GPRS unlimited add-on

[dmartin]

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Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
laptop; only wap from a handset.

Is there any evidence otherwise?

Dave

 

[steve]

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The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
reality people could actually tether from a laptop.

steve

In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
<dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:

> Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
> been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
> laptop; only wap from a handset.
>
> Is there any evidence otherwise?
>
> Dave
>

 

[Guest]

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I agree,

I have a teathered laptop and they cant tell the differnece

Chip

steve wrote:
> The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
> reality people could actually tether from a laptop.
>
> steve
>
> In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> <dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
>>been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
>>laptop; only wap from a handset.
>>
>>Is there any evidence otherwise?
>>
>>Dave
>>

 

[Richard]

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Ralph Blach wrote:
> I agree,
>
> I have a teathered laptop and they cant tell the differnece
>
> Chip
>
> steve wrote:
>
>> The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
>> reality people could actually tether from a laptop.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>> <dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
>>> been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
>>> laptop; only wap from a handset.
>>>
>>> Is there any evidence otherwise?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>

Hey Ralph,

Do you actually have a cable connecting the phone and the laptop or are
you using bluetooth by chance? Would you happen to know if you could
use bluetooth (maybe with a motorola v551) to get gprs on a laptop? I
heard Tmobile has a $20 add on that you could use for this purpose but
if I can do it with Cingular, then there's no need to change services.

Thanks.

Richard

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?)

Richard,

I have a serial cable sold by cingular, but I think on selected models
you can use bluetooth. I prefer the cable personally.

My charges show up as data charges, and I dont think that Cingular can
tell the difference

Chip

Richard wrote:
> Ralph Blach wrote:
>
>> I agree,
>>
>> I have a teathered laptop and they cant tell the differnece
>>
>> Chip
>>
>> steve wrote:
>>
>>> The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
>>> reality people could actually tether from a laptop.
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>>> <dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
>>>> been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
>>>> laptop; only wap from a handset.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any evidence otherwise?
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>
> Hey Ralph,
>
> Do you actually have a cable connecting the phone and the laptop or are
> you using bluetooth by chance? Would you happen to know if you could
> use bluetooth (maybe with a motorola v551) to get gprs on a laptop? I
> heard Tmobile has a $20 add on that you could use for this purpose but
> if I can do it with Cingular, then there's no need to change services.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Richard

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?)

Hi Ralph,

What is the setp on the PC to tether PC to Phone?
Is cingular the ISP, do you provide your own?



"Ralph Blach" <rblach@NOSPAMintrex..XXXnet> wrote in message
news:1116uajaup0n292@corp.supernews.com...
>I agree,
>
> I have a teathered laptop and they cant tell the differnece
>
> Chip
>
> steve wrote:
>> The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
>> reality people could actually tether from a laptop.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>> <dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
>>>been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
>>>laptop; only wap from a handset.
>>>
>>>Is there any evidence otherwise?
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>

 

[Guest]

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"Richard" <something@nothing.com> wrote in message
news:11172rtdu20ndbc@corp.supernews.com...
|
| Hey Ralph,
|
| Do you actually have a cable connecting the phone and the laptop or are
| you using bluetooth by chance? Would you happen to know if you could
| use bluetooth (maybe with a motorola v551) to get gprs on a laptop? I
| heard Tmobile has a $20 add on that you could use for this purpose but
| if I can do it with Cingular, then there's no need to change services.
|

Not Ralph here, but I can answer for you if you want . I use unlimited
GPRS on my notebook via GPRS through my v551. It is part of the
grandfathered unlimited GPRS in the MEdia Works package for $19.99. I
believe to get unlimited now, you must pay $25.

 

[Richard]

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Hierophant wrote:
> "Richard" <something@nothing.com> wrote in message
> news:11172rtdu20ndbc@corp.supernews.com...
> |
> | Hey Ralph,
> |
> | Do you actually have a cable connecting the phone and the laptop or are
> | you using bluetooth by chance? Would you happen to know if you could
> | use bluetooth (maybe with a motorola v551) to get gprs on a laptop? I
> | heard Tmobile has a $20 add on that you could use for this purpose but
> | if I can do it with Cingular, then there's no need to change services.
> |
>
> Not Ralph here, but I can answer for you if you want . I use unlimited
> GPRS on my notebook via GPRS through my v551. It is part of the
> grandfathered unlimited GPRS in the MEdia Works package for $19.99. I
> believe to get unlimited now, you must pay $25.
>
>

Thanks Hierophant,

That's what I want to know. I'd prefer to connect the laptop by
bluetooth but a cable will be fine. As long as I can get interent. I
only need it to check email and maybe mapquest.

Thanks for the info.

Richard

 

[dmartin]

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Richard, I recently tried very hard to get a new Cingular phone to work
in tethered mode with MediaWorks to access the internet.

I know that people are doing it, but I couldn't and Tech Support was no
help; all Cingular support people but one even denied it was possible.

I think they have changed the download version of some software to
prevent such access (you get an authentication error.)

One tech support guy implied that if I could find the appropriate info
I could get it to work through dial-up networking.

Also they may have changed their activation procedures to prevent such
access as of Feb 11, 2005.

Dave

PS t-mobile works great for this purpose if you are within their
coverage. Also t-mo's help service is a dream compared to cingular's;
almost never any wait for true 24/7/365 service and an effective
assistance hierachy that'll take you all the way to real experts in
England, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.

I finally gave up on Cingular & will wait before trying it again.

 

[dmartin]

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?)

Thanks Jack, I'll give it a try.

