Cingular WAP Dial Up Networking Settings
March 24th, 2005 - 272 CommentsUsing 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.
# Cingular Rep Says:
March 5th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
A. This forum is very disorganized and blotty on details…for one…if you use WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM…you don’t get charged…period…doesn’t even show on the bills…
B. For all the information given here…only portions are helpful…you see where you say put in the string “BLAH”, but you never say exactly how to do such…well at least on windows XP…
C. Do not listen to people that do not work for cingular…in fact…I would only listen to technical support or Product management when it comes to getting this technical about phones…if you aren’t careful you could seriously screw something up in your phone and if you access a japan website…and you are using it as a dial in modem…i.e. using airtime instead of data…you will be charged the roaming rates…so I would highly advice contacting a cingular/att rep before getting in depth about this information…you never know whom you are leading in the wrong direction…
LOL, THATS SO FUNNY IF THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT OR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT KNEW WHAT THE HELL THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE THAT WOULD BE GOOD ADVICE, AND ANYWAY DUMB AS I AM ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS BUT I’M PRETTY SURE WE DONT PAY ROAMING ANYWAY……AND IF WE ARE USEING OUR VOICE MINUTES DURING A FREE TIME, THEN THAT WOULDNT CHARGE EITHER, COME ON I’M DUMB ABOUT THIS STUFF AND CAN SEE RIGHT THRU THAT STUPID POST
ok, so i’ve seen other post on the LG CU500, but not sure i’ve seen any answers, i live in central missouri, and have the Media Net + 200 messages (19.99) package.
and i want to connect my pc to the phone modem, i dont care how, or what ever, i just want highspeed, since i’m outside an area where i can get anyother highspeed service, i seen the part about adding the CSD plan but i wondered how that worked, and if it does indeed charge to talk minutes, even if durning a free talk time, and the speed that can be reached doing so.
and does the same script and other instructions work for the phones no matter which one u have?
i only have a 700min talk plan, with night and weekends free starting at 7pm, so i’m courious as to the best way to go about getting what i want without paying an extra $60 or whatever,
and are the above post instructions still working, we have tried a few things, but i still have trouble, i was only able to connect once and it was not very much faster than my regular dial up.
if i can’t get the lg cu500 to connect the way i want, any other ideas on what i can do, maybe buy another phone and switch out my sim card? i’m stuck in a brand new 2yr contract i got 2 cu500 for nothing, and i love the phone thus far have not had some of the other problems that ppl complain about the phone, all though i dont see it doing anything that other similar phones can do. and thats y i got this phone i thought it out did the other newest phones.
any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, love your site…..christy
If Anyone is interested. I am running Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. I have a IBM Thinkpad R50 and a Motorola V557. I connect to cingular’s gprs network, via the 19.99 Media Max unlimited.
In order for it to work you must “apt-get” or go to Synaptic package manager and install Gnome ppp. In the Phone #box enter: *99***1#
user: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
pay attention to all caps!!
under setup
Modem: auto detect the device,
Type: usb modem
uncheck the “wait for dialtone”
Now swap to options:
uncheck all boxes except: “Ignore terminal strings (stupid mode)”
then set your idle time to “0″ disabled.
close window.
Now connect and enjoy!
hi I know this is not the place for this question but i have read through some of the rsponces and found that you all seem to know quite alot about this phone. So here is my question. What is a good backup programme for this phone? I have data that I really need to backup but have a backup programme. Please help.
Can the LG CU400 be set up to do Internet Connection Sharing through a laptop on my home network?
Anyone know how to set this up with the 8525 and UMTS?
Has anyone discovered how to make this work with a Cingular 2125 and a notebook running Vista? I’d be thrilled with either a USB or Bluetooth solution at this point. Thanks very much for any help that can be provided.
hey anybody know what might be causing a browser setup not complete message on my new at&t razor
For those using the Cingular 8125, you need to use *99# for the phone number. When I used the #99***# I kept getting a error 777.
hey there im using airtel mobile office network service it is very slow can anybody guide me how to increase the speed of the net via blue tooth or via DKU 2 usb cable
Ack… I had to look around for an hour (just like you) but you had everything here. Except for the APN.
