I bought a Cingular 8125 from eBay and recieved it today. I unlocked it with loki and it works on my T-Mobile SIM and my AT&T SIM. I was talking with a member of the forums here and he told me to purchase unlimited MMode for $25 a month and I can get EDGE data from AT&T. I purchased it and went through steps to use "My Work Network" but when I use IE it says "Connecting to Cingular GPRS" and doesn't connect. Any idea how to fix?
Also, I see AKU 2 is available and I was also recommended to flash my ROM because I don't need the Cingular bloat (I'm not even using the Cingular network!) but I have no idea what to use.
I wanted to try the AKU 2 but I don't have 50 MB free on my phone so I'm going to buy a memory card tomorrow... is that what I should use?
Also, regarding Outlook and ActiveSync... can I set contacts in Outlook 2003 to be Personal and Business and then have my phone only sync with the personal contacts? How?
Thanks!
this is the post that was left by a user in a topic i started. Maybe its because you didnt do the radio rom ?
i'm posting this from an unlocked 8125 on a cingular blue (old AT&T) plan and I absolutely love it. I see no slowdown where i'm at compared to the cingular SIM chips. on dslreports.com/mspeed I average between 125 and 155 kbs.
if you still can hurry and add unlimited mmode for $25 a month before they completely freeze the at&t accounts so that any change/add would warrant a migration.
once you do, get your 8125, carrier unlock it, cid unlock it, flash with button's cooked rom, flash with radio rom 1.13, customize your extended rom to the way you want (no need to use the cingular extended rom, its just bloatware because your on at&t's settings.
to get edge working just set your connections to connect to "my work network" on both settings, then go into my work network and add a connection "cellular (GPRS)",name it at&t edge (or whatever you want. now the important part is that you have to set the apn as "proxy" without the quotes. then set this connection connects to the internet under the proxy setting.
leave username and password blank and domain blank. that should do it, then connect to internet explorer and you should be surfing on edge. good luck.
I paid full retail also, $490 after tax, and it was worth every penny. I could have got it for $250 if I migrated and used my FAN buisness account, but my blue plan is sooo much better. good luck.
Check out this link if you're still having problems setting your 8125 to work with the at&t network. It's not exactly for the 8125 and WM5, but its very similar. I believe this is for the blue angle and WM2003.
http://supportcingular.atgnow.com/c...gnow.com%2Fcng%2Fknowledgebase%2FKB39865.html
if you still have questions after looking at the link let me know and I'll try to help.
Oh and no, you don't have to update the radio rom, the radio rom update will probably help with reception and edge speeds, but won't have an effect on connecting to the network.
Kenny- I've got my 8125 working on Cing Blue. If you need the settings PM me and I'll copy them out to you. It was a pain but I got it working in the end.
Marc
Thanks for the replies guys.
KINetics: I read the guide and realized I needed to edit the Cingular GPRS connection, and I did as it said... and got a little bit further. My 8125 says connecting to AT&T GPRS, says "locating..." and then returns the error: "The page cannot be displayed or downloaded because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again later." Any ideas? I have 4 bars when this happens, and the E icon (I'm guessing it's EDGE) is showing at the top.
Also, I want to have the phone as upgraded as possible... and I want the internet to work, which is why I'm thinking about updating the rom. Can you tell me what I'm best doing and how to go about doing it? I'm getting a 1 GB mini SD card today.
Thanks again!
SUCCESS!
I got the internet working!
I went to connection settings and to the proxy tab and unchecked use a proxy for internet.
Thanks for all your help! I just need ROM advice now.
danrw84: Have being trying for 3 weeks to connect and no one could help. Followed your instructions and it worked. Thanks a bunch.
And all these problems because I had an old ATT account ...
I have a PDA unlimited option for $14.94/month Company deal hehe. Now I can use it !!!
GREAT!
