maybe they use the same tower as altel. Their customer service is not the best, so I am sure calling them I won’t get any answers, I have asked and the only thing they say is to buy the mobil link package, at 60 bucks a month, I don’t think so. Any thoughts, any help, I don’t care how slow it is, as long as I can get my e-mails on my lap top, and not the phone! Thanks
March 30th, 2006 at 7:24 am
John, I think you might want to look into Cingular’s Data Connect service. It is basically high speed wireless for your laptop. You can also buy a phone that can support this new service…there are some pretty cool ones out there, but they are not cheap. More info on that page.
Sharon, you are going to have to call CellularOne, Cingular Wireless is an entirely different company.
April 3rd, 2006 at 9:04 am
Bluetooth MODEM on my Razor (first generation) and various PDA’s with BT and my laptop has been flawless all over the world. Same for the Sony-Erikson phones I’ve had (and killed).
However (the point to this entry), my Razor died and I picked up a Cingular Audiovox SMT5600 as a stand in. It has Bluetooth, but near as I can tell it will NOT use the dialup networking MODEM connection as the Razor and other phones have. It’s almost as if Cingular has disabled the function, only allowing connectivity via USB (which is pretty worthless if you want to tether on the go seamlessly with a PDA).
Has ANYONE gotten the GPRS connectivity to work on this Audiovox phone (there is variant of this phone called the Cingular 2125)???
The phone is recognized, it bonds with the PDA and laptop (and works OK with headsets) but the phone will NOT dial out the GPRS string and connect. I’ve used my son’s Moto phone with Itunes and Bluetooth as a test while having this problem and it synched with GPRS in about 15 seconds (including getting them paired!).
Dead Moto phones (the Razor was just the last of 4 I bought at one time for the family to die) has me seeking alternatives but if Cingular is killing the dialup networking /MODEM feature of its Bluetooth phones we could all be in trouble using this “feature” soon.
Ron
April 8th, 2006 at 7:53 am
Jae Lee, did you look in your phone and modem options in the control panel? When you are there select the desired modem, then go to properties, the the advanced tab, there should be a text box.
HSDPA support is very limited now, 3-5 major cities, Possibly Oklahoma City in the Near Future. But EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks still have greater coverage.
For CSD to work properly, you need to have a separate third party ISP account. Then set up your phone like a regular modem. Be forewarned, speeds are slow, I recommend using Firefox, with Firetune for a browser, in Firetune, configure it for a Slow Connection, and do not enable prefetching.
Thank You
JD Darden
April 8th, 2006 at 8:02 am
just to remind you, for CSD to work, you need to have a separate third party ISP, Earthlink, Juno, AOL (vomit), etc… And you attach you phone to your computer via USB, Serial, or Bluetooth, while connected to the internet,(to allow Windows to search for drivers). And as far as the modem Init commands, they can be found in Control Panel/Phone and Modem Options/(desired modem)/Properties/Advanced.
April 8th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
Elisa and others. After awhile of trying to connect the samsung d357 via bluetooth for DUN with cingulars media net plan here is what needed to be done.
Do to Control Panel, enter into Phone and modem settings. Select the bluetooth modem, click on properties. Select the advanced tab. Enter in for extra initialization command: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”wap.cingular” Click ok.
For the dialing settings: Phone#: *99#, login: wap.cingulargprs.com, password: cingular1
For months of searching that was all it took.
April 8th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
After reading through all the posts I tried the settings posted but keep getting the following error after about 5 seconds:”The answering modem has disconnected. Check your settings.”
I have the CSD plan only but I can use the phone (Razr 3) as a regular modem to connect to an ISP number on my laptop. However the *9***1# number doesn’t work on my Axim X50. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
April 11th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
After trying all suggested settings in vain I went ahead and got the Cingular 5mb MediaNet plan. Once it went through and the GPRS icon showed on my phone I had no trouble connecting with the Axim X50 using the phone as a GPRS modem. This method however will incur data charges.
While GPRS on my Razr V3 is around 3-4 times faster than CSD (around 9k) it would’ve been nice to avoid the data charges and just use minutes without having a 3rd party ISP account.
I also wonder if CSD is capped at 9k regardless of phone data capabilities (like EDGE).
Another interesting thing is that on my wife’s 2 years old Cingular Samsung SG-307 the setup is different. It uses an ISDN data connection and a phone number to call. Brings up a slightly different WAP start screen too, not like the MediaNet one.
April 14th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
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April 16th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
I’m very new to this. I have a razor phone and blutooth connection with my dell. I’m able to get online but when it comes to using outlook I cannot get my emails. I can send them only. I’m at a complete loss and so is the IT guy for my company. Has anyone else had this problem? The only way my outlook will work is if I uninstall the cing software. If I plug into a reg internet connection outlook still wont work so I to uninstall cingular.