But I thought you had to put the APN: wap.cingular
or else it didn’t work.
Any reason why I can leave it blank?
Also wanted to let everyone know that HSDPA is appearing in a lot of places where Cingular doesn’t say it exists.
In miami and Fort Lauderdale we’ve had HSDPA (1.3Mbps for like a year) even though it still doesn’t show in their list of cities where they provide 3G.
So definitely walk into your local shop and ask them to try the 3G to see if it’s your city.
It’s silly for them to hide this.
I followed the instructions and was able to connect Bluetooth via my Cingular 2125 to a Vista Home Premium machine! No luck with USB though. Thanks a LOT! God bless…
thank you very much for the info, i am not connected to my pocket pc dell axim x50v because of the setup info u provided that cingular do not want to share. Anyway, i would like to ask you if u could give me the correct setting for my nokia n73 access point. I can only connect to my media net but not to opera browser i purchased. I just want to make sure i have the right configuration. The configuration setting im using is from nokia wap/grps and mms setting. But i can only connect to medianet and not to third party software like opera browser. Please email me.
iron guevarra.
If your regular browser works on your nokia the other software should too.
if the WAP settings look for the APN field and put: APN: wap.cingular
Put the rest of the information that Jason gave you (case is important):
user name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
And make sure there are no “proxy” set up. (if they are remove them.
On the windows mobile devices: there is different “ways” to connect to the devices.
“WAP” and “INTERNET” and are used differently.
The built in browser in windows mobile will figure out WHICH one you setup, but other programs like SKYPE and Messenger will ONLY use the “INTERNET” one.
If I remember my Nokia Smartphone settings this isn’t the case with them, but just look around with any kind of Nokia Internet setting pages, and see if that’s the difference.
The information Jason provided her is king. (and will make your device work with all applications) but it’s just a matter of how NOKIA chooses to setup things.
i just bought a lg f9200 phone and i cannot connect to the web i was if u could give me instruction on how i can access the internet i tried all the set up instructions and they wont work can someone help me
Well, we have a Motorola L2 here, and I use Windows XP MCE 2005 and Toshiba’s Bluetooth Stack 5.x, along with built-in Dell 350 Bluetooth 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0 + EDR, without success. I got it working on my desktop that uses a BT 1.2 dongle and Windows Vista’s own Bluetooth stack. The all settings are identical, with the AT/IP/wap.cingular command added. Any ideas?
how to set up the internet connection on my pda 8125
when i set up a tethered modem w/ my phone i used the number *99# is ther any difference in service between this one and the one stated above?
also as stated above, i do get 112.5kbps connection speed… what edge is to deliver.
I noticed that the ATT logo appeared on my Nokia today 20July07. Will the log in change for us or will ‘cingular’ still get us connected for a while?
T-mobile has ended internet access for $5.99. It appears that a windows mobile phone (5.0) can be configured to access the internet if you have existing ISP service. Question: can the windows mobile phone use existing desktop-type ISP service, like comcast.net, to use the internet while mobile?? Thanks
I have a Samsung Sync (A707) phone with the Media Max (200) Bundle {unlimited video/media net + 200 txt msgs} I downloaded the Samsung PC Studio software which automatically installed the drivers for Windows and set up a dial-up modem connection that allowed my phone to be used as an internet gateway (it automatically grabbed the settings from my phone and inputted them in the settings)
Get this, my max download speed was 250kbps (2.5mbps).
Awesome.
Although I chatted with a few CS reps, and asked if my media max bundle allowed unlimited data transfers and they said yes, but when I brought up the above they changed their tune. I then chatted with one as if I was going to be a new customer. I brought up the scenario above they said that the media max is not for tethered connections and that there are no tethered data plans for my phone.
