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P990 WLAN problems |
vivid white
Joined: Aug 29, 2006
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From: Leicestershire, UK
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i have just managed to connect to my home wireless router for the first time and it seems quite good. im actually typing this on my phone but the one thing im worried about is how do i know if im getting charged for this? is there a way of checking? |
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amnesia
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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From: Doha, London, Tokyo, Shanghai
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if you're on your router you wont be charged...
You only get charged if you're using GPRS
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vivid white
Joined: Aug 29, 2006
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From: Leicestershire, UK
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alittle globe comes up at the bottom does that mean im connected via wifi or gprs |
PeterKay
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A wifi icon will be on the bottom next to the globe which means you will not be charged.
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vivid white
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wifi icon is the one that looks like antenna. |
stravinsky
Joined: Jun 06, 2005
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I'm only guessing, but it looks to me like Sony Ericsson is possibly using a similar implementation of wi-fi in the P990 as in the discontinued Sony Clié devices (i have a TH-55) which were also 802.11b. In my experience it was a never guaranteed that you'd be able to join even unprotected networks. My fingers were usually crossed and often I was disappointed for I couldn't use a network properly (networks were detected, logging on to them seemed to work (sometimes) but net traffic did not always flow - as with current P990 users).
If this is true, then it's quite sad that this old technology is being used. And also there is no excuse for the lack of 802.11g. But like I say, I'm only guessing... |
PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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This is my router, which is not working with the p990i.
http://www.tekcomputersuk.com[....]dband-router-80211g-p-854.html
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Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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I can connect to my Wireless network, but then everytime I try to surf the 'net I get "could not locate remote server".
Anybody got any ideas? Thanks. |
GoR2002
Joined: Jul 04, 2003
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I had the same problem. In my work I culd not fix it, but at home the problem was the password (it was incorrect).
The problem was that it connects with the wrong password, but no surf.
Check wlan settings |
Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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Sorted it now. I used the settings put in the other thread about this. I recommend ppl have a look at that thread and just double check things. Sadly I think it's a case of trial and error  |
PeterKay
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what thread?
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Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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"P990i wifi problem, pls help!" or something |
PeterKay
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can people say which routers are working fine?
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Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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I think I've got the answer for the ppl who face the "Cannot connect to Server" message (or something similar). It revolves around the WEP key; basically the P990i doesn't seem to be able to save the preference to select any other WEP key than #1. If you choose another key ie. #2+, even when you save the profile, if you then look at the settings it defaults to WEP key #1. This was the problem for me anyway.
Therefore all I did was free up the #1 WEP key and used it for my P990i and bingo, everything works! See if that works and get back to me  |
PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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Hey Jim, my routers all messed up now.
will not connect to my laptop at all.
tried resetting it and still no luck.
really peeing me off.
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Posted: 2006-09-16 12:10