April 18th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
I have got this working before but just can’t get the right info into the palm TX in all the right places to connect with the Cingular Razors WAP GPRS. Anyone have luck setting this up yet?
April 19th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Has anyone successfully connected their Cingular 2125 Phone to their Laptop (via USB, BlueTooth, etc.) and connected to the internet using a MediaNet Unlimited Plan rather than phone or Data minutes? If you have could you please respond if you simply followed the steps as stated for other phones above and what speed you experience using Edge as I am considering purchasing this phone. I would greatly appreciate any advice or direction. Thank you.
April 22nd, 2006 at 8:22 pm
james first off the 2125 is a data phone not a regular cell phone so if media net is attached the system will bump it off with out telling you so be carefull using it as a modem belive me i tried adding it my self to that same phone and one second its on the next its not
April 25th, 2006 at 8:45 am
i will like the GPRS/WAP service to be setup on my nokia 3310
May 5th, 2006 at 7:02 am
I want to thank those of you that provided the information I needed to get my motorola V635 to act as a modem for my Axim X51v to retrieve email and get online on the road. This works so much better for me than using a Treo or other hybrid device. The Axim provides me with a fast processor PDA with a great screen and loads of storage, while the V635 is able to let me access my email and internet on a small screen, more limited device when I don’t have the PDA at hand.
Thanks again for all your help
Charles G.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Has anyone had billing problems when tethering their phone to a laptop? I’m a truck driver/geek and don’t want to have some $300 phone bill. I followed the DUN settings in my XP partition, but for some reason my 2k side (the one I USE…) my DUN is dain bramaged, so I made a custom connection in the Cingular COnnection mamager, and use the wap.cingular and WAP@CINGULARGPRS settings.
Cingular’s connection mgr. creates a DUN icon when you use it…
Any info would be appreciated.
Jeff
May 10th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
When I try with my Samsung D357, I get the error: “Error 777: The connection attempt failed because the modem (or other connecting device) on the remote computer is out of order. ” Has anyone else seen this error and do you know how to make this work on a D357?
May 10th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Following the method outlined by Rob J (April
, my modem log shows the following when processing his initialization commands. Result is Error 692: There is a hardware faulure in the modem. Any thoughts?
05-10-2006 22:56:01.772 - Sending user initialization commands.
05-10-2006 22:56:01.782 - Send: AT+CGDCONT=1,IP,wap.cingular
05-10-2006 22:56:01.872 - Recv: ERROR
05-10-2006 22:56:01.872 - Interpreted response: Error
May 12th, 2006 at 11:30 am
I figured out my Cingular Samsung D357 internect connection. Here are my settings: Modem Properties/Advanced/Extra initialization commands:
+CGDCONT=1, “IP”, “WAP.CINGULAR”
Phone Number:
*99***1#
User name:
WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password:
CINGULAR1
May 14th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Has anyone successfully gotten CSD turned on since 1/2006? They have published thay will not support CSD, unless grandfathered, after 12/2005. Am interested as I can not seem to get my RAZR to talk to my ISP at all using “voice” minutes.
Thanks in advance
May 17th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
It is 1:08 am. Rob J. on April 8th you save me from being up any longer. I am connected at 115k. I may be able to do better but I am connected. Thanks to all
good night
Rick
May 18th, 2006 at 9:05 am
Hello everyone, I just got a HP IPAQ rx3115 and a black cingular razr. my question is what would be the best way to use the razr as a modem for my ipaq? Do i need a data plan? will the medianet package work with it? If the medianet package will work. does cingular still offer unlimited usage? on thier website they only offer the 5mb for 19.99.
May 23rd, 2006 at 8:21 am
Hi, I’ve got a Nokia 6820. I have unlimited media net, and I can browse web on phone, but when trying to dial through laptop, I get a message that says “Subscribe to GPRS first”. I called Cingular, they say they don’t support the ‘tethered connection’ unless you pay $75/month. Any ideas?
May 27th, 2006 at 9:57 am
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May 30th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Hello I was wondering how much does this thing cost. I just got a Motorola v3 phone and also a D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth for my laptop so i can save pictures and ringtones to my phone/laptop. ANYWAYS… I dont think I have this plan (thingy) so if you could help to see if its free that would be great!
