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  1. #1
    Steve Kranz
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    How I got my Palm Tungsten T to connect to the Internet via Bluetooth using
    Cingular GPRS and a Nokia 6230

    After a week of trying to connect the Tungsten T with Bluetooth using my new
    Nokia 6230 phone, only to get the dreaded "Subscribe to GPRS first" message
    on the phone, I found the combingation of settings on the Tungsten T and the
    6230 that now WORKS. These settings were found in various newsgroups and
    internet forums, so I take no credit for them other than patching them
    together and...voila!

    Settings on the Nokia 6230:

    Menu: Settings: Connectivity: GPRS: GPRS Connection: Always Online
    GPRS Modem Settings: Active Access Point: Select: Access Point 2 - Activate,
    then...
    Edit Access Point: Alias For Access Point - Select - New Alias: MediaNet
    ....then
    GPRS Access Point - Select: enter: wap.cingular - OK

    Menu: Settings: Connectivity: Bluetooth: Bluetooth: ON
    Bluetooth Settings: My Phone's Visibility: Shown to all:
    My Phone's Name: Nokia 6230 :

    Menu: Services: Settings: Connection Settings: Edit Active Service
    Settings: Settings Name: Express
    Homepage: http://device.home
    Proxies: Enable
    Primary Proxy: wireless.cingular.com - OK
    Port: 80 - OK
    Secondary Proxy: wireless.cingular.com - OK
    Port: 8080 - OK
    Data Bearer: GPRS
    Bearer Settings: GPRS Access Point: wap.cingular
    Authentication Type: Normal
    Login Type: Automatic
    User name: [email protected] (all caps)
    Password: CINGULAR1 (again, all caps)

    I think that's it on the phone settings.

    On the Palm Tungsten T, you first should visit www.palmone.com Tungsten T
    support, and download and install, in order, first the palm tungsten T
    update and then the Phone Link update from last November.

    Go ahead and establish a "trusted pair" between the Tungsten T and the 6230
    (make sure Bluetooth is active on your Palm, and also set to ON on the
    6230). Do this by first tapping on Phone Link on the Palm, tap Phone
    Connection and follow the prompts. When the Palm asks for the phone's code,
    enter any 16-digits (use consecutive digits or 16 of the same digit, so long
    as you remember it). Then the phone will ask if you want to accept the
    connection...hit OK on the phone and then enter the same 16 digit code you
    used on the Palm. It *should* then tell you they have established a trusted
    pair.

    The Palm will then prompt you to set up your network service...tap OK and
    follow the prompts using the Nokia 6230 phone, bluetooth, etc. When it's
    all said and done, it will prompt you to Connect. Chances are at this
    point, if you try to connect you will get the "subscribe to GPRS first"
    error on your phone...you now need to change some more settings on the Palm:

    Go to Preferences - Connection - LAN Nokia 6230 - Edit - Connect To: Local
    Network - Via: Bluetooth - Device: Nokia 6230 - Details: Speed: 57,600 -
    Flow Ctl: Automatic
    Hit OK back out and then Done to get back to Preferences.

    Select Network:

    Service should read Cingular GPRS
    User Name: [email protected]
    Password: CINGULAR1
    Connection: LAN Nokia 6230

    Then hit Details
    Connection type = PPP
    Idle Timeout = 3 minutes
    Query DNS = checked
    IP Address = checked Automatic

    Now, tap Script, where we will rewrite the script:

    Click on the first line and change the tag to "End". This will clear the
    entire
    script so you can start from scratch. Now change the script to the to
    the following (after each line is set, a new End line appears, so tap on
    each End line to continue. Pay attention to the difference between "Send:"
    and "Send CR:")

    Send: atz
    Send CR:
    Send: at+cgdcont=1,"IP",WAP.CINGULAR","0.0.0.0",0,0
    Send CR:
    Delay: 1
    Send: atd*99#
    Send CR:
    End:

    After you have completed these entries, go back to the Network screen, make
    sure your Palm bluetooth settings are on, discoverable and allow wakeup
    (they had to be in order to establish a trusted pair), make sure bluetooth
    is ON on your Nokia 6230. Hit Connect on the palm's Network screen and
    hopefully you will establish a connection. Once you are connected, hit
    Done, and open Web Pro to browse.

