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  1. #1
    Juan Pablo
    Guest
    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?

    I temporarily have in my possession a 8525 using my SIM card
    from a regular Cingular voice phone activated for a regular
    voice-type plan.
    I can make regular voice and texting calls with the 8525.
    I can also "cruise the Web" OK via Cingular 3G here.
    And, yes this does incur extra monthly per-kilobytes billing
    charges, as expected.

    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.

    I also have an activated Sprint (HTC) PCS PPC-6700 which is
    very similar in concept to the (HTC) 8525.
    However, the Sprint logo-ed 6700 is entirely able to access
    the FREE Internet Web sites via it's Wireless feature, both
    when it was NOT yet activated, and now activated with only a
    voice-only Sprint plan.
    (Yes, as Cingular does, Sprint will charge an additional
    per-kilobytes usage charge for using it's 1-X and EVDO
    systems when not activated with Vision media or Data plans.)

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

    Thanks for any comments. ---Juan




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  2. #2
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

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

    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.





  3. #3
    Jackzwick
    Guest

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

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Juan Pablo <jsps999(DELETE THIS SECTION)@yahoo.com> 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?
    >
    > I temporarily have in my possession a 8525 using my SIM card
    > from a regular Cingular voice phone activated for a regular
    > voice-type plan.
    > I can make regular voice and texting calls with the 8525.
    > I can also "cruise the Web" OK via Cingular 3G here.
    > And, yes this does incur extra monthly per-kilobytes billing
    > charges, as expected.
    >
    > 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".



    You need to tell it a DNS.

    >
    > 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.
    >
    > I also have an activated Sprint (HTC) PCS PPC-6700 which is
    > very similar in concept to the (HTC) 8525.
    > However, the Sprint logo-ed 6700 is entirely able to access
    > the FREE Internet Web sites via it's Wireless feature, both
    > when it was NOT yet activated, and now activated with only a
    > voice-only Sprint plan.
    > (Yes, as Cingular does, Sprint will charge an additional
    > per-kilobytes usage charge for using it's 1-X and EVDO
    > systems when not activated with Vision media or Data plans.)
    >
    > Should the 8525 still be able to access FREE Wi-Fi Internet
    > when only using an activated voice-only plan?
    >
    > Thanks for any comments. ---Juan




  4. #4
    Juan Pablo
    Guest

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

    On Wed, 09 May 2007 19:21:57 -0600, Todd Allcock
    <[email protected]> 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





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