LUCAs
June 7th, 2006 at 5:09 am
[…] Today’s Geek Stack It’ll probably change next week, but… Wireless device of choice is down to either the Moto Razr V3 (docs, Cingular is the only wireless carrier that’s reliable in my neighood), or the new Cingular 2125 Smartphone (docs, Mac/XP connectivity, and must-have apps AudioNotes, AutoFlight, NewsBreak, and SensibleSudoku). As for the compute engine, its either the 14″ Gateway M285 or Toshiba Portege M400 duo core hogs, or the svelt midrange Lenovo Thinkpad X41 (I’m giving a loaded M285 a try because of the video and case robustness — we’ll see how the weight issue plays out). The price range for the TPCs goes from $1500 to $3000! Yikes!!! M$’ new toy family, code-named Origami, should be announced next week — anybody crazy enough to test-drive their bleeding edge? No thanks… […]
June 7th, 2006 at 11:27 am
I have a nokia 6102i that has edge data listed in features. I want to try this but what about this new no tether thing in cingulars media agreement? anyone been kicked off by cingular or billed regardless of unlimited media net plan or gotten nasty grams to cease and desist? without using connection for hours and hours at a time, can they really tell? I just want 20-30 mins form some gmail, yahoo mail, and quick check of news sites while on bus to/from work. would they notice? agreement says medianet has to be home page, if I changed my home page when using 6102i to connect, would that help keep them off my back or will tether connect just not work at all anymore?
June 17th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Ok, no Mac haters here. I have a 17″ PowerBook with built in Apple BlueTooth module 2.0.
I have had a RAZR V3 connected with the extra modem scripts listed above, It worked fine, however I wasn’t sure of the connection speeds.
I have since ugpraded my V3 to a Cingular 8125 and am trying to use it as a gateway to get out onto the internet with my PowerBook. I have all the same settings but what happens is that I can connect on my phone flawlessly and browse content on the 8125, but when i try and dial to the internet from my mac using the 8125 it attempts then says, ” Internet Connection” The Connection has failed. please verify your settings and try again.”
That’s all. I have NO idea what the problems are. I have the unlimited media connect for like 39.99 a month, and something like 600 minutes rollover family plan deal (we both have 8125’s and neither of them work). I don’t know if it’s in the modem strings since this 8125 is made by HTC. any suggestions??? Jason
June 18th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
I bought a Razor V3 in Italy and used it with a tempory sim card. I have replaced my sim card in my new phone but can not use media. Cingular said it is an “unlocked” phone and they can not program for internet access. I have read and tried some of the above mentioned. Can you help me get my phone to use Media internet?
Any help thanks in advance.
June 19th, 2006 at 11:47 am
Unless cingular has changed things..A year or so ago I was able to use my t62 mobile phone, via a gomatic cable, as a modem to dial up my local isp number from my dell axim and surf the net. I now use the t616 (Bluetooth & Media plan 1meg). Only issue I have with my macbook is the service keeps disconnecting..Not sure why yet..If anyone has any suggestions..let me know. I’m also having email issues…recieving I can do.., but sending..is a no go..I’m wondering if it’s because I had to ditch text messeging..as it kept sending me multiple text messeges from a friend and would not stop..As for Cingulars service when I was initially trying to set up my first connection..It was a nightmare…They offer services their sells & tech people no 0 about..I ended up surfing the net for bits and pieces of information and finally got it working with both bluetooth-t616 and a gomatic cable, my dial up isp - T62
June 20th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
I just connected my laptop to my Nokia 6682 using the one touch Nokia PC suite. You said to leave the Access point blank, but I actually had to put in wap.cingular into the Access point. It may work both ways, but this is the way that it worked for me. Also, I am connecting at 115 kbs.
June 21st, 2006 at 8:09 am
DOES THIS WORK ON THE NOKIA 6630? PLEASE REPLY THANKS
June 23rd, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Just used my V551 for the first time with XP thanks to you!!! It brought down 231k from newegg.com before I could stop it. I just have a minutes plan so we’ll see how much it cost, but it was SOOO cool! Thanks!!!!!!!
June 28th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
i have having a heck of a time trying to use my phone as a modem to get on the internet with my laptop. i am a paramedic and would lie to surf the net way out in the middle of nowhere (out of wi-fi range) i have an unlimited airtime plan. i have a nokia 6192I and a keningston bluetooth adapter for my hp laptop.
jim
June 29th, 2006 at 6:11 am
Thanks to razr, i was able to connet my desktop to the internet at 115kbps. My question is, how can i increase the speed if possible?
thanks in advance
July 9th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
I have a motorola v300 it was a t mobil phone but its unlocked. I have cigular service, but i cant send any photos with it. any one heard of it before. I cant find any help any where so if any one can help i would greatly appreciat it. insanetim@gmail.com
thanks
July 10th, 2006 at 11:49 am
I’ve been trying to connect my Nokia 6682 w/ Cingular as a tether this way…with it set up as a bluetooth modem using the generic driver, it doesn’t work at all (can’t access device), using the Nokia 6682 Bluetooth driver it dials but says there was an internal failure in the device. Double-clicking on the Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking in my WIDCOMM folder doesn’t work, either…
using WAP.CINGULAR, *99***1# and WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM/CINGULAR1
Any ideas? I’m going to try it on my other machine, but even then, I don’t know if it’s going to work. It seems to not even recognize my phone as a valid dial-up networking device that works, let alone let me dial out on it.
July 10th, 2006 at 11:53 am
My wife just got one of those, I will get it working when she gets home later and put up the directions for ya.