Hmm, so I’m still wondering whether or not if my media max bundle is covering this….the settings were wap.cingular.com and wap@cingular.com for the login.
Anyone know for sure if the media max bundle is unlimited in a tethered setting?
i followed your steps to set up the network connection but when i try to connect it dials, verifies the username and password, and then sits for a while at registering your computer on the network. Then it finally pops up an error message that says: error 734: the ppp link control protacall was terminated. any ideas? help would be greatly apreciated.
FYI… Not sure if anyone can use this, however…
I was able to use Jason’s information above to use the Cingular 8125 as a USB modem as opposed to using Bluetooth.
The only modification was the dial-up number which was *99# otherwise Jason’s posted credentials worked.
user name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
Note: Activating the Modem Link on the 8125 is necessary before using the phone as a modem
Per my notes above, the 8125 reported a connection speed of 230.4 kbps.
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Are there any changes now that AT&T is Cingular??? It seems as though many of their web sites are changing?
And what if you use HSDPA G3?
Thanks
Ron
jeepinit77,
I recognize my response is 10 months late. I also have the same symptoms with my Samsung D357. Connection drops after a few minutes, and only about 60kbps speed. I have found I can extend the connection time by limiting the number of internet connections my PC makes. For instance if I use both Outlook and Yahoo Instant Messenger, then I will get a drop-off and will have to re-boot my phone (pull battery) to get it going again. But if I use only one application then the connection will stay on for hours and transfer several megabytes. I think it is an issue with the D357, and I am looking into changing phones. Any recomendations? Also, any truth to a data limit being implemented for Media Net Unlimited?
-Ken
Like kevin, I too get error 734 on a V3xx. I had this working several months ago and now it no longer works. Has someting changed at att?
-terry
Thank you. This thread really helped me a lot. I was trying to tether my HP iPAQ hw6515 and MacBook. Ultimately, the only problem I ran into was selecting the right modem script. The “WWAN Support” Modem was the only one I could get to work. I couldn’t find one for my phone on the Internet. Also, The only phone number I could get to work for me was “*99#” and I discovered that any username and password would work for me. For example, i am using the word “null” for both my username and password. The only two hangups for me now are 1) the speed — I am only getting about 40kbits down and 27kbits up and 2) I cannot use voice and data at the same time. I have the unlimited data plan, but this fact makes me wonder if I am using up my minutes also. Well, good luck to everyone and if anyone has any insight into my problems, I would greatly appreciate it.
hi, i, need your help. i have a dell axim x50 and a sony ericsson z520a, the phone alredy has a wap connection, but i w’ll like to have an internet connection on my pocket pc. how can i dial up, with my phone?
Hi, I have a Samsung D407 with Cingular The New AT&T and I recently purchased a VoiceStar Bluetooth USB Adapter for My Emachine PC Windows Vista, I subscribed to a Unlimited Tethering Plan, and It works,Im on the Edge Network and it only Connects Me at 104kbps but the modem is set to 115.2kbps. I thought it would be faster. Any Suggestions to the speed. Thanks!
my grandson is running up minutes dialing 415-244-1012, which I found out is the Cingular CSD dial up number.He has no laptop, can the internet be accessed and viewed on his Razor?
What is the dial up number and password to be used with/for AT&T’s 3G service???
This is it for their EDGE service … Is it the same? or must something else be used?
dial-up number which was *99# otherwise Jason’s posted credentials worked.
user name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1
Thanks
ROn
Hi,
I used to be able to use these connection setting no problem exactly as you stated; for my old laptop and my new laptop over the bluetooth connection; and it worked great especially in 3g areas.
However now I’m having trouble connecting with my old laptop and even my new laptop through the bluetooth connection.
I called up Cingular now the new At&t about two days ago because my texting wasn’t working they said they had to update my network setting; maybe this had something to do with it.
Then, yesterday I called them inquiring on how to properly setup the connection and the representative notified me that I need to pay 59.99 to be able to do that while I had been only paying an extra 19.99 per month for unlimited.
