Re: 8525 - Is FREE Wi-Fi Possible With This Condition?

On May 14, 11:13 am, Juan Pablo <jsps999(DELETE THIS
SECTION)@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2007 19:21:57 -0600, Todd All***





<eleccon...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At 10 May 2007 00:58:09 +0000 Juan Pablo wrote:
Question about 8525 with this activated condition:

Activated with ONLY a "regular" voice plan - NO extra media
or data add-ons......

Is it possible to still be able to access the Web sites via
the built-in FREE wireless Wi-Fi using Internet Explorer to
Internet Web sites?

Yes. You just needto configure the Connections settings properly. In
the "advanced" tab of the Connections applet, select "Select Networks"
and change both options to "My Work Network" save it and reboot.

HOWEVER........

When I turn-on the Wireless feature.
I can access neighborhood Wi-Fi Access Points, including my
own.
AND, I can "see" the 8525 in my router's network Log when
connected to my own wireless network access point.
However, when I command Internet Explorer to go to an
Internet Web site such as Google, Ebay, "whatever", IE just
"hangs" stating the term: "Locating............." until it
eventually all times-out, and goes "nowhere".

The reason I am asking is that I have a strong suspicion
that Cingular/ATT locks-out that FREE Wi-Fi accessing
feature unless your plan also includes Media or Data
add-ons.

No, not at all- they've just pre-configured the phone for Cingular's data
service's proxy server.

Configuring for switching automatically is a little difficult because of
Cingular's proxy. (When Wi-Fi is avilable, th phone still tries to use
the proxy, which isn't available over Wi-Fi.)

On my T-Mo PDA phone (T-Mo also uses a proxy) I have the first nework
selection set to My Work Network and the second to T-Mobile Data. This
allows IE to use wi-fi first, or cellular data if unavailable, but the
messaging app only uses cellular data (which is ok with me- I have an
unlimited plan.)

Should the 8525 still be able to access FREE Wi-Fi Internet
when only using an activated voice-only plan?

Yes, when configured correctly.

Thanks. That did it!
When I re-configured BOTH menus to "My Work Network" at:
Start/Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select
Networks, then the Wi-Fi would function OK with Internet
Explorer.

What misguided me was that the very similar Win. Mobile 5.0
in my (Sprint) PPC-6700 has it defaulted as "SPRINT"
selected in the 1st menu, and "My Work Network" selected in
the 2nd menu.

Apparently for some unknown (nice) reason the Win. Mobile
5.0 in the (Sprint version) PPC-6700 is able to
automatically recognize when a User accesses either the
Sprint data services or any Wi-Fi access points.

So -- should I decide to ever use the Cingular data services
with a 8525, apparently I must then manually go back to:
Start/Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select
Networks, and re-select "Cingular" for that 1st menu.

Thanks again for that info! ---Juan- Hide quoted text -

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Juan,

When setting up the net WLAN connection, ensure that you have the
setting "My network card connects to:" and in the drop down ensure
that you have "The Internet". This is setting that I have had to
ensure that all WM phones from Cingular have to have. It is has been
my experience that WM devices, by default, want to assume that your
network card connects to work. Also, it is possible to leave that
setting and designate that your "Work Network" connects to the
Internet.

Some of your questions can be answers not in the "Cingular" news
groups, but, if you did a broader search on the topic of Windows
Mobile 5 settings. :)

.

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