Re: tethered data connectivity troubles

Hi John,

Thanks for your response.

Obviously something has changed since you're mucking with your settings.

I've never changed the original connection settings, but created a new
connections on the Pocket PC to try the methods described on the wiki.

That doesn't make sense -- the correct username is required.

Confirmed that the username is blank in my old connection that worked for
many months. Not sure where I found those instructions, but I never had a
problem with it working until the last few days.

I can understand a suspicion that something has changed on my end, but my
wife has identical equipment and settings. She doesn't know _how_ to change
anything. Hers stopped working at the same time mine did. Which also
coincided with GPRS being unavailable for short periods. My coworkers
reported that their phones were not receiving text messages and showed
incorrect time on the clock over the weekend. Makes me wonder if they were
working on the network.

Perhaps that's the problem.

I would agree, except that when the phone indicator shows GPRS/EDGE
available (most of the time), I am able to get data on the phone itself.
However, the Pocket PC connection still fails.

How exactly? Have you tried dialing other profiles?

The Pocket PC connects to the phone via BT and dials *99#. After several
seconds of waiting, it says the connection failed. I have created other
connections on the Pocket PC with settings described in the Wiki, but none
of them are working.


FWIW, my account has unlimited data. I believe it is true data, not Media
..NET.

Thanks again,
Michael






"John Navas" <spamfilter0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In <t9iSf.55$nR4.14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:32:46
-0600, "Michael" <spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've had a Pocket PC configured to connect to the internet via Bluetooth
on
a Motorola V557. This has worked fine for a long time. This weekend, I
noticed that it was not working and has not worked since. Nothing has
changed on the phone or Pocket PC, but its like the network is refusing
the

Obviously something has changed since you're mucking with your settings.

connection. I'm dialing *99# . I've tried ISP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and

That's only for Data Connect. Won't work with MEdia Net.

WAP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for usernames

That's for MEdia Net.

(along with blank username, which I had
been using).

That doesn't make sense -- the correct username is required.

I'm using CINGULAR1 for the password.

OK.

I've also noticed that data availability has been up and down in my area,
Memphis, which is unusual.

Perhaps that's the problem.

It has been showing up when I have tried to
connect and I am able to connect to Media NET features on the phone when
data is available.

Then you need to stick to MEdia Net settings on the Pocket PC.

But, the Pocket PC Bluetooth connection fails after
trying to dial *99#.

How exactly? Have you tried dialing other profiles?

Is anyone else started having trouble recently?

MEdia Net with a V551 tethered to a computer over Bluetooth is working
fine
for me here in Northern California.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>


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