Thanks for the info...got it working at 144kbps! the ATT/Cingular support ppl immediately went for the: "Need to migrate your account" line. Ha!
help with cingular 8125 but with the at&t network
Please, please..
can someone please help me... I tried reading the instructions but I am not too savy... with this stuff... plus ... i am a girl...
can you tell me how and where .. do i change the settings... for my cingular 8125... I am getting the run around with tech support.. and i dont want to migrate...
any help will be appreciated.... :lol:
Lorena in miami....
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the settings and photos on how to setup the connections are on cingulars web page under support for the 8125
https://onlinecare.cingular.com/dev...ingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB56475.html
the settings and photos on how to setup the connections are on cingulars web page under support for the 8125
https://onlinecare.cingular.com/dev...ingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB56475.html
Will this work even if I am still under the AT&T network????
Lorena :?:
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Ok, i'll be receiving my T Mobile MDA this week. I want a clean ROM, and the best radio. But I still want all the functions/features to work (MMS, etc.).
If i understand right, it would be using this radio upgrade, the 2.47.11 rom. Is that correct?
And for the ROM, I could use Molski's, or Ell's AKU3.2.
I'm not really sure on all the terminology, like AKU, or IPL/SPL....so some help would be great. I've tried to use the WiKi on here, but some parts are left out. Thanks.
You mean Wizard MDA Vario Rom Upgrade???
You can access this page
Or Download
Have fun
no i'm from the US, getting the US T MO MDA. Looking for a clean rom with nothing in the rom that is carrier specific; i.e. splash screens, color schemes, anything like that. I want the best radio upgrade and the best rom.
May I suggest you live with the MDA at least a month before you flash it? The 2.47 radio rom is the best I've ever used. I'm using T-Mobiles 2.26 rom. If you don't want the custom T-Mobile options that come with the ROM you don't have to load them. Just do a hard-reset and when it says it's loading the custom cabs just do a soft reset and load the ones you want.
I had an MDA before, a couple months ago, and loved it, but had to return it. Now I am porting my line over to T MO, and I remember doing the 2.24 upgraded rom when i got that one...and it was great. One thing I remember not liking about it though was my MMS. I couldn't send picture messages when connected to wifi. Has there been a fix for this?
no fix
im not sure there is a fix for sending mms when on wifi. the phone uses GPRS to access the MMS server on the tmo network . When wifi is on then GPRS usually drops. if i were you i would just send the picture message as an email. that way there are no messaging charges. you can send it to their phone # [email protected] and all other carriers have the same type of email set up
here is a site with all the cellphone email addresses http://www.hiptools.net/sms/
Ok, here's the situation i've run into w/ AT&T. I used to have the old data/message package media max unlimited i believe it was called, where it was unlimited data, plus unlimited messages for 39.99. I guess this only worked w/ the 8125 and possibly the 8525. Is there anyway to get this package to work w/ the 8925/Tilt, either the phone or the network recognizes the package, and AT&T it still showing i own an 8125 on their end. Any workarounds?
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Ok, here's the situation i've run into w/ AT&T. I used to have the old data/message package media max unlimited i believe it was called, where it was unlimited data, plus unlimited messages for 39.99. I guess this only worked w/ the 8125 and possibly the 8525. Is there anyway to get this package to work w/ the 8925/Tilt, either the phone or the network recognizes the package, and AT&T it still showing i own an 8125 on their end. Any workarounds?
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AT&T really has no idea whqat phone you are using. I own a blackjack and Tilt and go back and forth all the time, never causing any issue. I, too, have the media max unlimited package and never had any issues. Just throw your sim card into the Tilt and you should be fine.
smittyofdhs said:
AT&T really has no idea whqat phone you are using. I own a blackjack and Tilt and go back and forth all the time, never causing any issue. I, too, have the media max unlimited package and never had any issues. Just throw your sim card into the Tilt and you should be fine.
