Hi, first let me say that I did search one after another thread and could not fins a simple answer regarding this. So please let me know if you know the answer.
Do I need to have the $40.00 data plan to be able to hook up the 8525 as a modem to a laptop? I have the $19.99 which works great but when I hit the dial button it check for user account (name-password) and it tells me could not be connected. I was able to use my blackjack with the 8525's sim and it got me on line with the $19.99 plan so why can't I do it with the 8525?
What are the steps to get this done? I did follow the instruction that came on the CD but it did not work.
Come on people nobody knows or cares to post a few words?
From what I know the cheaper data plan is for phones like the Motorola RAZR. the more expensive one is for the PDA phones like the 8525. On top of that I understand there is a tether charge when you use the phone as a modem.
There is an application you run that makes it a modem and the PC can connect using bluetooth or USB. I recently tested with bluetooth and it works nice.
The key is a modem initialization command that tells your 8525 what AP to use:
AT+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”isp.cingular” (in your case this will be "wap.cingular")
Here's a thread on HoFo that answers your question and shows you how to do this. Worked for me when I tried it in prep for CES last night.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=8392826#post8392826
Thanks ALOT guys!
The 8525 is VERY easy to use as a BT modem. You simply pair it to your laptop/pc, specify *99# for the DUN number, and leave the credentials blank.
Works like a charm!
My broadband connection was down at home the other day, and I used the 8525 for connectivity. The Edge connection (my house is just outside the 3g area) was more than adequate (for basic browsing - no streaming), and I would go as far as to say was at par with the browsing experience I was getting with Verizon EVDO.
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I have a friend that has a T-Mobile XDA and wants to change to AT&T.
She took it to the local AT&T office and they said they cound convert the phone but they would not be able to give her the capability to brouse the internet.
Can the phone be changed over to AT&T without loosing any of the online capabilities?
Thanks
Rick Opp
Rick Opp said:
I have a friend that has a T-Mobile XDA and wants to change to AT&T.
She took it to the local AT&T office and they said they cound convert the phone but they would not be able to give her the capability to brouse the internet.
Can the phone be changed over to AT&T without loosing any of the online capabilities?
Thanks
Rick Opp
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I've never heard of either carrier being receptive to SIM unlocking, even when they're the "gaining" carrier, so I'm a little suspect of this. That being said, I moved from ATTWS to T-Mobile and had no trouble connecting to GPRS on the T-Mobile side, I suspect it will be the same for you. I would use the tools here to unlock the phone and just keep ATTWS's hands off my device.
Yup, unlock it with the tools here, find the AT&T GPRS settings, and go for it. I'm not sure if loading the AT&T Radio Stack would be good, maybe someone else knows? Mad Max, did you change to the T-Mobile radio?
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Mad Max, did you change to the T-Mobile radio?
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I have not. Am curious about other's observations. I'm running ATTWS's stack A.20.10 with no problems on T-Mobile, including full GPRS access. Only thing unusual seems to be that my signal meter always reads very low when I'm on T-Mobile, even in places where my other t-mobile phone is almost maxed out on signal strength. Others on the board have mentioned this, so I don't know if it's linked to my cross-carrier configuration or not.
All you have to do is get ahold of T Mobile USA's Customer Care Department and as long as you have had your account with them for at least 3 months and don't have any past due charges on it, they should be able to get you the SID unlock code. Just tell them you're going to be going overseas and one of the GSM carriers over there is giving you a prepaid SIM to use while in their country and they need you to have your Pocket PC Phone Edition unlocked. I had an unlocked one and used it just fine with the T Mobile OEM software in it. The only thing strange I guess is you'll be using ATTWS service with a T Mobile USA device. LOL! I won an SX56 from Siemens so now I'm using it. Bought my T Mobile one for $200 on eBay and resold it for $320. Talk about profit. I hope the IRS aren't reading these forums. LOL! 8)
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So if I understand correctly, if I just unlock the SIM and take it into the local AT&T store they should be able to get it set up with both AT&T phone service and Internet, Right?
