If you want to use the webtop browser without a tethering plan you can try the following:
1. Install and enable Proxoid (a http proxy) http://code.google.com/p/proxoid/
2. Set the Webtop Firefox proxy to localhost, port 8080
3. Browse the internet without limits
The only thing i have not figured out how to do is get rid of the popup that says "Verifying AT&T account status for webtop...", it eventually goes away but is annoying none the less. If anyone knows what process is responsible for that perhaps we can manually kill it.
Wait... you need tethering for BOTH docks simply to open the browser?!
Help with proxoid
Can u please give a step by step for this
unless you use WiFi, you need tethering.
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unless you use WiFi, you need tethering.
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Id only use it on wifi anyway
Try this thread...
Don't seem to need any additional software, just the custom APN. Not sure if root is even necessary...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964995
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Try this thread...
Don't seem to need any additional software, just the custom APN. Not sure if root is even necessary...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964995
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Yea if you follow that post and change the APN it will also eventually let you use the browser. The only trouble is while that message says "Checking your AT&T account..." it wont work. You have to wait for that message to time out and disappear.
The proxy method is just a way to avoid waiting for that message every time you start webtop.
i guess this would only apply to the people with the laptop dock.....my hd dock i use wifi anyways.
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Yea if you follow that post and change the APN it will also eventually let you use the browser. The only trouble is while that message says "Checking your AT&T account..." it wont work. You have to wait for that message to time out and disappear.
The proxy method is just a way to avoid waiting for that message every time you start webtop.
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After the first time, the AT&T account check has not come back on mine...
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After the first time, the AT&T account check has not come back on mine...
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i have an iphone unlimited plan (switching from iphone4, may switch back), and did the APN change for the tethering. That works great, webtop keeps trying to check my plan and gets denied. My guess is you dont have an unlimited data plan so tethering is enabled.
This is tremendously helpful for me.
I am also on the unlimited plan and don't want to change to the tether plan but hate having to be on wifi to use the webtop firefox.
Its working well for me.
Great find.
And this is why I'm seriously thinking of selling my ipad for the dock. Seriously.
Rooted/ROM Captivate
Rooted Atrix
does this proxoid method work with the laptop dock? you don't have to change apn settings, can keep the default in place? Wondering if this is a safer route to go if it works.
What happens if you attempt to use the dock on 3/4G without a tethering plan?
I have gon into the phone and edited the Default telephony .db with wap.cingular APN settings. So now the default connection that the phone falls back to IS the wap.cingular settings.
I get a message from webtop that says its verifying tethering on my acct, but then the message disapears and the browser allows me online.
The .db i modified was data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
I midified the settings for #4 AT&T HSDPA, which is the APN that the phone defaults to, and webtop uses.
It also does the same now when i use wifihotspot. It turns on, gives error that i do not have the feature enabled on my acct, then still lets me usee wifihotspot feature.
edit: I've attatched the modified telephony.db. Rename the files ext to "db" without quotes. This was the only way i could upload - as i am on Webtop right now. push the file to the directory i listed above. --try at your own risk-- I would verify with SQLite that the integrity of the file is still intact aft you rename it back to telephony.db
please let me know if this works for anyone else, as it has worked for me.
A smart thing to do would also be replacing ALL instances of isp.Cingular or broadband in that list in the 310 mmc range to wap.cingular or phone.
True .. but while in Webtop, i checked the connected APN, and it is still ATT HSDPA.
Then could we be missing something that may be programmed into the webdock?
The proxy method works great. Thank you very much for the info!
Sent from my Moto Atrix
att still thinks im on iphone4 as well, unlimited plan, proxiod works perfect.
i opened a term window and did a
ps > psb4.txt
and then turned wifi off and did a
ps > psafter.txt
and im going to see if i can find the process that is the window that wont go away so we can kill it.
ill let you know my findings
killster
Can someone give more specific instructions please, including setting up from firefox on the webtop? Also when using the proxoid mehod did u also change apn settings or leave them alone?
