Motorola V551 USB and Cingular Connection Manager or other cable

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> Try Windows Dial-Up Networking.
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Thanks for your reply. I can see through Windows dial up networking
settings that the phone is there, it appears as a modem, and even
responds to the inquiry commands sent by Windows modem diagnostics.

The problem is that it won't connect to anything.

I read your website as suggested, but I get a variety of errors at the
point where it dials into the network, and I don't get any response from
any websites. Something is not working but I don't know what it is.

I was on hold for almost three hours today, and one Cingular rep.
insisted that I needed a "data" plan, and that media works isn't one.
The other rep contradicted this, but it's all moot until it's been made
to work!! Cingular has previously said that they only support laptops
with the PC card style of connection. It's frustrating because neither
Cingular nor Motorola (the representatives they'll let me talk to) know
how to make the phone connect to the internet via a laptop, although the
advertising says it does.

If anybody knows how to troubleshoot this problem, it would be great, as
not being able to connect to the internet while mobile is a limitation
to both myself and my associate.

Peace,
Ron!

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> Is WAP working from the phone? How about CSD?
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The phone's browser works fine. I can read my yahoo mail and download
ringtones, some for free. When I run Cingular Connection Manager,
reports it's connected via both Edge, and CSD. From reading your faq's,
I don't think this is possible...I thought CSD was the connection that
used my minutes. With my intended usage level, using my minutes will be
a costly solution.

I get error 77 in my present configuration.

> Then your account is probably not provisioned properly.

Can you explain what "provisioned" means so that a retired System/360
assembly language programmer can understand?

Peace, Ron!

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> Don't use Cingular Connection Manager -- all you need is Windows Dial-Up
> Networking.
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Connection Manager won't work unless you open a data plan, says Cingular.

Obviously, I need something else. Windows dial-up is installed and
working, but, nothing makes it connect successfully. Motorola doesn't
know what to setup for Cingular service, and they stopped helping me
when the phone is seen by windows dialup.

Cingular says that the phone will not provide internet service. This
was a level-2 technician.

I believe them. It doesn't connect.

I'm now shopping for a PC card type of connection which has service in
my area. And more importantly, one that's supported by who sells it to
me. I'm sick of being teathered to the coffee places where they have
the WiFi. But I don't need WiFi if I am connected wireless, so I guess
I can just switch the cards depending on whether there's WiFi or not.

Suggestions are appreciated.

Peace, Ron!

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>>Suggestions are appreciated.
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> Get the V551 working. I explain how to do that at
> <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/cingular/media.htm>.
>

Thanks. I followed all the steps, excepting the parts that refer to
other telephone handsets' drivers.

It doesn't connect. Error 77. The PPP session has been terminated.

I decided to exercise my 30-day option, return the phone handset to
Cingular, and look for another brand, and possibly another service
provider. I insist on manufacturer and carrier support for anything
else I buy. This practice of trying to get cull information from other
users who are not paid to support me is for the birds! I got what I paid
for!!

Peace to all, Ron!