Thanks for the info
Later
Rick
Rick Opp said:
So if I understand correctly, if I just unlock the SIM and take it into the local AT&T store they should be able to get it set up with both AT&T phone service and Internet, Right?
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You are correct sir. It will take a couple of minutes to set up the GPRS dial string and settings, but otherwise it will work perfectly.
OK
Thanks for the help. I have already ordered the connector to make a serial cable.
One other thought before I do this...
Is there someone out there that has a Siemens with AT&T they want to trade for a T-Mobile ???
Thanks
Rick :lol:
Rick Opp said:
Is there someone out there that has a Siemens with AT&T they want to trade for a T-Mobile ???
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It really is the exact same device inside: just burn a new ROM and you'll have the same device. That simple...
no prob
last weekend i went to t-mobile with my att xda and ordered service since att in so cal is beyond horrible. I signed up with a plan which gave me a free phone. He pulled the sim card that came with the phone out of the box and put it in my xda. in 1 minute i receved a sms that said "OTA OK" and my phone worked (with a full signal). I dont use internet but all you have to do is ask for the gprs connection string and type it in.
Apparently the phone was unlocked when they took it to the AT&T store. The tech said they could set up everything but the internet access.
Maybe the techs at that office don't know how to do it.
How do you go about finding out what the GPRS connection string is supposed to be? Is it device specific or location specific? Is it something I can get myself or does AT&T have to provide a unique string?
Is the internet access only offered in certain areas?
Or maybe someone can recommend a "qualified" AT&T office to take it to to get the service set up. I am in the Austin TX area.
I'm kinda new to this so bear with me.
Thanks
Rick Opp :roll:
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How do you go about finding out what the GPRS connection string is supposed to be? Is it device specific or location specific? Is it something I can get myself or does AT&T have to provide a unique string?
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I think what they mean is that they don't know how to do it at the store, but you can get the info by calling into ATTWS customer care and asking for data tech support.
Like T-Mobile, the info is NOT device or location specific. Simply set the connection to be "Cellular Line (GPRS)" in the pull-down menu, and the access point name is "proxy". If you're asked specifically for a proxy server name ( I was in version 3, but not in ROM version 4) the ATTWS proxy server is "localhost".
In older ROM versions, there was more to do, but on 4.00.11, that's about all there is to it. If you need the other stuff like IP addresses for proxy servers and WAP gateways, let me know and I can post that two, but doesn't seem to be needed under ROM v4. I have the connection stuff for both ATTWS and Tmobile entered into two connections, because I sometimes flip SIMs between carriers, and it works great.
OK, Great
thanks for the info.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
rick Opp
Making progress but still not quite there
We got the phone working. That was the easy part.
A new AT&T SIM was installed.
We entered the GPRS setup parameters given to us by the AT&T tech.
I was told that when the inverted "G" showed up in the signal strength status window that GPRS would be available. When the G showed up I could connect but IE bombed out saying the page could not be located when attempting to browse.
An AT&T tech told me to do a hard boot. After the hard boot, the G no longer shows up. I can still log on to GPRS but IE still bombs out.
Any suggestions?
The settings provided by AT&T are listed below. Perhaps someone could compare it to their settings ans see if maybe AT&T gave me bad info.
Connection name:
GPRS Connection
Cellular Line (GPRS)
Baud rate = 19200
Use server assigned IP address
Under Modem Tab:
Name GPRS Connection
Number +0 ~GPRS!proxy
Under Proxy Settings:
Both connects to internet and uses proxy server boxes checked
Proxy Server localhost
Advanced Settings:
HTTP localhost : 9090
WAP 10.250.250.250 : 9201
Socks localhost ; 1080
Type = Socks 4
Thanks again for your help.
Later
Rick
Rick Opp said:
I have a friend that has a T-Mobile XDA and wants to change to AT&T.
