Connecting to ISP not Cingular WAP

I have a regular dial up account and am trying to use my V3 as a
bluetooth or USB modem to connect. It keeps diconnecting as soon as it
dials the number saying the remote computer is not responding, but if I
dial it myself I can hear the computer tones on the other end. I used
the same setup via USB in October on a V180 on Tmobile. Is this a
Cingular problem or my DUN or phone settings?


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I think I found my own answer on Cingular's forum.

Cingular does not allow this while TMobile does.


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wpbear

wpbear wrote:
> I think I found my own answer on Cingular's forum.
>
> Cingular does not allow this while TMobile does.
>
>
I thought i saw some posts about this not working on tmobile too.

wpbear <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a regular dial up account and am trying to use my V3 as a
> bluetooth or USB modem to connect. It keeps diconnecting as soon as it
> dials the number saying the remote computer is not responding, but if I
> dial it myself I can hear the computer tones on the other end. I used
> the same setup via USB in October on a V180 on Tmobile. Is this a
> Cingular problem or my DUN or phone settings?

Cingular calls this feature, dialing via a "modem", "CSD". They don't
offer it anymore. It might be available, if you ask for it, but they don't
offer.

Do you especially need to connect to your ISP for some reason?
With Cingular and USB/Bluetooth, you can connect to the internet via
Cingular. From there, you should be able to reach your SIP, just as if you
were on a public WiFi connection.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
wrote:

> wpbear <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have a regular dial up account and am trying to use my V3 as a
> > bluetooth or USB modem to connect. It keeps diconnecting as soon as it
> > dials the number saying the remote computer is not responding, but if I
> > dial it myself I can hear the computer tones on the other end. I used
> > the same setup via USB in October on a V180 on Tmobile. Is this a
> > Cingular problem or my DUN or phone settings?
>
> Cingular calls this feature, dialing via a "modem", "CSD". They don't
> offer it anymore. It might be available, if you ask for it, but they don't
> offer.

It is still offered where I live. I can add it my self using their web
site. Go to View/Change my plan -> add features -> Available Features
and the feature named "Dial Up & Fax" is the CSD (Circuit Switched Data)
feature for $3.99/month.

NOTE: this is a 9600bps service. Very, very slow, but it fits my needs
for email and occasional online banking.

NOTE2: There is no data charge for this feature other than the
$3.99/month, but it _does_ use up your minutes, and since it is slow it
used a _lot_ of minutes, but if you have unlimited nights and weekends
and use it mostly after 9PM or weekends like I do then the minutes don't
matter that much.

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-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?

Ernie Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is still offered where I live. I can add it my self using their web
> site. Go to View/Change my plan -> add features -> Available Features
> and the feature named "Dial Up & Fax" is the CSD (Circuit Switched Data)
> feature for $3.99/month.

I just checked again. CSD is not on my list of available features,
although the MEdiaNet plans are, which I don't think was true in the past
(I had to directly visit the MEdiaNet page to order it).

When I tried to use the "fax modem" that was presented by my
Bluetooth-tethered v551, it didn't work, because of the lack of CSD. I
called customer service and asked, and they said that the fax modem
offering is no longer supported, after some delay. I then asked about CSD
specifically, and that was immediately "no longer supported".

I use fax1.com for outbound faxes, which is a handy thing anyway.

The MediaNet packages other than Unlimited appear enticing. I could save
some money by using a plan that fits my normal usage, which is 1.3MB for
the 10 days listed on the web site, but that $0.01 per KB overage rate is
so high, and there are no rollover KB, the way there are with voice
minutes. One burst of high usage, maybe even one day, and I'd blow my
savings for months.

For my needs, the CSD would be okay. I don't have EDGE where I live, so
the difference between 9600 and 30000 wouldn't be dreadful. I have a queue
of rollover minutes that I will never burn.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:24:27 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected] wrote:

>Ernie Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It is still offered where I live. I can add it my self using their web
>> site. Go to View/Change my plan -> add features -> Available Features
>> and the feature named "Dial Up & Fax" is the CSD (Circuit Switched Data)
>> feature for $3.99/month.
>
>I just checked again. CSD is not on my list of available features,
>although the MEdiaNet plans are, which I don't think was true in the past
>(I had to directly visit the MEdiaNet page to order it).
>
>When I tried to use the "fax modem" that was presented by my
>Bluetooth-tethered v551, it didn't work, because of the lack of CSD. I
>called customer service and asked, and they said that the fax modem
>offering is no longer supported, after some delay. I then asked about CSD
>specifically, and that was immediately "no longer supported".

Fax support was discontinued some time ago.

>I use fax1.com for outbound faxes, which is a handy thing anyway.

Agreed -- I use it too.

>The MediaNet packages other than Unlimited appear enticing. I could save
>some money by using a plan that fits my normal usage, which is 1.3MB for
>the 10 days listed on the web site, but that $0.01 per KB overage rate is
>so high, and there are no rollover KB, the way there are with voice
>minutes. One burst of high usage, maybe even one day, and I'd blow my
>savings for months.

I use data so much (email, Google search, Google Local, Froogle, Opera Mini,
weather, movies, eBay, flight schedules, phone directories, news, Usenet,
package tracking, etc.) that the Unlimited package is a real bargain.

>For my needs, the CSD would be okay. I don't have EDGE where I live, so
>the difference between 9600 and 30000 wouldn't be dreadful.

Don't be so sure.

>I have a queue
>of rollover minutes that I will never burn.

Likewise, but the higher speed of even GPRS makes a big difference.

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