    When I did this the first time, I encountered a few hiccups and disconnects.
    The Palm occasionally will freeze briefly, or freeze totally, requiring a
    soft reset. I also notice that every now and then, the Palm also will
    spontaneously reset itself. I don't know if this is caused by a weak signal
    strength (here in the house I typically only have 2 bars if that), or if
    this setup is just an inherent instability between the older Tungsten T and
    the newer Nokia 6230 drivers, etc.

    Whatever...it works. I use the default webpro.palm.com host address and
    default home page, as it seems to load quickly and leads to numerous
    Palm-friendly familiar sites. Other "regular" web sites seem to be more
    problematic, possibly because of the size of downloads, the limited size of
    the cache on my Palm Tungsten T (which is limited by available memory).

    Good luck!

    --
    Steve Kranz, Homebrewer extraordinaire, banjo player mediocaire
    Visit the Midnight Homebrewers' League at
    http://members.aol.com/midnightbrewers/index.htm





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  2. #2
    krechet
    Guest

    Re: Nokia 6230 - Palm T/T - BT internet connection -no more Subscribe to GPRS error


    Hi Steve

    I was trying to repeat what you describe and it seeems to work,
    almost..

    I have Cingular, Sony Ericcson t68i and tungsten t2

    The result I'm getting is the session starts and ends immediately,
    giving me 0 seconds, 0 bites send 0 bytes received report.

    I figured out the cingular laptop service line number (phone is
    866-490-2666).

    They told me that the thing I'm trying to do is called using cell phone
    as a modem and cost $29.99/10Megabyte/month etc. In this case they will
    install me some utility which allows to work without any problems.

    I don't think it worth for the moment, but can you tell me, do you or
    don't you have this plan?


    for the moment I would be glad to use 3cents/KB plan they offer without
    any sibscription for ocassional directions/ information browsing.


    --
    krechet
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  3. #3
    Steve Kranz
    Guest

    Re: Nokia 6230 - Palm T/T - BT internet connection -no more Subscribe to GPRS error

    Krechet, I do not have any additional data/modem package as you describe
    from Cingular. Frankly, I don't think I have spoken with any Cingular
    customer service person throughout my whole ordeal of figuring this out, who
    was informed enough to have ever even raised that issue with me...all I have
    is their basic multimedia wireless package which gives me wireless internet
    (1MB, I think), text and multimedia messaging, for around $7.99 a month.

    I do not know whether my bluetooth internet connections with the Palm
    Tungsten T are incurring any additional charges or not...the Spousal Unit
    pays that particular bill from her office and, until I hear that familiar
    blood-curdling scream from across town indicating a problem, I figure
    ignorance is bliss (or, put another way, better to seek foregiveness than to
    ask permission).

    Steve

    "krechet" <krechet.1lea7o@WiFi-Forum_dot_com> wrote in message
    news:krechet.1lea7o@WiFi-Forum_dot_com...
    >
    > Hi Steve
    >
    > I was trying to repeat what you describe and it seeems to work,
    > almost..
    >
    > I have Cingular, Sony Ericcson t68i and tungsten t2
    >
    > The result I'm getting is the session starts and ends immediately,
    > giving me 0 seconds, 0 bites send 0 bytes received report.
    >
    > I figured out the cingular laptop service line number (phone is
    > 866-490-2666).
    >
    > They told me that the thing I'm trying to do is called using cell phone
    > as a modem and cost $29.99/10Megabyte/month etc. In this case they will
    > install me some utility which allows to work without any problems.
    >
    > I don't think it worth for the moment, but can you tell me, do you or
    > don't you have this plan?
    >
    >
    > for the moment I would be glad to use 3cents/KB plan they offer without
    > any sibscription for ocassional directions/ information browsing.
    >
    >
    > --
    > krechet
    > brought to you by http://www.wifi-forum.com/
    >






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