She took it to the local AT&T office and they said they cound convert the phone but they would not be able to give her the capability to brouse the internet.
Can the phone be changed over to AT&T without loosing any of the online capabilities?
Thanks
Rick Opp
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Since this is not your device I would suggest that you just install the latest official Pocket PC 2002 AT&T ROM and Radio stack which can be downloaded from the below link (she can always later upgrade it to WM2003 if she want to) :
http://www.my-siemens.com/com.apert.../da/us/mw/mc/mc/ruuv1.11_cea.20.17wwe_aws.exe
How to convert:
After you have the above needed file run it!.
Once it has finished 'unpacking files', cancel out of it and use Windows Explorer to go to the
C:\Program Files\SX56 upgrade utility folder.
Now download adaptROM.exe from: http://xda-developers.com/adaptROM/
and place it in the C:\Program Files\SX56 upgrade utility folder
Then go to DOS and run adaptROM.exe from the C:\Program Files\SX56 upgrade utility folder.
After adaptROM has finished return to the C:\Program Files\SX56 upgrade utility folder and run upgrade.exe .
HTH
Thanks
I'll give it a try tomorrow after work.
The saga continues......
Later
Rick
Success!
After running adaptrom and installing the Siemens ROM update everything works perfectly.
Thanks for all the help.
These things are pretty cool. Maybe I'll get one for myself.
:wink:
Later
Rick
Glad to hear it worked out and yea they're pretty cool!
I'm using an XDA T-Mobile PPC (SX56 ATT unlocked with 4.01.16 and Radio ver 6.25.02).
I wanted to see if anyone had the same problem and can help getting me back on WAP. Currently not signed up for any data plans, but using the GPRS WAP. Been unable to connect to the internet since last Weds. Antennna confirms that GPRS is connected from the signal using the the standard TM configuration from this site. IE hangs and eventually times out with a page not found. When the handheld is in the cradle, IE connects to the internet without problems.
Prior to this downtime it's been pretty solid, accessed as expected and never had this issue before. Did a hard reset to rebuild, but not fixed, however did notice the network search has recently been slow. Not sure some changes happened since TM stores started receiving the HP6315.
Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
TIA
Almost the same
I am having almost the same problem, but only with T-Mobile. When I switch to another service (AT&T or Orange) it works fine, but will not work with the OEM service with T-Mobile.
In fact, the only way to get it to work with T-Mobile SIM chip is to use it calling a IP (hence using my minutes)
Anyone know whats wrong
Hello -
I was about to buy an AT&T 8525 when I went to their support site and read this:
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Why update the ROM on your device?
The latest ROM version includes added features that will help you get more out of your device!
What is included:
New Daylight Saving Time rules.
Push To Talk
Cellular Video
"Wireless Modem" is replaced with "Internet Sharing"
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I was planning on using the 8525 on my boat, as a modem tethered off of a laptop accessing the web via the 8525 and EDGE or 3G wireless.
Is AT&T dropping support for using the 8525 as a wireless modem? I'm sure I'll not get a straight answer if I call AT&T or go to the local AT&T store.
TIA for your help!
PS I know I'm a newbie here - but I have searched and I've found threads on HOW to do it - but I've not found one that indicates IF AT&T/Cingular is dropping this capability?
Don't worry, Internet Sharing is just an easier connection to use your 8525 as a modem. I've used it and it works very well, hi speed and all.
Thank you!
Thanks very much for the reply.
I've been burnt before with phones that supposedly have a feature, but has been disabled by the carrier with their custom ROM.
I can confirm that the internet sharing app on the 8525 is FAR better than using the old modem way where you have to put in dialup number, username, pass etc.
Thank you
Hey - thank you very much.
All I want to be sure of is that I can use the 8525 as a broadband modem off of my laptop with Cingular high speed service.
Thanks again!
Hi,
Could you genius's help me advising if I can use my USB Modem Simcard into HD2 to use internet on the go, so that I dont have to carry heavy laptop. If yes, what setting do i need.