July 10th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
J.W. I just connected to her 6682 via Bluetooth in about 20 seconds. Are you using a bluetooth connection or some other method? Following the instructions in the post above should get you connected in no time via BT.
July 11th, 2006 at 9:38 am
I have noticed that the “MediaNet Unlimitted” data plan no longer is listed on the Cingular web site. Does anyone know if they still offer this? I am interested in using my Nokia 6102i as an internet gateway with my laptop. Any help would be appreciated.
July 11th, 2006 at 10:38 am
Looks like Media Max 200 is now what used to be called the MediaNet Unlimited plan. Now it comes with 200 “free” text messages along with unlimited wireless internet, etc.
July 12th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
I have a vw razr from Cing. What is X.25 for and should I have anything listed for it. How can I get the best and highest internet connection. I use a bluetooth connection for my phone to laptop and it says connected at 115 but I heard that is just how fast the two devices are talking to each other.
July 17th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
I have a Palm Tungsten T3 and a Razor V3 from Cingular. I’ve paired them and set up the network, but there is no way that I can find to enter the AT string that others on this blog have said is required for the Razor,
i.e., AT +GDTCONT=1, “IP”, “WAP.CINGULAR.COM”
I tried making the string a prefix and simply dialling it, but that didn’t seem to work (invlaid characters in the phone number, of course).
Does anyone out there know how to do this with the T3?
July 18th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
I have a Motorola V557 phone and have successfully connected to my dial-up service provider after getting the $3.99 CSD service added to my phone plan. Connection speed is extremly slow (9k). Thought I could live with that but now looking for faster connect speeds. Looking to add Media Max 200. What service provider do I use or does that package come with internet service? Has anyone done this with a V557? Also have read that a USB cable will result in faster connect speeds that using Bluetooth?
July 19th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
I just got my Nokia E61 working using the Nokia PC suite and setting it manually. You do have to enter for
Acces Point =Wap.Cingular
And using the above user and password.
I also put in the correct modem string under advance settings. (read above to get them)
It works great, Hopefully I dont get charged extra since i am using the BBconnect Data Plan.
If anyone has any questions on the Nokia E61, I will try to help you. Good Day
July 22nd, 2006 at 10:24 am
I am using Good Link on my Nokia E61 which requires active GPRS or EDGE connection, how would I do this on Nokia E61.
Thanks
July 24th, 2006 at 11:11 am
hi folks . i an on my phone right now a htc 2125. i have read this article and have had success on both my laptops. currently i am on a macbook intel duo with windows on it. it has a bluetooth module on board. and i have gotten it to connect with on problem. however i recently installed new firmware. some one alre already posted this error. but when i dial. i see the connection but on the dialing part the dialer on the phone gives of an unknown application error. any suggestions? i used to dial with #99* now it wont make a connection unless i dial a variant of *998***3#
July 27th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
For all of those wondering about the Cingular 2125 and “tethering” it to your computer to work as a USB or Bluetooth modem, I’ve had excellent success so far with it on the unlimited MediaNet data plan (for 19.95 a month). Complete instructions on how to tether a smartphone (including the Cingular 2125) to a Macintosh are found on this website: http://justinblanton.com/2006/01/mac-os-x-windows-mobile-bluetooth-modem A link for the modem script to make this all work is also found on that website. Happy surfing!
July 27th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
Hi! I’m trying to use my new Nokia 6102i as a Bluetootth modem.
I use IVT Corporatio BlueSoleil.
I’m able to find the pfone , no problem - I see it in BlueSoleil window as one of the deivices connected.
When I try to use One Touch Access , I select Bluetooth DUN modem from the list, I use all the settings given above bu it never connects!
I got error One Touch Access unable to connect every time.
Any ideas on what I need to change in my settings? Perhaps COM port ?
Also , if I ever able to connect will Bluetooth connection allow me to take advantage of EDGE network and my phone’s EDGE capability?
How fast is Bluetooth? Won’t it become a bottleneck by given slowe connection then EDGE?
Thank you.
July 30th, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Hi! I have a cingular 8125 and want to connect it to my computer. I have a 551 mot and have no problem but the 8125 is different. I have heard you have to make your computer think it is a modem. any help would be great
August 5th, 2006 at 7:33 pm
To razr user:
I need to know how to get to the modem settings to change the init string to that. As you can see I’m not as smart as some of you when it comes to this stuff.