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well, i know they had no idea what phone i'm using, as i said, they thought/think i'm still using my 8125. but when i put my sim card into my tilt, no internet. take it right back out and throw it in my 8125, i have internet. unless they're something wrong w/ the internet settings which i highly doubt...the net settings weren't working when i originally got the phone under the AT&T rom...and its still not working under the q-mobile 1.2 - tilt rom...
simbadogg said:
well, i know they had no idea what phone i'm using, as i said, they thought/think i'm still using my 8125. but when i put my sim card into my tilt, no internet. take it right back out and throw it in my 8125, i have internet. unless they're something wrong w/ the internet settings which i highly doubt...the net settings weren't working when i originally got the phone under the AT&T rom...and its still not working under the q-mobile 1.2 - tilt rom...
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Was the 8125 able to do 3G? What's the sim look like? Does it say 3g across the front?
The problem may be the sim. It works with older phones but won't work on new phones.
n/m i figured it out....it was def a 3G chip in my phone before, because i remember cingular sent me a new sim in the mail nearly a year ago. But here was the trick, in the tilt under the gprs authentication it was under CHAP, i switched it to PAP, which was what my 8125 was under, and the net works now. It was a lucky guess on my part, i just went to that immediately. Haha, thanks for the help though
My girlfriend just bought me a att tilt/kaiser/8925 and I have Tmobile. I have unlocked the phone and am now having trouble getting it to connect to the internet, I have tried the settings from my old mda to connect through wap but I get an error every time. Also I dont know if I need to change mms setting or anything else, please someone help, I have been reading these boards for years and I cant find anything about usa tmobile settings
Look at the thread for the q-mobile rom in the upgrading section and theres settings there. theres also a cab that automatically sets up the settings which worked for me but its said that they are wrong.
Hello All,
I bought a prepay Side-Kick Tmobile sim card in Memphis today, after activating it and toping it up. I put it in my Kaiser. Auto connection setup started nicely and found tobile USA settings.. whoever, I am unable to attatch to the data network.. when ever I try and connect, the E with arrow icon starts working around, but then it stops and a message reading: Cannot connect for unknown reason (then it goes on about changing settings etc)
I looked everywhere for answers, (as I id like to think im more intelligent than just asking a question that could be dumb :-D) but i could not find a thing that worked about this.. and the things i did find were not helpful..so apologies in advance if there was an obvious place for my answer but i missed it some how..
The Device Information is:
ROM: Dutty WM6.1 WWE (CE OS 5.2.19716, build 19209)
Date: 04/01/08
Radio: 1.64.08.21
Protocol Version: 25.74.40.02H
I would hope that someone can help me, as i am desperately needing to get connected... im visiting from the UK and my silly sim card malfunctioned and i can no longer get online :-(
Many Thanks
the other day i saw a cab that said ::
"use this when you have trouble setting up t-mobile" ..
post #20 on page :: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336084&highlight=tmobyjoe599.cab
has a cab and instructions.. maybe its for you.. if you try it, please report results
Sidekick data tries to connect to Danger (manufacturer of SKs) Servers for internet connection, any other devices will not work on that service. You need to use the service that they offer for regular cell phones called Tzones or the data plan for smartphones
amkaos said:
the other day i saw a cab that said ::
"use this when you have trouble setting up t-mobile" ..
post #20 on page :: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336084&highlight=tmobyjoe599.cab
has a cab and instructions.. maybe its for you.. if you try it, please report results
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I tried the file (its one of the solutions i found and didnt work before posting).. what it did that it refused to even try and connect. it was something to do with having the Prixy settings active..so really im not sure what to do..
I tried to get through to Tmobile CS, but im almost sure that they will have no clue on what to do, but i was too late in the evening, so I will try tomorrow..
Any more ideas are Warmyl welcommed!
Thanks
from what i've read it seems that the sidekick data plans will not work on our devices.. as i was planning to do the same thing it seems that only the unlimited text would work not the data probably due to the fact that the data connects through danger which would detect that it's not a sidekick.. i was disappointed to find this out b4 as well
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
So what does a man have to do to get access to get pay as you go mobile access( in the US)!? does any one know any other service provider that would sell me a prepay sim that will have some kinda daily data package?
cant tell you who dissapointing this is!
bigchemist said:
So what does a man have to do to get access to get pay as you go mobile access( in the US)!? does any one know any other service provider that would sell me a prepay sim that will have some kinda daily data package?
cant tell you who dissapointing this is!
