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

**pip** · 08-18-2004, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by gareva1

The party's not over! Check out this thread from Howard
http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...hreadid=421754

it shows you how to access wap sites from alternate gateways, and it also tells you that you can still tether your laptop/carputer to your phone for internet access

Seems to be, I changed the WAP to the IP address suggested & I still get a T-Mobile page saying I have to pay $5 a month. Ah well

**zPilott** · 08-19-2004, 10:58 PM

so is there anyway to get this set up with the pay as you go plan anymore? I'd pay the $5 bucks a month happily, but their cheapest plans are a bit more than I am willing to pay right now.

**chuckctv** · 08-28-2004, 06:34 PM

i checked into it, just not sure if teirs enough use to make it reasonable... If you have T-mobile its 19.99/mth by it self 29.99/mth. what you get 24hrs a day unlimited 56K wireless modem that uses the t-mobile network, no raoming either.

you must get the pcmcia pc card unit for this (ebay 99.00), t-mobile (300.00).

I have a friend with t-mobile, thinking about giving him 240.00 up front (close friend) and let him sign up for it for me... (most people wont do a 1 yr contract for others, but if i pay for year up front i dont see why not.)

so far it seems like a good plan, but i need more uses then email, web searching to do this... I have nextel now with unlimited web, 19k though, but good enough for email.

Chuck

**gizmomkr** · 08-29-2004, 04:15 PM

I found some other information while speaking to tech support the other day -
T-mobile offers 2 types of access - Internet 1 and Internet 2.

Internet one is the Basic plan, and prvides only a NAT'ed Internal IP.
Internet two Is the extended service and offers a publically routable IP - Will support VPN connectivity.

I also have some other dialing codes that work better for some phones.

I use (and pay) for the Internet 2 option, and use it quite frequently in my car. I have a Sony Ericsson t610 connected through bluetooth to my car pc.

**bankingdom** · 09-05-2004, 09:57 PM

Seems like the party is in fact NOT over! Just tried it on my laptop and it works great! I guess it only doesn't work when using tzones directly from your phone. I thought all hope was lost, but I guess its working for now at least.

**Hcomplyr** · 09-06-2004, 06:31 PM

has anyone tried this with a nokia 3595? i just saved the phone from the trash and it works great but the data cables i found don't say they'll work with mobile internet

**Hcomplyr** · 09-15-2004, 07:49 PM

i guess i found out why the mobile internet doesn't work... this phone doesn't support it.... now to find another one, my GF has been eyeing this 3595 anyway i guess she now has a new phone.

Apparently the number for a cable connected phone for GPRS is *99#

**stimps** · 09-15-2004, 08:11 PM

Has anyone in australia done this yet? I would probably look into it, as I have a 6610 (no bluetooth but it does have IR) but untill I have heard someone else has successfully done it I prob wont rush out and waste time on it:P

**Hcomplyr** · 09-15-2004, 08:27 PM

if you have a buddy with a laptop it would be a matter of minutes before you found out if it worked or not, no data cable neccessary

**Hcomplyr** · 09-18-2004, 03:56 PM

i finally got this GPRS to work and damn i love it i ended up getting a cheap motorola V66 and a data cable for $20 and it works like a charm, in fact i'm on it right now, the speed is tolerable especially for being connected just about anywhere. Finally T-mobile is worth it!