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Cingular 8125 - Using Data on AT&T

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....
[email protected]

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 :?:

cingular 8125 on tmobile/ same roms, software?

posted this on howardforums too.. newbie to ppc. i have a quick question. i am going to be tweaking my unlocked cingular 8125. i am using the phone for tmobile. when i put my tmobile simcard in, did that really turn my 8125 into an MDA? reading the threads, i've noticed they are essentially the same device. now can i use roms, tweaks that are made for cingular 8125s or MDAs for my unlocked phone? do i just read the MDA threads or do i have to read 8125 threads or both? i am confused. thanks in advance.

thugsouljah723 said:
posted this on howardforums too.. newbie to ppc. i have a quick question. i am going to be tweaking my unlocked cingular 8125. i am using the phone for tmobile. when i put my tmobile simcard in, did that really turn my 8125 into an MDA? reading the threads, i've noticed they are essentially the same device. now can i use roms, tweaks that are made for cingular 8125s or MDAs for my unlocked phone? do i just read the MDA threads or do i have to read 8125 threads or both? i am confused. thanks in advance.
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Stay within the Wizard forums and you'll be just fine.. =)
Simply putting your T-MO SIM in won't do anything but get you phone netowrk access. You probably still need to configure data account info and whatnot.
If you are satisfied with your current ROM I wouldn't go changing it. If however you have a need for Direct Push mail (requires an Exchange SP2 mail account) or have stability problems, or you are adventurous, well then read on.....
You have several choices as far as ROMs go. You say you're on T-MO USA... You might be interested in the excellent custom T-MO ROM created by xelencin, available in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=44631
It is basically the latest Qtek (another brand of Wizard device) ROM with customizations specific to T-MO USA. xelencin (a forum member) made it super easy for you T-MO folks who have not CID unlocked yet...he scripted CID unlocking into the updgrader. You'll find out about CID and SIM unlocking and lots more as you read up on the forums. To answer your first question though, a CID lock is basically an attempt to keep folks from using ROMs from other providers. For example, in its stock state, a Cingular 8125 will not allow a Qtek or Imate ROM to be installed. When the 8125 is "CID unlocked" it essentially becomes carrier independant, and any ROM will install. That's it in a simplified nutshell anyway.
Like I said...browse the forums, ask questions, and be brave. =) I recently created a ROM upgrader that will allow you to easily return an 8125 to 100% stock (Cingularized) condition if needed, so don't be afraid to try other ROMs.

thanks for the quick reply. i just updated to the latest tmobile rom. everything seems to be going smoothly right now. quick question though. is my cingular 8125 an MDA right now? (besides the look). i want to do some more tweaking, but i dont know if i should read about MDA hacks or 8125 hacks? thanks in advance. this is a good useful site. thanks.

TMobile 2.26 ROM on a UK Vario

anybody knows whether there are language and/or other issues that make the US.26 ROM NOT compatible with TMobile UK Vario? I unlocked my CID when I upgraded from TMo UK 1.x to Mr Clean 2.24 by the way.

I just finished installing the 2.26 ROM on my MDA Vario Dutch Edition.
So I don't think any language barriers should be an issue.
Reception is ok. and don't see any problems up till now.
Good luck installing if you decide to upgrade. I must say it feels faster.
Cheers,
Shah.

Shah2 said:
I just finished installing the 2.26 ROM on my MDA Vario Dutch Edition.
So I don't think any language barriers should be an issue.
Reception is ok. and don't see any problems up till now.
Good luck installing if you decide to upgrade. I must say it feels faster.
Cheers,
Shah.
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Hi,
Well I think the language (upgrade/CID unlock) is the problem for ROM 2.xx and higher (Wizard, T-Mobile Dutch). Please correctg me if I am wrong (and tell how to do it) ;-)
gtz

Hi Barneyhead,
I don't know about upgrading from 2.xx ROMs but I upgraded from a 1.3 ROM Dutch version MDA Vario.
I first of all used the Lokiwiz 0.2b tool to unlock(U) and CIDunlock(C) my phone.
After that I downloaded the US T-mobile ROM 2.26 and ran the installer.
I didn't have any issues with language or other setting what so ever.
It just replaced the Dutch version ROM with the US version ROM and now I'm running the new version without any problems.
Cheers,
Shah