August 9th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Ok How stupid am I , I have a plan that is 59.99 a month clling cingulars scamming butts right now
August 9th, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Here is a copy & paste of what I have
DTCNUNL $59.99
CANADIAN DATA ROAMING $0.00
NO LONG DISTANCE WHILE ROAMING $0.00
CINGULAR NATIONWIDE TOLL FREE $0.00
OFF-NETWORK ROAM $0.00
UNLIMITED EXPANDED M2M-N/C $0.00
5000 NIGHT/WKND MINS CTH $0.00
MSG STARTER 200 $4.99
Added Features
Monthly Cost
CIRCUIT SWITCHD DATA $0.00
DATA CONNECT WAP $0.00
DATACONNECTUNLTD $0.00
/WRLSS INTRNT XPRS PAY PER USE $0.00
August 9th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Sorry for all these posts but I felt I should be clear on how I use the phone with my data plan..I use it as a modem for about 5 hrs everyday mainly playing an RPG and I may check my yahoo email…am I being robbed or is this something totally different please explain anyone.
August 10th, 2006 at 7:39 am
Whoa Tracy.
I am not sure what that stuff you posted is as I do not work for Cingular…but, it looks to me like you are paying 59.99 a month for your voice minutes. I don’t see anything about a data plan, but if you don’t have one and you are playing a game that uses data transfer, then your bills would likely be through the roof. I would just call Cingular and ask them what you are paying for. Unlimited data plans can be had for $20/mo.
August 13th, 2006 at 3:57 am
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August 15th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
Hello all,
I have just read the Cingular legal stuff and it states ” furthermore, unlimited plans cannot be used for any applications that tether the device, without limitations, Bluetooth etc. to laptops, P.C.s or other equipment for any purpose. “. I was just wondering if anybody has had any issues with them when doing just that? Or is it there just in case they ever want to pull the plug. Please respond if you have been using this type of connection with no problems from Cingular.
August 20th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
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August 22nd, 2006 at 11:41 am
great content Jason. I thought I would respond to a couple of things real quick since the data stuff in so confusing. First tracy very well may be using her minutes because of the CIRCUIT SWITCHD DATA $0.00 feature. That is what allows for data calls to be made. It is now nearly impossible to get that added the account now because it is a resource hog on the system. It takes up nearly 8x the resources for a CSD call compared to GPRS/Edge and the carrier hates that, not to mention a huge speed difference between that and GPRS/Edge
Dave is right on the money that you “are not allowed” to use Media Net plans to tether to laptops or PDAs. That requires the Laptop connect plan currently $54-$59 dollars for unlimited with Cingular. If Cingular audits the account they have the right to drop the feature all together. I haven’t heard of it happening yet personally.
But I do have a question. I sell Cingular service, but I am just now getting into the “unsupported” market of unlocked phones. I recently purchased a unlocked PEBL U6 to use on Cingular. Voice, Txt Msg, works fine, but I’m getting errors trying to connect to internet from the phone. It say GPRS network not available. I have the WAP settings correct, so does anyone have any extensive experience with unlocked equipment.
August 22nd, 2006 at 11:45 am
Robert. From what I understand, you can not use the Cingular 8125 as a “modem” for a laptop. Data/PDA phones and smartphones have special hybrid data packages that are designed just for that type of unit. PDA phones have browsers that pull more data than say a RAZR that only has a WAP browser. It is my understanding that the Blackberry with a special package that is intended to cover both RIM data and laptop data is the only PDA style phone that can be used as a modem for a computer (at least by the terms and conditions).
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:48 am
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August 24th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
First off, this blog has been extremely helpful. Thanks Jason.
Second, I just just tethered my Sony T637 to my Dell Axim and sync’d with my Exchange server at work.
The settings I used were similar to what was originally posted with the exception of the phone number which is:
*99#
Dave, this info came from a Cingular rep in Houston after I told him what I was going to use the connection for… it makes me think that it’s a legit way to use the service. Like you say, that clause may just be an out??
August 25th, 2006 at 7:44 am
Jason Thanks for the Blog.
I have a 2125 and CAN connect to the internet using the USB and cable connection. No Problem.
But I CAN NOT get the Bluetooth connection to the internet. I followed all the instructions above and many combinations but still can’t get connected. I’m getting the “error 777″. I have tried a number combinations to the Extra Settings & Extra Inialization commands to no avail. My bluetooth connection works as it connects and tries to dial out. FYI: Using Windows XP with SP2. Modem is “Standard Modem over Blutooth Link”. Device Manager is showing that the device is working properly.
Any thoughts would be greatly appriciated.
August 25th, 2006 at 8:39 am
Trevor, I just created a post on how to connect your Cingular 8125/Cingular 2125 to the internet via Bluetooth. Let me know how this works for you. I just connected my 8125 via Dial-Up Networking over a Bluetooth Connection.
August 27th, 2006 at 6:18 am
Thanks all for the response on the legal garb! I have connected using a bluetooth connection from my laptop to my Mot V551. It woks great. Speed indicates 115.2kbps. However I am comparing it to a dial up modem showing speed of 38.2 kbps, and the dial up seems a lot faster than the bluetooth even though the bluetooth reports the higher speed. Same document loads on dial up at 35 -40 seconds but on the faster bluetooth it takes about 50 -60 seconds. Anybody have any clues to what might be causing this?
