Well, I’m not going to waste your time or mine, trying to catch you up on the past 36 years of my life. This blog is about the stuff I learn going through life, from today onwards.
As the Internet-fueled global economy and marketplace expands, it is easy to buy an “unlocked” phone to work with your current cellular provider. I did just that a few months ago, picking up one of the latest Windows Mobile 5.0 devices (Samsung i320N). Of course, one of the things you don’t really think about when scoping out that cool new phone, is how to actually get the damn thing to work with your cellular provider! An unlocked phone doesn’t have all the access point codes, username and passwords required to actually connect it to the Internet!
After much searching, I pieced together information that worked with my provider, Cingular. This is what I learnt…
GPRS SETTINGS (connects to EDGE where available… not sure about HSDPA as my phone can’t do that) Description: MEdia Net GPRS Connects to: The Internet Access point: wap.cingular User Name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (typed in UPPERCASE) Password: CINGULAR1 (typed in UPPERCASE) Primary DNS: (leave blank) or all zeros (0.0.0.0) Secondary DNS: (leave blank) or all zeros (0.0.0.0) IP address: (leave blank) or all zeros (0.0.0.0)
PROXY SETTING Description: Cingular WAP Connects from: The Internet Connects to: WAP Network Proxy (name:port): wireless.cingular.com:80 (type in lowercase) Type: HTTP User name: (leave blank) Password: (leave blank)
Internet connection: Automatic Work connection: Automatic WAP connection: Automatic Secure WAP connection: Automatic
INTERNET EXPLORER SETTING Internet Explorer -> Menu -> Options -> Connections: uncheck (Automatically detect settings.) Select network: WAP Netwok
MMS Profiles Name: Cingular MMS MMSC URL: http://mmsc.cingular.com WAP Gateway: 66.209.11.32 Port: 80
Tyler