Hello,
thnaks for your answer. Yes, I think it is possible with your version of ROM. I found somewhere in forums how to pass CID lock for new versions too.
cheers.
Shah2 said:
Hi Barneyhead,
I don't know about upgrading from 2.xx ROMs but I upgraded from a 1.3 ROM Dutch version MDA Vario.
I first of all used the Lokiwiz 0.2b tool to unlock(U) and CIDunlock(C) my phone.
After that I downloaded the US T-mobile ROM 2.26 and ran the installer.
I didn't have any issues with language or other setting what so ever.
It just replaced the Dutch version ROM with the US version ROM and now I'm running the new version without any problems.
Cheers,
Shah
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With previous roms I have used the Cingular settings were hard coded for gprs access. This meant that if you didnt change them you were charged very high prices for sending data from the UK to the US then back to the UK again. Can the settings on this rom be changed?

gooshy said:
With previous roms I have used the Cingular settings were hard coded for gprs access. This meant that if you didnt change them you were charged very high prices for sending data from the UK to the US then back to the UK again. Can the settings on this rom be changed?
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:?: How can sending data to the US and back to UK be possible when connection is only based on APN, and these access point is related to the simcard. :?:
So, in your case matey as you are in T-mobile UK no matter what ROM you use as long as your APN is general.t-mobile.uk ; username: user and password: one2one (it's the only connection you can use anyway) then it will be just the same charge.

derkie said:
:?: How can sending data to the US and back to UK be possible when connection is only based on APN, and these access point is related to the simcard. :?:
So, in your case matey as you are in T-mobile UK no matter what ROM you use as long as your APN is general.t-mobile.uk ; username: user and password: one2one (it's the only connection you can use anyway) then it will be just the same charge.
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The rom I am currently on had a similar problem where the setting for the connection was already set. Someone posted that they have been charged £40 for just checking their email, http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=52521&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75 :
mapas said:
WARNING!!!!!
to all the non-cingular users...
After I flashed the new rom I set up my e-mail account to receive e-mail every 20 min...
However, by default, this rom connects by CSD calls to USA...
I was charged more than 40pounds for international calls in an afternoon...
the phone wakes up every 20min and it connects to the inet using the number 0014152441012!!!!
Imagine if I realized that after a few days and not after a few hours...
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So my question was just to check if anyone had similar problems with this rom.

gooshy said:
derkie said:
:?: How can sending data to the US and back to UK be possible when connection is only based on APN, and these access point is related to the simcard. :?:
So, in your case matey as you are in T-mobile UK no matter what ROM you use as long as your APN is general.t-mobile.uk ; username: user and password: one2one (it's the only connection you can use anyway) then it will be just the same charge.
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The rom I am currently on had a similar problem where the setting for the connection was already set. Someone posted that they have been charged £40 for just checking their email, http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=52521&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75 :
mapas said:
WARNING!!!!!
to all the non-cingular users...
After I flashed the new rom I set up my e-mail account to receive e-mail every 20 min...
However, by default, this rom connects by CSD calls to USA...
I was charged more than 40pounds for international calls in an afternoon...
the phone wakes up every 20min and it connects to the inet using the number 0014152441012!!!!
Imagine if I realized that after a few days and not after a few hours...
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So my question was just to check if anyone had similar problems with this rom.
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That is CSD settings mate or Dial-up not GPRS. Again, that is in the network settings.