August 28th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Dave, I believe that is just the port speed. I have seen anywhere from 25kbps (bits) to 80kbps depending on where I am. Until we get their HSDPA setup (Cingular that is) I would not plan on getting crazy throughput this way. But, it is a great system to have when you are on the road and “have to” get on to check email or something.
August 29th, 2006 at 8:08 am
cingular has indeed grandfathered anybody with a CSD account, but will not activate it for new accounts.
also, the unlimited internet will work with the 19.99 plan with the 200 messages.
there’s just no other way around it if you have cingular and you’re just getting around to setting it up.
i’ll prolly just wait til Christmas and see if there are any specials by then. $20 is a little much when i have wi-fi nearly everywhere i go.
for a traveler, though, this seems like a reasonable price, IMHO ($.65/day)
August 30th, 2006 at 7:04 am
I have a new HTC TyTN (aka Hermes aka ????).
I followed some really, really great connection instructions which can be downloaded in PDF format found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=59586
These apply to the TyTn and HTC Smartphones only, I THINK.
I used the device settings found on this page, which for me, using Cingular in the San Francico area were:
Username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1
Advanced initiation string thing: +CGDCONT=1, “IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR”
Phone number: *99***1#
I had a LOT of trouble, and started over many times. It was key to ensure that I disabled the beam on the PDA, enabled the USB modem on the PDA, after selecting USB modem on the PDA used the menu->start in the lower right hand corner (still on the PDA), then did the windows stuff as in those downloadable instructions.
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September 13th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Macbook Pro, Mac X 10.4, user. Thanks for the information. I purchased a Nokia 6102i (EDGE) from Cingular and I asked for the login information to connect to the internet to use my mac laptop. They gave me a 4 digit pin #. When I tried to connect using bluetooth, it asked me for a phone #, user name and password. I immidiately called and asked for this information. The only response that I recieved from them was that the only information that they could provide was a 4 digit pin # and if I couldn’t resolve the connection problem I needed to contact the cell phone manufacturer. I searched on google for “6102i internet mac” and your page came up. I just wanted to thank you for your helpful information. My internet speed is 64kbs, Florida. It works great. Also, be careful when ordering a cell phone, not all the cell phones have the same bluetooth capability. some only support the headset. You should look at the manual to make sure that it would allow you to use it as a modem. Nokia 6102i was the only cell that had EDGE capability and Bluetooth modem access.
September 19th, 2006 at 8:17 am
hi ,
I have read this information and found very useful, i used the settings to connect my axim x51 to samsung d807 via bluetooth and IT WORKS! only thig is i dont have a Media net max 200 (unlimited internet access ) plan will get soon…and the connection is very slow….iwas expecting SBC (1.5MBPS like speed with EDGE ) but doesnt look like…moreoever my phone always shows G sign on the phone i believe that means GPRS….shouldnt it show E for EDGE…is there a spl setting that would allow me to get edge speeds? which is double than gprs???/
one more thing is i will be using media net with my pda and not on the phpne so…wil it help me to get the media max with unlimited internet access bundle???? i think…the EDGE speeds are only availbale if you are browing through your phone and not connected to PDA using bluetooth???
anybosy has any experience with AXIM X 51 and SAMSUNG d807?? plz let me knw…!
September 22nd, 2006 at 9:21 am
Hello. I recently bought a d807 with hopes that I could use it as a modem for my new macbook. I enetered everything, left out the user and password and it told me it was connecting, only to disconnect immediately. What’s wrong? Do I need to change the applescript? I’m okay when it comes to technology , but I don’t know what to do. I work at cingular and my boss said that you can’t use media net to tether a phone. I have unlimited data usage and I can’t do it. What do I do? I have no internet, please help.
September 22nd, 2006 at 9:28 am
Oh yeah, I left it on the automatic 56k option. I also didn’t put the “AT+CGDCONT=1″ stuff in there.
September 24th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Hello:
I’ve been using my Motorola Razr V3 to connect to the internet via a USB cord.
As of late, whenever I view webpages, my connection has been timing out. Could someone point me in the direction of figuring out why?
These are the following steps I took to connect to the net:
1. Created a dial up connection in which I named it “My Cingular”
2. Typed in *99***1# as the phone number.
3. For the user name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
4. For the password: CINGULAR1
The speed I get upon connection is 230.4 kbps and the signal strength is solid (5 out of 5 bars).
Can any of you guys help me out?
Thanks in advance.
September 25th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Thanks so much for your information. I use a Razor V3 with Cingular and was able to connect using my iPAQ. You are a lifesaver!
September 28th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
I have a Nokia 6102i Bluetooth connected to my Laptop with PC suite and the Bluetooth software. I unlocked the phone to I can use a local SIM card when I travel in Turkey. What is the bets way to use the phone to connect to the internet in Turkey? Get a international ISP service? Subscribe to a Turkish ISP for a month and use the methods above to connect to a local number?