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I totally agree! I ran into the same problem as you. I am in the USA for 3 weeks and want a cheap (prepaid) mobile data connection. The best option seems to be: T-Mobile Total Internet Plan $40 month-by-month unlimited EDGE + WiFi.
ATT also sells prepaid sims under the name Go Phone...
SH4YD33 said:
ATT also sells prepaid sims under the name Go Phone...
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Yes.. I found that out.. but they said in the ATT shop that it doesnt allow data access :-(
The Sum of All Fears!
Well to sum up,
I managed to get through to tmobile CS, they confirmed what was mentioned before about Side Kick servers. so the anser is No to all other devices besides to "side kick" (the handset)..so no Kaiser, or anything else!
I guess that i will have a new addition to my sim collection!
Many thanks to all that gave thier opinion and tried helping out
Ta
i actually had the same problem. and i downloadede a Dutty Tmobile set up worked wonders! make sure you install it to device .
i downloaded the zip onto my memory card. inserted it into phone searched my memory card opened the zip and used the DUTTY tool to set up connection. installed the program onto device and once installed you will need to do a soft reset in. once the phone comes back on it will prompt you to set up the tmobile connection.
hope it helped
Hi, I recently activated web n walk for the UK the 5 pound package.
I was having problems connecting to gmail or any other service requiring https and synching with gmail exchange.
At first I thought something was wrong with T-mobile blocking ports as I could plug in a Vodafone sim card and everything worked fine. Putting t-mobile sim in another phone would exhibit the same problems of not being able to connect to gmail etc.
After speaking with t-mobile tech support I downloaded the official rom RUU_Kaiser_TMO_UK_3.31.110.3_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.70.18.02_Ship from the t-mobile website and everything worked 100%.
The problem seems to be the ROMS I was using including Shifu, TPC Elite Google Android etc. T-mobile are obviously checking something with my rom configuration or something but I am at a loss as to what it is. I would like to use the latest ROMs as the t-mobile one is crap.
Please can anyone shed some light on what I can try. Thanks
David
dvkwong said:
Hi, I recently activated web n walk for the UK the 5 pound package.
I was having problems connecting to gmail or any other service requiring https and synching with gmail exchange.
At first I thought something was wrong with T-mobile blocking ports as I could plug in a Vodafone sim card and everything worked fine. Putting t-mobile sim in another phone would exhibit the same problems of not being able to connect to gmail etc.
After speaking with t-mobile tech support I downloaded the official rom RUU_Kaiser_TMO_UK_3.31.110.3_radio_sign_25.83.40.02_1.70.18.02_Ship from the t-mobile website and everything worked 100%.
The problem seems to be the ROMS I was using including Shifu, TPC Elite Google Android etc. T-mobile are obviously checking something with my rom configuration or something but I am at a loss as to what it is. I would like to use the latest ROMs as the t-mobile one is crap.
Please can anyone shed some light on what I can try. Thanks
David
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Hi David, I use t-mobile UK and i use many roms from this site with the vario 3 with no problems. T-mobile sim cards come with a content lock as standard. You may find you can't even use u-tube application. You should be able to remove this content lock via my t-mobile on their website. Customer services is useless there. That is why you are experiencing that problem even when you put the sim in another phone.
Hope this helps.
cheers
James
Hi James,
I have disabled content lock, and have checked as I can get to *cough* p0rn sites. The other point is that my internet works fully when I use the T-Mobile rom.
Could this be a radio issue?
David
Hi David on my vario 3 I use radio 1.70.19.09 with hard spl 3.34 and pdacorner ultimate-x.v8 and mine is fine.
The only issue I have with internet with the custom roms is that when connection setup has run. It puts in proxy server settings that cause issues. If you go to start,settings,connections and into t-mobile internet is there a proxy server ip address ticked. if so remove the tick and see if that helps.
cheers
James