Sony-Ericsson Z600 phone connects to GPRS (Fido), if so, h..

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

"Jack Blake" <smogkiller2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9e26fed2.0411042307.229a1179@posting.google.com...
> Tried a Sony-Ericsson Z-600 on a new XP (Home Ed.) laptop and got a
> "severe error message" on the Connectivity software CD install wizard,
> aborted.
>
> Fido says only the Z-600 connects to the GPRS (?) data frequency.
>
> The Fido salesreps know little, and Sony tech support is somewhat
> clueless.
>
> If anybody has done this, please chime in, thanks.
>
> How to connect laptop computer to Internet using Fido phone as modem?

Oh, oh, oh, I know this one. the Internet setup that came with my Z600 was
incorrect and so I was getting internal IP addresses. You will need to set
up a new Internet connection (I'm surprised they didn't escalate you to an
experienced tech).
Go to Connect, Data Accounts, New Account, select GPRS data, give it a name,
APN is internet.fido.ca, press Save. Select the connection you just created
and note the number after CID= (e.g. CID=4). On your laptop, dial
*99***cid=4# or whichever number you have and turn off "Wait for a dial
tone"

HTH, Brian

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

"Jack Blake" <smogkiller2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9e26fed2.0411060958.239e4211@posting.google.com...
> "Brian G" <br1anNO@SPAMmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<1bydnX3dMv1o7RbcRVn-rg@rogers.com>...
>> Oh, oh, oh, I know this one. the Internet setup that came with my Z600
>> was
>> incorrect and so I was getting internal IP addresses. You will need to
>> set
>> up a new Internet connection (I'm surprised they didn't escalate you to
>> an
>> experienced tech).
>> Go to Connect, Data Accounts, New Account, select GPRS data, give it a
>> name,
>> APN is internet.fido.ca, press Save. Select the connection you just
>> created
>> and note the number after CID= (e.g. CID=4). On your laptop, dial
>> *99***cid=4# or whichever number you have and turn off "Wait for a dial
>> tone"
>>
>> HTH, Brian
>
> Brian: One problem was that the Sony driver would not even install on
> the XP (home ed.) laptop (new) and the Install Wizard "aborted"
> without any other option. So, are your instructions above still valid,
> then?
>
> What about using a Motorola cell phone instead?

How are you connecting the phone to the laptop?