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  1. #1
    dkocolin
    Guest
    I'm using a V557 paired via Bluetooth to my Mac.
    On my roommates PC we were successfully able to dial my school's ISP
    access number and connect via bluetooth and use the connection.

    However, on my Mac I can't get it to work. The problem seems to lie
    within the modem script. I've tried various ones online but no luck.
    Has anyone gotten this phone to work as a DUN gateway on OS X 10.4?




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  2. #2
    dkocolin
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    I've got it working now, and I connect at a whopping 9.6kbps.

    Is it possible to use the Edge network? I have "/FREE WIRELESS
    INTERNET" listed on my account features... is this considered a data
    plan?

    I'm new to all this. My roommate who has Verizon is somehow able to
    dial up to his network via bluetooth and get roughly 20k/sec download
    speed.

    On 2006-03-05 21:31:29 -0500, dkocolin
    <[email protected]> said:

    > I'm using a V557 paired via Bluetooth to my Mac.
    > On my roommates PC we were successfully able to dial my school's ISP
    > access number and connect via bluetooth and use the connection.
    >
    > However, on my Mac I can't get it to work. The problem seems to lie
    > within the modem script. I've tried various ones online but no luck.
    > Has anyone gotten this phone to work as a DUN gateway on OS X 10.4?






  3. #3
    dkocolin
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    I've got it working now, and I connect at a whopping 9.6kbps.

    Is it possible to use the Edge network? I have "/FREE WIRELESS
    INTERNET" listed on my account features... is this considered a data
    plan?

    I'm new to all this. My roommate who has Verizon and no data plan is
    somehow able to dial up to his network via bluetooth and get roughly
    20k/sec download speed using his airtime minutes.


    On 2006-03-05 21:31:29 -0500, dkocolin
    <[email protected]> said:

    > I'm using a V557 paired via Bluetooth to my Mac.
    > On my roommates PC we were successfully able to dial my school's ISP
    > access number and connect via bluetooth and use the connection.
    >
    > However, on my Mac I can't get it to work. The problem seems to lie
    > within the modem script. I've tried various ones online but no luck.
    > Has anyone gotten this phone to work as a DUN gateway on OS X 10.4?






  4. #4
    Ernie Klein
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    In article
    <2006030523021975249%dkocolin@gfiltersallspamfromtheirmailcom>,
    dkocolin <[email protected]> wrote:

    > I've got it working now, and I connect at a whopping 9.6kbps.
    >
    > Is it possible to use the Edge network? I have "/FREE WIRELESS
    > INTERNET" listed on my account features... is this considered a data
    > plan?
    >
    > I'm new to all this. My roommate who has Verizon and no data plan is
    > somehow able to dial up to his network via bluetooth and get roughly
    > 20k/sec download speed using his airtime minutes.


    From what I know (I have been playing with the data features myself for
    the past couple of weeks), is that CSD (Circuit Switched Data), is the
    *only* way you can actually dial an outside number to access your ISP on
    it's dialups. You must already have the CSD feature on your account
    since you are able to connect at 9.6kb. If you didn't have that feature
    you couldn't connect at all.

    Using CSD, a single time slot can only pass 9600bps. Some companies
    bond two or more time slots together for higher speeds, Cingular
    doesn't. 9600bps is the highest CSD speed you can get from Cingular.
    CSD usage is billed by minutes used, not data transmitted.

    Using the Data Plans (EDGE) you connect to the internet using Cingular's
    internet connection, not by dialing up your ISP. Unless you purchase a
    Data Plan of some sort (there are several), Cingular charges for data at
    10 cents/KB, there is no per minute charge, but the KB price adds up
    very quickly.

    I suggest you goggle for this news group for the past two or three
    weeks. There have been several threads covering this very subject.

    --
    -Ernie-

    "There are only two kinds of computer users -- those who have
    suffered a catastrophic hard drive failure, and those who will."

    Have you done your backup today?



  5. #5
    dkocolin
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    I'll give a look, thanks!

    Somehow my roommate doesn't have a data plan, but calls a number on his
    Verizon wireless phone (#777 I think) and logs in and it charges
    airtime minutes, not data, and he gets the max speed he can which is
    around 18k/sec.

    On 2006-03-06 10:16:15 -0500, Ernie Klein <[email protected]> said:

    > In article <2006030523021975249%dkocolin@gfiltersallspamfromtheirmailcom>,
    > dkocolin <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> I've got it working now, and I connect at a whopping 9.6kbps.
    >>
    >> Is it possible to use the Edge network? I have "/FREE WIRELESS
    >> INTERNET" listed on my account features... is this considered a data
    >> plan?
    >>
    >> I'm new to all this. My roommate who has Verizon and no data plan is
    >> somehow able to dial up to his network via bluetooth and get roughly
    >> 20k/sec download speed using his airtime minutes.