Dave

 

[dmartin]

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My account is configured for "Wireless Internet Express"

I'm tethered to a laptop that can converse with the modem (Samsung
x427m)

I'm on a Roaming operator #310380 (t-mobile)

My dialer is configured like this:
APN =ISP.CINGULAR
PDO_Type= IP (I cannot locate this parameter in my Cingular Connection
Manager)
Dial-up number= *99# or *99***1#
User Name =ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password= CINGULAR1

I've also tried the legacy:
User Name=WIXDC001@W5.MYCINGULAR.COM
Password=ZXY203DC9K0402

With all combinations of upper and lower case. All give me a 645 Error
"Internal authentication error"

Do you have any further suggestions?

Dave

 

[Guest]

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Richie,

I will look when I get home

Chip

Richie wrote:
> Hi Ralph,
>
> What is the setp on the PC to tether PC to Phone?
> Is cingular the ISP, do you provide your own?
>
>
>
> "Ralph Blach" <rblach@NOSPAMintrex..XXXnet> wrote in message
> news:1116uajaup0n292@corp.supernews.com...
>
>>I agree,
>>
>>I have a teathered laptop and they cant tell the differnece
>>
>>Chip
>>
>>steve wrote:
>>
>>>The service was stated as being offered as the rep described, but in
>>>reality people could actually tether from a laptop.
>>>
>>>steve
>>>
>>>In article <1108568934.071847.236670@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>>><dmartin@newarts.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Cingular data support and customer service both swear there never has
>>>>been a $19.99 add-on that allows one to do unlimited GPRS from a
>>>>laptop; only wap from a handset.
>>>>
>>>>Is there any evidence otherwise?
>>>>
>>>>Dave
>>>>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?)

In article <1108639210.029656.159630@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
dmartin@newarts.com wrote:

> Richard, I recently tried very hard to get a new Cingular phone to work
> in tethered mode with MediaWorks to access the internet.
>
> I know that people are doing it, but I couldn't and Tech Support was no
> help; all Cingular support people but one even denied it was possible.
>
> I think they have changed the download version of some software to
> prevent such access (you get an authentication error.)
>
> One tech support guy implied that if I could find the appropriate info
> I could get it to work through dial-up networking.
>
> Also they may have changed their activation procedures to prevent such
> access as of Feb 11, 2005.
>
> Dave
>
> PS t-mobile works great for this purpose if you are within their
> coverage. Also t-mo's help service is a dream compared to cingular's;
> almost never any wait for true 24/7/365 service and an effective
> assistance hierachy that'll take you all the way to real experts in
> England, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
>
> I finally gave up on Cingular & will wait before trying it again.

Cingular has it all documented:

http://alliance.cingularinteractive.com/products/pdf/DeviceSettings.pdf

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?)

dmartin@newarts.com wrote:
> Richard, I recently tried very hard to get a new Cingular phone to work
> in tethered mode with MediaWorks to access the internet.
>
> I know that people are doing it, but I couldn't and Tech Support was no
> help; all Cingular support people but one even denied it was possible.
>
> I think they have changed the download version of some software to
> prevent such access (you get an authentication error.)
>
> One tech support guy implied that if I could find the appropriate info
> I could get it to work through dial-up networking.
>
> Also they may have changed their activation procedures to prevent such
> access as of Feb 11, 2005.
>
> Dave
>
> PS t-mobile works great for this purpose if you are within their
> coverage. Also t-mo's help service is a dream compared to cingular's;
> almost never any wait for true 24/7/365 service and an effective
> assistance hierachy that'll take you all the way to real experts in
> England, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
>
> I finally gave up on Cingular & will wait before trying it again..
>


Make sure when typing in the information to do this, that you type it in
All Capital Letters. An Authentication Error nonmally comes from the
username/password not matching up.

 

[dmartin]

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Thank you.

That works.

 

[Guest]

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<dmartin@newarts.com> wrote in message
news:1108652224.780188.141280@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| My account is configured for "Wireless Internet Express"
|
| I'm tethered to a laptop that can converse with the modem (Samsung
| x427m)
|
| I'm on a Roaming operator #310380 (t-mobile)
|
| My dialer is configured like this:
| APN =ISP.CINGULAR
| PDO_Type= IP (I cannot locate this parameter in my Cingular Connection
| Manager)
| Dial-up number= *99# or *99***1#
| User Name =ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
| Password= CINGULAR1
|
| I've also tried the legacy:
| User Name=WIXDC001@W5.MYCINGULAR.COM
| Password=ZXY203DC9K0402
|
| With all combinations of upper and lower case. All give me a 645 Error
| "Internal authentication error"
|
| Do you have any further suggestions?
|

You cannot use the ISP.Cingular APN for connecting via media works. A few
people have been lucky enough to not have that apn disabled, but most have
had that apn disabled. You must use the wap.cingular apn. if i remember
correctly (phone not beside me and too lazy to load howard forums ) it is
wap.cingular for the apn, WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM for user name, and CINGULAR1
for PW.

 

[Guest]

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:05:53 -0600, Richard wrote
(in article <11172rtdu20ndbc@corp.supernews.com>):

> Do you actually have a cable connecting the phone and the laptop or are
> you using bluetooth by chance? Would you happen to know if you could
> use bluetooth (maybe with a motorola v551) to get gprs on a laptop? I
> heard Tmobile has a $20 add on that you could use for this purpose but
> if I can do it with Cingular, then there's no need to change services.

I use bluetooth tethering between a Nokia 3600 and a Mac Powerbook 17.

It's pretty slow (probably about the speed of dialup on a long copper loop),
but it's a good backup in an emergency.

I had to keep a AT&T Worldcom account to back up my cable modem (I have 24x7
support responsibilities), but now just do it through Cingular.