Can someone please help me solve this issue. Have the network setting changed because they switched over to AT&T. Thanks.
Take a look at this:
http://www.burningdoor.com/lineofsite/archives/2006/07/how_to_enable_y.html
It is dated though.
I have the the $19.99 plan and it has worked well … but I just upgraded to 3G and not sure how it will work out … When I switched to 3G the fellow at the store told me I needed to change from the old media net (Edge) 19.99 to a different 19.99 all inclusive and that my internet coverage would be included. All of this was just the other day so I don’t know if it will work or not
Ron,
Thanks that worked beautifully; I’m right now on the connection in a 3g area and the performance is very fast. I don’t know why but making those little changes to the settings worked. The only change I really made was instead of WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM it was ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM also I think restarting helped the problem as well. Thanks again for all the help.
Hi Justin …
My understanding is that the AT&T 3G phones when not in an area that has 3G drop down to GSM/EDGE … I’m only guessing and not sure that if one is in a non 3G zone the settings may have to go back to the “wap@cingular.com”. Just a thought.
Ron
Are you using *99# or *99***1# as the dial up number?
I HAVE TRIED THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WHEN I CONNECT MY PC SHOWS AND TELL ITS CONNECTED BUT WHEN I TRY TO GET ON THE INTERNET IT WON’T CONNECT, I HEAR AN OUT OF ORDER SIGNAL. PLEASE HELP I AM SURE ITS ME.THANX JEFF
I need help..I have an iPAQ 5915 and a V3. They used to work and paly well together then came the software update and they don’t want to play nice now. the V3 works fine with the laptop. I have used every combination of #99’s and user names. Can someone please give a definitive answer on this. Is it #99* or #99***#1 either one is giving me back “no modem at other number”. Devices are paired and the v3 attempts to “dial” when you tap connect. what is the correct one. I do not remember the phone “calling” the number previously. Any help would be appreciated.
THINKPAD owners with Bluetooth. Upgrade all the Bluetooth drivers and software and the machine will see Bluetooth phones. Specificly Nokia
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I have used the method above to connect my RAZR with no problem. Its an old RAZR with only GSM capability. I can’t get my daughter’s Samsung Sync to connect the same way. Her phone is EDGE and 3G capable. Is there a difference in the settings?
I ran a scan with Wireshark and found an authentication error. Apparently the default setting on her phone is CHAP and Cingular uses plain text. After that, the connection would fail in the configuration request step when asking for IP information. The phone sends a reject and the connection fails. Any ideas?
Make sure the phone modem is checked and not the computer internal modem. Also I had a prolem once with a incorrect dialing string. I deleted the string completely and the phone dialed right thru. Some people have said their phone required the dialup string though. *99# works. I found the fastest connect used modem compression and multi link connect, lcp, an software compression. You’ll haveto hunt down the settings. I used some line speed testing software. A usb connection is 4 times faster
Can any one help me please!
I used to send files over PSTN modem connection using hyperterminal in windows where no internet connection is needed. In this, PSTN modem on other side picks up the call and communicates with the PSTN modem where from the dialing is initiated.
In the same manner I would like use my mobile phone modem to connect other side without using Internet for file transmission. Is it possible? if possible how to do it? I tried to connect. But failed to connect. Please help me.
Maybe you folks can help me.
I just got a Treo 680. It was shipped unlocked and Cingular is telling me that a phone which wasn’t originally configured for their network will not be able to get on the Internet using their system at all. Phone and text work fine.
My previous phone was a 650 that was originally a cingular phone, which I paid to unlock. That phone was no problem.
Is there any way to use this phone to get internet through Cingular? Or do I have to replace either the carrier or the phone?
Hi. Any ideas on how to set up legacy At&T mMode using axim with a razr via bluetooth? Or do I need to upgrade my plan?
thanks dood with your help i connected to the internet via my mobile phone on my pc but the problem is it only connected for 5mins when it dissconnected my balance was 0 is there a way i can surf the web freely using a net card