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Aalpha001
Joined: Mar 21, 2005
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From: South Africa
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It appears like full internet access is possible on GPRs just that the service provider might limit access for reasons best known to them. Well, my fingers are crossed.
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Aalpha001
Joined: Mar 21, 2005
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From: South Africa
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I have eventually solved my problem
I was using the WAP gateway for my laptop though I was browsing from a PC. Thus, services were limited.
Now that I have changed the gateway, I can do all there is to do.
Chat on YAHOO!, stream live audio/video, email and stuff.
My basic problem now is, I can't use neither Hotmail nor YAHOO! Kept getting this message: "Contains no data"
I use Firefox 1.0.4 by the way.
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shuurajou
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
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From: Bristol, England.
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It is certainly possible to get /full/ internet access over GPRS. It will just be slower.
It is quite possible that you are using an APN designed for WAP usage, which would limit the capabilities of it, but most likely would still allow you to visit websites.
Don't be confused by this. An APN is the name of a gateway designated for a specific service. For example, here in Orange UK, we use 'orangemms' as the Orange Multi-media messaging gateway (which will not allow WAP/Internet traffic through it), but the 'orangeinternet' APN, will allow all http traffic etc through it. The active APN's, or rather the APN's that are currently specified for use, can be configured on the handset, and the laptop (or device).
You'd need to confirm with your service provider, what is the GPRS APN designated for full genuine GPRS internet access, not WAP GPRS access.
Depending on how you have it setup, there are any ways to insert APN's. You can either go into the advanced properties of your infared modem in the 'Phone and Modem options' in control panel (do not mistake for nokia modem options), it may show as a Standard 33,600kbps modem. Go into properties, then advanced and enter the following (exactly, including the ") into the extra initialisation command field.
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","YOURPROVIDERSINTERNETAPN"
OR, if you are using the Nokia data suite, in control panel you can go into 'Nokia Modem Options' and enter into the GPRS access point field the name of your service providers GPRS internet APN.
There are also GPRS modem settings on Nokia handsets which determine the access point for when the handset is being used as a Modem device.
[ This Message was edited by: shuurajou on 2005-05-30 00:48 ] |
Aalpha001
Joined: Mar 21, 2005
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From: South Africa
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This is exactly what I have done, and have since been smiling all the way.
 Thanks for the 'expert' and detailed advice.
NB I have Nokia suite installed on my laptop and have entered the right APN on its options.
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Posted: 2005-03-31 05:04
