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Does Cingular block modem connections through cell phone?
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Here are the parameters:
Cellular provider: Cingular
Phone: Siemens S56
Modem Script: downloaded from Ross Barkman's Home Page
ISP: Earthlink
Computer-phone connection: Bluetooth
Evidently, my computer is able to ask the phone to dial a number. However, the phone then issues the message
Not applied for (xxx) xxx-xxxx
where (xxx) xxx-xxxx is the local Earthlink dial-up number.
Has anyone else encountered this?
According to a post on another forum, which I found through Google, this is because Cingular won't allow modem connections.
Can anyone else corroborate this?
If that is indeed the case, the reason would appear to be that Cingular doesn't want people to use their cell phones to be connected for hours at a time, especially during "free nights and weekends." Instead, they would want their customers to subscribe to GPRS services metered by the downloaded megabyte. The latter can rack up significant extra charges (good for Cingular, bad for the consumer).
Dominik Hoffmann
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my provider (verizon) let's me dial in to their service that uses minutes. That means on nights and weekends, it's unlimited. It's only 14.4, but that's not too bad. See if Cingular has something like that.
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Originally posted by DominikHoffmann:
If that is indeed the case, the reason would appear to be that Cingular doesn't want people to use their cell phones to be connected for hours at a time, especially during "free nights and weekends." Instead, they would want their customers to subscribe to GPRS services metered by the downloaded megabyte. The latter can rack up significant extra charges (good for Cingular, bad for the consumer).
Well it sounds like you figured it out. Most providers do this and there is no way around it. I am surprised Verizon still allows it.
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Word on the street is that Cingular's coming out with some new data packages on April 6.
Media Basic Package $7.99
250 sms
50 mms
1 MB wix
Media Works Package $19.99
1500 sms
200 mms
unlimited wix
$20 is a pretty heavy tack onto a monthly bill, but it may be the best solution, not that I have Cingular or know how this works (yet). Check howardforums.com for more info. Lots more.
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Well, I actually am connected now. I am making a Bluetooth connection to the phone using the GSM network to dial into my Earthlink account. The connection speed is only 9600 Baud.
This was possible after I set up the My Wireless Window companion Web page to my cell phone account. Then a customer service representative fixed something in their settings for my account. Now it works.
I'll have to see, whether the connection speed goes up if I have a better signal.
Dominik Hoffmann
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At O'Hare today I had between 80 and 100% signal on my phone. It still only connected at 9600 Baud. I'll call Customer Service tomorrow, to find out what's up with that.
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Switch to T-Mobile if you can.
1. Free dialup to their servers for 9600 baud internet anywhere (Modem signal over the call)
2. Free web browsing via GPRS at about 50kbit.
At O'Hare today I had between 80 and 100% signal on my phone. It still only connected at 9600 Baud. I'll call Customer Service tomorrow, to find out what's up with that.
Thats normal. 9600 baud is the best GSM can do for modem signals. What you are mixing up is GPRS, a data service that runs on top of the GSM signal and gives higher speeds (56k-500k depending on provider and area), due to a native data signal being used, instead of shoving an analog modem connection over GSM.
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Originally posted by Drakino:
Switch to T-Mobile if you can.
1. Free dialup to their servers for 9600 baud internet anywhere (Modem signal over the call)
2. Free web browsing via GPRS at about 50kbit.
Thats normal. 9600 baud is the best GSM can do for modem signals. What you are mixing up is GPRS, a data service that runs on top of the GSM signal and gives higher speeds (56k-500k depending on provider and area), due to a native data signal being used, instead of shoving an analog modem connection over GSM.
I have t-mobile and really would like to use the data service. But I am not sure how to make the connection with my powerbook. I have a mootola v300 and a usb cable, but I not sure how to get them to talk??? Any advice??
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