    >
    > From what I know (I have been playing with the data features myself for
    > the past couple of weeks), is that CSD (Circuit Switched Data), is the
    > *only* way you can actually dial an outside number to access your ISP
    > on it's dialups. You must already have the CSD feature on your account
    > since you are able to connect at 9.6kb. If you didn't have that
    > feature you couldn't connect at all.
    >
    > Using CSD, a single time slot can only pass 9600bps. Some companies
    > bond two or more time slots together for higher speeds, Cingular
    > doesn't. 9600bps is the highest CSD speed you can get from Cingular.
    > CSD usage is billed by minutes used, not data transmitted.
    >
    > Using the Data Plans (EDGE) you connect to the internet using
    > Cingular's internet connection, not by dialing up your ISP. Unless you
    > purchase a Data Plan of some sort (there are several), Cingular charges
    > for data at 10 cents/KB, there is no per minute charge, but the KB
    > price adds up very quickly.
    >
    > I suggest you goggle for this news group for the past two or three
    > weeks. There have been several threads covering this very subject.






  6. #6
    dkocolin
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    The other thing I'm trying to determine is what these two items on my
    features list offer me:

    One is "/FREE WIRELESS INTERNET" (slash included)
    The other is "WIRELESS INTERNET XPRESS PAY PER USE"

    They're both listed as "$0.00"/month, they've been on my plan for
    several years now and I never paid them much attention.

    What do these entitle me to, access wise charge wise?

    On 2006-03-05 21:31:29 -0500, dkocolin
    <[email protected]> said:

    > I'm using a V557 paired via Bluetooth to my Mac.
    > On my roommates PC we were successfully able to dial my school's ISP
    > access number and connect via bluetooth and use the connection.
    >
    > However, on my Mac I can't get it to work. The problem seems to lie
    > within the modem script. I've tried various ones online but no luck.
    > Has anyone gotten this phone to work as a DUN gateway on OS X 10.4?






  7. #7
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    Verizon uses CDMA technology.
    Cingular used TDMA-based GSM technology.
    They work and are billed differently.

    In <2006030610483216807%dkocolin@gfiltersallspamfromtheirmailcom> on Mon, 6
    Mar 2006 10:48:32 -0500, dkocolin <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >I'll give a look, thanks!
    >
    >Somehow my roommate doesn't have a data plan, but calls a number on his
    >Verizon wireless phone (#777 I think) and logs in and it charges
    >airtime minutes, not data, and he gets the max speed he can which is
    >around 18k/sec.
    >
    >On 2006-03-06 10:16:15 -0500, Ernie Klein <[email protected]> said:
    >
    >> In article <2006030523021975249%dkocolin@gfiltersallspamfromtheirmailcom>,
    >> dkocolin <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> I've got it working now, and I connect at a whopping 9.6kbps.
    >>>
    >>> Is it possible to use the Edge network? I have "/FREE WIRELESS
    >>> INTERNET" listed on my account features... is this considered a data
    >>> plan?
    >>>
    >>> I'm new to all this. My roommate who has Verizon and no data plan is
    >>> somehow able to dial up to his network via bluetooth and get roughly
    >>> 20k/sec download speed using his airtime minutes.

    >>
    >> From what I know (I have been playing with the data features myself for
    >> the past couple of weeks), is that CSD (Circuit Switched Data), is the
    >> *only* way you can actually dial an outside number to access your ISP
    >> on it's dialups. You must already have the CSD feature on your account
    >> since you are able to connect at 9.6kb. If you didn't have that
    >> feature you couldn't connect at all.
    >>
    >> Using CSD, a single time slot can only pass 9600bps. Some companies
    >> bond two or more time slots together for higher speeds, Cingular
    >> doesn't. 9600bps is the highest CSD speed you can get from Cingular.
    >> CSD usage is billed by minutes used, not data transmitted.
    >>
    >> Using the Data Plans (EDGE) you connect to the internet using
    >> Cingular's internet connection, not by dialing up your ISP. Unless you
    >> purchase a Data Plan of some sort (there are several), Cingular charges
    >> for data at 10 cents/KB, there is no per minute charge, but the KB
    >> price adds up very quickly.
    >>
    >> I suggest you goggle for this news group for the past two or three
    >> weeks. There have been several threads covering this very subject.

    >


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



  8. #8
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: dialup my ISP on mac via v557

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <2006030610521375249%dkocolin@gfiltersallspamfromtheirmailcom> on Mon, 6
    Mar 2006 10:52:13 -0500, dkocolin <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >The other thing I'm trying to determine is what these two items on my
    >features list offer me:
    >
    >One is "/FREE WIRELESS INTERNET" (slash included)


    That's Cingular-speak for CSD.

    >The other is "WIRELESS INTERNET XPRESS PAY PER USE"


    That's Cingular-speak for GPRS/EGPRS(EDGE).

    >They're both listed as "$0.00"/month, they've been on my plan for
    >several years now and I never paid them much attention.
    >
    >What do these entitle me to, access wise charge wise?
    >
    >On 2006-03-05 21:31:29 -0500, dkocolin
    ><[email protected]> said:
    >
    >> I'm using a V557 paired via Bluetooth to my Mac.
    >> On my roommates PC we were successfully able to dial my school's ISP
    >> access number and connect via bluetooth and use the connection.
    >>
    >> However, on my Mac I can't get it to work. The problem seems to lie
    >> within the modem script. I've tried various ones online but no luck.
    >> Has anyone gotten this phone to work as a DUN gateway on OS X 10.4?

    >


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



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