Eric'o'theque!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Bluetooth, the Dell Axim 51v and T-Mobile Internet Plan - it works!

 

I'll post more about my not-ready-for-prime-time Dell Axim 51v. For now, I want to give back to the web some advice I needed to get my 51v to work with my Nokia 3650 on T-Mobile's Internet plan, hooked up via BlueTooth modem.

I was able to pair the devices just fine. I was able to have the 51v dial *99# and momentarily have the "G" indicator pop-up on my Nokia 3650. But never stay connected. I would get the disconnected error. Finally, I trudged through the AximSite.com boards long enough to find this thread:

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=82337&page=2&pp=20

Here was the special sauce: extra dial string. The instructions:

Dialing number: *99#
User name: (leave blank)
Password: (leave blank)
Domain: (leave blank)
Extra dial-string modem commands: +CGDCONT=1, "IP", "(see note)"

note:
wap.voicestream.com (for generic)
internet2.voicestream.com (for internet option users)
internet3.voicestream.com (for VPN option users)

I put in the following dial-up string and I'm connected:

+CGDCONT=1, "IP", "internet2.voicestream.com"

Not the fastest connection in the world but it works. Yeah!

 
Comments:
Thanks for the post Eric.
I just got my Axim x51 and was having problems with this until I found your post - even though I saw the other posts, and even had my laptop settings that work with my Nokia phone. I was just a few characters off in the Axim setup, but enough to keep it from working.
 
Post a Comment

Links to this post:

Create a Link



<< Home
Eric Richards' place of techno (as in technology) happiness, rants, and corporate love. I work in Microsoft Office as a development lead.

 My Photo
Name: EricRi
Location: Redmond, Washington, US

email: Eric_Richards at ericri dot com

Lots More About Eric.

Eric-isms
Archives
May 2005
August 2005
November 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: The postings (and comments) here represent personal point of views and in no way represent the point of view or official opinions of my employer (Microsoft Corporation). The postings here are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. And if you're reading this blog, you're not only incredibly discerning, you're also knee-weakening good looking.


More blogs about Eric Richards.

Powered by Blogger