September 29th, 2006 at 7:58 am
In my experience, I would get data service from a local carrier there. I am sure you can either get a stand alone PCMCIA card for your laptop or buy a pre-paid SIM for data. The rates for international data are very high last time I checked.
October 3rd, 2006 at 7:17 am
I have a Sony Ericsson Z520a that I am trying to connect as a modem via bluetooth, after having purchased two different pc cards and then finding out Dell does not put the pcmcia slots in their new laptops because it is “old technology”. All the instructions found here worked to set my phone up as modem, but I continually get that there is no dial tone for all of the numbers listed in these posts and therefore can’t establish an internet connection. Any ideas?
October 8th, 2006 at 12:25 am
Found this site very interesting. I have my Samsung D357 set up as a DUN modem. When I connect it shows a speed of 115K. This is actually the “speed limit” set in the modem properties. The actual data transfer speed is around 60K. You can set the maximum speed all the way up to 925K, but you will still only get 60K actual transfer speed… seems to be all the system is capable of in my area.
Now my questions:
1. Sometimes my connection will work for hours, other times, it will disconnect repeatedly after only a few minutes. Anybody else run into this, and have a solution?
2. The TCP/IP setting on this connection are set to “obtain IP address automatically. Does anyone know if there is a static IP address I can enter there. (Thought it may be a possible solution to question 1)
October 9th, 2006 at 3:18 am
JASON, IF THERE IS AN AWARD, YOU SHOULD GET ONE, YOUR SITE IS AWESOME! I AM IN JAPAN AND I HAVE A CINGULAR OPTION GT MAX MOBILE CARD WITH UNLIMITED PLAN. IT WORKS GREAT BUT CINGULAR LIMITS ME TO ONLY 100 MB A MONTH, IF I GO OVER, I MAY PAY THOUSANDS SINCE THEY CHARGE ME UP THE WAZOO FOR KBS (MY FIRST BILL WAS 2K UNTILL I CHEWED THEM A GOOD ONE). I AM IMMINENTLY CONSIDERING GETTING A BLACKBERRY AND THE BLACKBERRY INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED PLAN AND TETHER IT VIA BLUETOOTH TO MY LAPTOP. QUESTION: CAN I DO SO? AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE TOP SPEEDS I CAN GET IN ACTUALITY? ALSO, IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTION TO GET UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL INTERNET VIA BLUETOOTH OUTSIDE OF THE USA (THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND/OR LEGAL WAY WITH OR WITHOUT BLACKBERRY)? ANY HELP IS MOST APPRECIATED. I ONLY HAVE THE INTERNATIONAL DATAPLAN 139.99 BUT WILL ADD A PHONE OR OTHER DEVICE/PLAN SO I CAN GET INTERNET HERE–WHICH I REALLY NEED. REGARDLESS, IF YOU CAN HELP (HOPE YOU CAN THOUGH) THANKS FOR AN INCREDIBLE SITE. GOOD SHOW!!!
October 9th, 2006 at 10:05 am
I would think you could get something locally for less. Cingular pretty much rakes you over the coals when it comes to international data as far as I know. And, they seem to change what they are doing over seas relatively often. I believe they have “tethering” plans for phones as well as devices such as the blackberry, but you will not likely see the speeds you do from your PCMCIA card. Capping your data is a load of crap in my mind when you are paying $140/mo for “unlimited data”. Anyay, I would see if you can get a card from some local carrier that will do what you want for less.
October 10th, 2006 at 11:43 am
THANKS JASON. WELL I PLAN ON TRAVELING A LOT OVERSEAS SO I NEED AN INTERNATIONAL SOLUTION. PCMCIA CARD SEEMED LIKE THE MOVE, HOWEVER 100MB CAP IS RIDICULOUS. IF I CAN GET A BLUETOOTH BLACKBERRY INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED DATA PLAN, AT LEAST I CAN GET MY CRITICAL EMAILS AND MAKE LIMITED WEB SEARCHES- IN JAPAN AND EUROPE . JUST DONT WANT TO LEAP INTO THAT AND BE VERY DISAPPOINTED. IS THERE AN SD BLUETTOOTH OPTION FOR LAPTOPS (I HAVE A TOUGHBOOK W4)? SO I CAN CONNECT THE BLACKBERRY (THINKING OF GETTING LATEST ONE FOR CINGULAR).
October 10th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
thanx ….. its awsome using motorazer gprs connection at 10mbps downloadable speed
October 11th, 2006 at 7:53 pm
IS THERE AN SD CARD THAT ADDS BLUETTOOTH OPTION FOR LAPTOPS (I HAVE A TOUGHBOOK W4)? SO I CAN CONNECT THE BLACKBERRY (THINKING OF GETTING LATEST ONE FOR CINGULAR).
