Instructions on getting FREE wireless internet from T-Mobile using GPRS - Page 10

Rafster · 07-06-2005, 08:36 PM

I want to know that same thing as purdoom.

I know that T-Mobile To Go has free WAP access, but is the GPRS to use over modem connections free to use also?

And I'll go one more up on that.

Would I be able to get a GPRS modem, and put my T-mobile To Go sim card in it and get free gprs anywhere with T-mobile service?

Peace,

Raftser

xdjxklusivex · 07-06-2005, 08:43 PM

hey the number listed in the first post may not work for some people cuz tmobile changed there service up i just got the unlmited internet from them for 20 bucks for my pocket pc cell phone and the numebr i need to dial from my laptop via bluetooth to connect is *99# so try tat insted if its not workin for some people :-D

stimps · 07-20-2005, 03:19 AM

Can someone Please! try to answer these questions. Can you get free internet access over GPRS in Australia? This may have been answered before, I havnt read the WHOLE thread, but lots of it. It seems there are IP address that you can access which give you access....for a while and then they shut them down. I have a Nokia 6610 connected to my car pc with a IR connection, which works fine, but when it dials in ( using *99****? or whatever it is, the number that the B phone company gave me, it dials, then hangs up, with a networking error or something, like, the other end is hanging up.
they gave me a whole heap of ther settings and ive tried and STILL no good.
when it dials in, it gets as far as "negotiating with host" and then hangs up, and it says "subscribe to GPRS" first, but I am subscribed!!

And, my other query, Does XP allow you to use two internet connections side by side? I have my wireless LAN card in the pc, in the car, talking to my network in the house, and then when i drive away, i want it to use my phone, without too much hassle. So far, i have seen a IP conflict come up once. Is this problem connecting to my mobile phone being blocked by the network?

dmurray14 · 07-20-2005, 07:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by stimps

Can someone Please! try to answer these questions. Can you get free internet access over GPRS in Australia? This may have been answered before, I havnt read the WHOLE thread, but lots of it. It seems there are IP address that you can access which give you access....for a while and then they shut them down. I have a Nokia 6610 connected to my car pc with a IR connection, which works fine, but when it dials in ( using *99****? or whatever it is, the number that the B phone company gave me, it dials, then hangs up, with a networking error or something, like, the other end is hanging up.
they gave me a whole heap of ther settings and ive tried and STILL no good.
when it dials in, it gets as far as "negotiating with host" and then hangs up, and it says "subscribe to GPRS" first, but I am subscribed!!

And, my other query, Does XP allow you to use two internet connections side by side? I have my wireless LAN card in the pc, in the car, talking to my network in the house, and then when i drive away, i want it to use my phone, without too much hassle. So far, i have seen a IP conflict come up once. Is this problem connecting to my mobile phone being blocked by the network?

I can answer your second question. Yes, you will be able to use 2 internet connections, but it will only use one at a time. Usually, the higher speed or first connected one in my experience. When one goes out, it will probably take up to a minute or two before windows switched over to the cellular. It will NOT be seamless (internet will go out for a little bit) but it will transfer over.

stimps · 07-21-2005, 07:21 AM

So no one else can add anything? Seems like this area of expertise is very thin !
Wheres all the technicians who use this stuff!??
im still having issues with mine, still cant actually connect. I have taken a step backwards, now my PC wont correctly negotiate a connection to the phone! *doh!*
I recieved a whole heap of instructions from B mobile, and of course, some of them seem wrong. Alot of information from different sources conflicts. How is a guy suppost to get anything working?

Wiredwrx · 07-21-2005, 12:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by stimps

So no one else can add anything? Seems like this area of expertise is very thin !
Wheres all the technicians who use this stuff!??
im still having issues with mine, still cant actually connect. I have taken a step backwards, now my PC wont correctly negotiate a connection to the phone! *doh!*
I recieved a whole heap of instructions from B mobile, and of course, some of them seem wrong. Alot of information from different sources conflicts. How is a guy suppost to get anything working?

You should head over to www.howardforums.com. I bet they have the info you need.

Michael

stimps · 07-22-2005, 07:52 AM

I got it

First i was getting it working on my office PC. The problem with that mainly, was the GPRS modem settings, in the PHONE was not on "Internet"
it was on "internet" (lower case) hard to believe yes it makes a difference!

And on the PC in the car, i had major driver hassles, finally got a new driver for the IR dongle, and then the windows connection wouldnt work, but then just for laughs I tried the dodgy Nokia software - and it worked!

thanks for any help people have given me here anyway

Yuriy · 07-28-2005, 06:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Arathranar

It is possible to get unlimited near 100% internet access with the 4.99 plan. Here's what I did:
1. Get 4.99 plan.
2. Install drivers for USB cable for my Samsung S105
3. Install EasyGPRS
4. Add 'Samsung GPRS modem' - last step will add this to list of potential modems if you got to add a modem. It's not present without that.
5. Use GPRS wizard to get connection.
6. Configure IE for the GPRSWizard connection to use the proxy server 216.155.165.50 port 8080.
7. Verify it works.
8. Configure a normal windows network connection (create it manually) to connect to the *99#, username=anonymous, no password.
9. Configure the IE proxy for that connection as above.
10. Uninstall EasyGPRS.

I'm gonna quote this just in case anyone is still confused. It took me a good day and a half to figure this all out. Reason why is because my Pocket PC can't be configured to use a proxy, so I was bashing my head on the wall why this stuff doesn't work.

Well, now that I have a tablet in my car and an IR phone (s105) I am finally able to connect to the Internet anywhere in my car

That's sweet. Now I need a cell phone mount to keep it next to the irda sensor of my tablet. The car charger is in the mail

I love T-Mobile!

PS: the speed is quite decent! Certainly faster than a modem. I understand IRDA is limited to some 125 kbs, with interference and daylight I'd drop it to 65 kbs. That's still very decent. Google news loaded in 2 seconds, and completed loading in some 8 seconds with all the images and such. I also partially blame my tablet for the speed issue, it's only a P166

Rafster · 07-28-2005, 06:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rafster

I want to know that same thing as purdoom.

I know that T-Mobile To Go has free WAP access, but is the GPRS to use over modem connections free to use also?

And I'll go one more up on that.

Would I be able to get a GPRS modem, and put my T-mobile To Go sim card in it and get free gprs anywhere with T-mobile service?

Peace,

Raftser

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rickyaswell · 07-28-2005, 03:23 PM

Is this the only way i can have internet with my carputer in the uk or can i buy the pcmcia card put T mobile or what ever sim card in it for cheaper internet. If so can someone please show me the way on what i need to get.
I have read some of the comments on this but i can never work out if they are talking about uk.

nhesson · 08-15-2005, 05:35 AM

Many thanks to all on this thread. This is the exact thing I have been looking for. I have tmobile with a 4.99/mo t-zones and a t610. I setup the bluetooth connection and got it working in about 20 minutes. I needed to use that proxy address but I am able to login and check my email (imap server port 143) and browse the web. It appears that I can actually login to secure https sites as well. Many kudos to those that figured this one out.
Thanks