BTW its Virgin USB Modem
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Oh.. that's really bad to see that no one replied, anyways found the fix... you can use your USB Modem sim card, through this mobile, and make your mobile as wireless router...
works awesome...
NEed help.. reply to this post for further steps...
no one may have replied because people may not have seen it due to the amount of posts, it could have disapeared of the first page quickly.
anyone, glad you found a solution. If i seen it earlier, i would have been able to say that , yes as long as your hd2 is on virgiin network, or its unlocked it would work. 3g modems take normal phone simcards. infact there is no difference between the sim cards except for the plan that is associated with them. you actually hgave a mobile number, the sim card can even be used to make calls and send texts in a phone but ofcoarse you would get charged for it.
I used to have a 3g modem of tmobile, and i would actually swap sim cards when i used my allowance up, as i had unlimited data plan on both phone and modem. now that i have hd2 i canceled my 3g broadband plan and use just my hd2 (as my phone plane has unlimited date subject to fair use policy, which is 3gb)
Hi,
I've found some kind of issue with Bluetooth and Internet Sharing.
Bluetooth starts and finds other devices as well as other devices find my phone. But whenever try to connect my phone says: device not supported. I've tried connect with Htc cha cha, Samsung galaxy s2 and Sony Ericsson xperia. Everytime the same, my phone after provided pin number says: not supported.
The other issue is with Internet Sharing. When I try to connect to shared connection everything looks ok. But then I get a message on my laptop: no internet access. When I click troubleshooting it says device (my phone) is blocking internet access.
I don't really know where is an issue. There is no any settings on my phone I could change about the issues.
Has anyone got similar problems?
No,it is not caused by the phone this a feature of windows phone 7. Bluetooth can be used for the handsfree only.
Anyone else unlock a USA ATT Wireless HTC Titan for use on T Mobile USA? Works fine, on Edge, but when I try to turn on Internet Sharing, it says, Contact ATT Customer Service or call 611. Ay ideas on how to fix this?
Sent from my PI39100 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
Yes, I have the same problem as you, any help would be appreciated...
internet sharing
i might have had the same problem; it would'nt allow me to 'internet sharing' with the data plan i had (i had the middle plan; $25 month), i had to call ATT and upgrade my data plan to the $45 plan. Needless to say i was pissed, i really cant afford the more expensive data plan. i am now looking for a hack to do this from the middle data plan. what makes me even more mad is that i was able to do the internet sharing with my old phone, the ATT Tilt 2, with the middle data plan. again, i'm looking for a hack to solve this problem.
engn999 said:
i might have had the same problem; it would'nt allow me to 'internet sharing' with the data plan i had (i had the middle plan; $25 month), i had to call ATT and upgrade my data plan to the $45 plan. Needless to say i was pissed, i really cant afford the more expensive data plan. i am now looking for a hack to do this from the middle data plan. what makes me even more mad is that i was able to do the internet sharing with my old phone, the ATT Tilt 2, with the middle data plan. again, i'm looking for a hack to solve this problem.
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At the moment, there is no hack for Windows Phone 7. You are not officially able to tether with any phone on AT&T without a tethering plan. So this is nothing new.
I just upgraded from a Samsung Focus to the HTC Titan.
They are both WP7 platform on the ATT network. My Samsung allowed me to share my iNet connection from the settings menu without needing to call ATT or change my $30 unlimited data plan.
I just called to "activate" the feature on my Titan and was told it cannot be done without upgrading my data plan to include tethering.
I wonder if this is specific to each phone developer based on their contract with ATT.
If so, the "Focus S" may operate the same as the Focus and is their counterpart to the Titan.
I like the Titan, but the original Focus had the following Mango Updates:
- "high Fidelity position": improvements to GPS data for better accuracy
- "call blocking": blocking specific callers in ROM not by adding software
- "internet sharing": no ATT activation required
I would love to know if the Focus S does or does not require an ATT activation phone call.
Thanks