October 17th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
Jason,
I just set up my girlfriends computer with the settings you listed at the top of this page. I wanted to make sure everything worked before starting up the Media net service. It all worked great. After calling Cingular and activating the service, the laptop can not connect. Have things changed since your initial post. Does she now have a specific user name and password or is it all the same. She has a V3 Razr. Please help. Everything worked before activating the service. Does anyone know if Cingular has now changed things on the phones?
October 23rd, 2006 at 8:11 pm
I need help.. I have done all the steps.. I have paired my cingular 8125 with my laptop and set up a dial up network.. Everything seems to be fine.. When I click connect it tells me im connected at 115kbs.. But when I open internet explorer I get the dreaded check your settings page. Im not able to access the internet. And I do have a media net plan.. HELP!!!
October 24th, 2006 at 10:09 am
in seach of a soluction, I have a motorola V3 blue unlocked phone, and I have try everything there is to try, and after reading your site my question is done I need a bluetooth to connect to medianet?
October 25th, 2006 at 8:27 am
Hi,
I just bought a new 8125. I have not subscribed to the data plan. Wifi works fine. But I was wondering how I can use the phone to dialup to the internet and log on to my ISP just as I would if i had a phone line connected to my laptop. I have tried all the settings as I attempted to log on, dialing my ISPs local #. But the 8125 won’t connect. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Robert
October 25th, 2006 at 10:04 am
If you’re trying to connect using Cingular’s Communication Manager software, here’s a list of what cards and phones are compatible (1), if your phone isn’t on here like my Sony Ericsson Z520a you can’t use Cingular’s software and you’ll have to set up a dial up connection as I did, I had so much trouble but finally got it to work through these instructions (2) Good luck!
(1) LaptopConnect Devices
Compatible with Cingular Communication Manager
To find out if your device works with Cingular Communication Manager software version 5.3, please check your device model against the list below.
If using a LaptopConnect Card, your model number is typically on the bottom of the card.
If using your phone as a modem, your phone model number can usually be found underneath the battery of the phone.
Compatible LaptopConnect Cards*Manufacturer / Device Technology Connection Type Supported
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Sierra Wireless
AC710 LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
AC750 LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
AC775 LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
AC860 LaptopConnect card HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
Sony Ericsson
GC82 LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
GC83 LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
Option
Globetrotter Combo LaptopConnect card EDGE/GPRS/GSM/WLAN PC TYPE II
GT MAX HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC TYPE II
Novatel Wireless
U520 LaptopConnect card UMTS PC TYPE II
U730 HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM PC Type II
Compatible Handsets*Manufacturer / Device Technology Connection Type Supported
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LG
CU500 HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, Bluetooth
CU320 UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, Bluetooth
C1300 GPRS/GSM Serial
G4050 GPRS/GSM Serial
L1200 GPRS/GSM Serial
Motorola
RAZR V3 GPRS/GSM USB
A630 GPRS/GSM USB
A845 UMTS/GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
V180 GPRS/GSM USB
V220 GPRS/GSM USB
V400 GPRS/GSM USB
V551 EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB
V600 GPRS/GSM USB
V60gi GPRS/GSM USB
T720 GPRS/GSM USB
Nokia
BT3600 GPRS/GSM IrDA
6200 EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
6230 EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
6620 GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
6651 UMTS/GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
6800 GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
6820 EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
7610 GPRS/GSM USB
Samsung
SGK-ZX20 HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB, Bluetooth
SGH-ZX10 UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM Serial, USB
E317 GPRS/GSM Serial, IrDA
S307 GPRS/GSM Serial, IrDA
X427M GPRS/GSM Serial
Siemens
A56 GSM USB
C61 GPRS/GSM USB
CT56 GPRS/GSM USB
CT66 GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
S56 GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
SL56 GPRS/GSM USB, IrDA
Sony Ericsson
T316 GPRS/GSM USB
T616 GPRS/GSM USB
T637A GPRS/GSM USM, IrDA
Z500a EDGE/GPRS/GSM USB
* Subject to availability. Models and specifications subject to change without notice.
Note: If your device is listed under Compatible Devices, it will work with the Cingular Communication Manager software. If your device is NOT listed, Cingular Communication Manager software does not support your device.
(2) Connecting the handset and the laptop:
Ensure any Sync software is disabled on the device.
Activate Bluetooth on the Sony Ericsson Z520a.
Verify the modem has been installed correctly in Windows XP. (Please note this solution has been created for the above mentioned Windows operating systems. Some icons may be different however the path and functionality is the same.
From the desktop click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Double click on Phone and Modem Options. NOTE: in Windows XP users may need to switch to Classic View.
Select the Modems tab.
Verify the Modem is there and has been installed correctly.
If you do not see the modem listed and attached to a specific COM port verify the modem is currently connected.
Highlight the desired modem and select Properties.
Click the Diagnostics tab, then click Query Modem.
The modem will now be tested to verify a