2.26 ROM + Dutch MDA Vario Problem

Hi People,
I'm having some problems with my MDA Vario with upgraded 2.26 US ROM. Before my upgrade I never had this problem. With the new ROM I have.
My problem is that sometimes my phone losses connectivity with the GSM network. This would not be unusual if coverage in the area was bad or something like that.
But the matter of fact is that nowadays sometimes when someone call me the directly are forwarded to my voicemail. My phone doesn't respond at all, no missed calls or even the network coverage icon in the top of the Vario that usually gives dots if it looking for reception and network coverage. It's like it gets stuck or something, but only the GSM part. Because the PDA functionalities are working ok.
So in short MY MDA VARIO has good reception but still sometimes my phone doesn't ring at all and forwards every call to my voicemail and after some time I might get a sms/txt about a voicemail is some has left one behind.
I hope people who also have this issue might also have found out a solution for it. I have tried to search this forum but without any luck on this specific matter.
People who are in Holland and have also upgraded to 2.26 ROM are you having the same problem?? please let me know.
I might have to consider to downgrade my Vario to the UK ROM 2.23 I believe if this matter is unsolvable.
Thanks in advance everyone who will reply.
Cheers,
Shah

Shah2 said:
Hi People,
I'm having some problems with my MDA Vario with upgraded 2.26 US ROM. Before my upgrade I never had this problem. With the new ROM I have.
My problem is that sometimes my phone losses connectivity with the GSM network. This would not be unusual if coverage in the area was bad or something like that.
But the matter of fact is that nowadays sometimes when someone call me the directly are forwarded to my voicemail. My phone doesn't respond at all, no missed calls or even the network coverage icon in the top of the Vario that usually gives dots if it looking for reception and network coverage. It's like it gets stuck or something, but only the GSM part. Because the PDA functionalities are working ok.
So in short MY MDA VARIO has good reception but still sometimes my phone doesn't ring at all and forwards every call to my voicemail and after some time I might get a sms/txt about a voicemail is some has left one behind.
I hope people who also have this issue might also have found out a solution for it. I have tried to search this forum but without any luck on this specific matter.
People who are in Holland and have also upgraded to 2.26 ROM are you having the same problem?? please let me know.
I might have to consider to downgrade my Vario to the UK ROM 2.23 I believe if this matter is unsolvable.
Thanks in advance everyone who will reply.
Cheers,
Shah
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Same here
I have the exact same problem, coincidentally (?) also with T-Mobile NL... See Explanation and Help - Please [2 Parts]
Some people blame it on GPRS: AKU2.3: GSM connection dropped while making voice calls
But I'm not buying that theory (yet), because I'm not running any GPRS apps, and to the best of my knowledge my phone will not automatically start GPRS connections if there's no app asking for it.... :?
Upto yesterday I was running this:
Operator: T-Mobile NL
Qtek 9100 G4
ROM: 2.24.10.1 WWE
Radio: 2.25.11
ExtROM: 2.24a Mr.Clean
In a desperate attempt (can you imagine the flaming you receive when your wife has tried to call you twice and only gets your voicemail :shock: ) I have now downgraded the Radio part only to the Qtek version 2.07.10 (which is the latest one they included with the Dutch version) taken from AKU 2 ROM 2.18.7.6 ExtROM 2.18.7.106 Radio 2.07.10 (you probably need to register to download this)
I have really no idea yet if this helps. The coming days will tell...
If anyone's interested to try this I can post the Radio ROM only (2.1 MB).
Cheers,
Marc

Hey Marc,
Did the Radio Rom update work for you? pls let me know. otherwise I'm going to downgrade to the UK version of the ROM for my vario.
Thanks,
Cheers,
Shah

Shah,
It's not conclusive yet. I haven't heard from anyone yet that I was unreachable, but then again: maybe they don't even bother to leave a voicemail anymore... :wink:
Marc

hey Marc,
I have downgraded my phone to the T-mobile UK official ROM as u might have seen in my signature. There is also a topic on radio only updates. http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=52952&highlight=
I'm not sure if I'm going to try this out on the US T-mobile 2.26 ROM just yet. Just to let u know I'm not having any problems with the UK rom. very strange. I might try to change the rom again in a couple of days. but will let u know what happens.
Cheers.
Shah

Shah,
so far I didn't have any problems after the downgrade of the radio. Maybe I'll try other ones later on, but for now I'll stick to this one.
Marc

Newb Alert...T Mobile MDA USA Questions

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
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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/