NEVERMIND, figured out what to do. Proxoid rules! No tethering contract required, no changing my APN, and no losing my unlimited data. happy camper here.
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This is the most appropriate location I could find to post this, as I have three HTC devices (8525, TyTN 2, and Advantage) so I thought I would start here.
Issue:
I can no longer connect to my Slingbox on my home network when using my MediaNet (wap.cingular) connection on the TyTN 2 or the Advantage.
Error Message: Cannot connect using these settings. But email and web work from the MediaNet settings, so I am fairly certain the configuration is correct.
Facts:
- The connection works over Wifi on either HTC device, so I know my Slingplayer Mobile settings (Finder ID, etc.) are correct.
- The connection works using a Verzion Motorola Q. My corporate VPN connection also does not work with AT&T, but does on the Q through Verzion.
Conclusion:
AT&T has (or did) make changes to the proxy used which prevents services running on certain ports from working correctly.
Question:
Is anyone else having problems connecting to their Slingbox? If you can connect, what settings are you using?
Additionally, could someone please explain the differences between the wap.cingular and isp.cingular settings? Do you have to use isp.cingular to get VPN and other advanced services to work? If so, what is the minimum data plan you must subscribe to with AT&T to be able to do so?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
I cant say why you are having issues. My Slingbox connection works fine (actually much better than fine) via my Kaiser on AT&T with MediaNet. It works better than it ever did with my 8525. I do notice that I do have 2 separate Connections, one for MEdiaNet and the other called "My ISP" which both point to the same wap.cingular APN. Not sure why I have 2, but everything works fine. The MediaNet one is "hidden" and I can't change it. The My ISP one is visible, but I don't want to delete it since everything seems to work fine. It just switches between them (albeit unnecessarily) to make things work when needed.
Furthermore, I am using wap.cingular exclusively. If you do connect to a VPN, you must use isp.cingular. The normal MediaMax, MediaNet and smartphone plans give you wap.cingular. The PDA plans give you isp.cingular. Blackberry plans may give you neither (they go to blackberry.net).
Thanks
Can I ask what port # you are using for your Slingbox? I am using 5001 for one of mine. Did you have to make a rule entry in your router or firewall? I am just trying to determine why suddenly I cannot connect. I am going to pop my SIM card back into my 8525 when I get home and check it again. The last time I tried it on the 8525 it worked. The trouble is, there aren't a lot of changes to make. it's pretty much wap.cingular and the password.
Thanks, and if you think of anything else, please let me know.
Rob
my slingbox works just fine on att. WHen i had the isp.cingular it did not. i had to change it to wap.cingular to get it to work.
Hmmm, don't know th eport off hand, but I want to say i'm justusing the default.
Did you upgrade to the new Slingbox firmware the past couple of days?
I did and could not connect. I called Slingmedia and they told me they had some issus with the new firmware and UpnP settngs in some routers.
I had to go into the Slingbox settings on the desktop PC and manually open the port in the router. If you call them they will take you step by sep
I had the same problem it took me 10 hrs to finally find the answer. It has nothing to do with your port your finder ID at all. like the a previous stated you need to use a different connection setting to use slingbox. Use or create the my isp connection. the only difference is one use proxy settings and one does not. to be honest i just deleted the media net profile and used my isp exclusively. the only problem is medianet keeps showing up in my connection settings. the medianet setting can also screw with push email retrieval
Thanks so much NJXBEAN! I could NOT get Slingplayer to connect until I made that change in the modem settings. It works great now!
-Jerry
Proxy was blocking me...
After experimenting with mine further, I was FINALLY able to connect by unchecking the "use proxy server" setting on my unlocked Kaiser. I wonder if the AT&T "Tilt" build of the OS will even allow this?
AT&T Tilt and Slingbox
Right out of the box, Slingplayer worked on my Tilt. I made no changes to the proxy settings.
I have the media net unlimited plan.
It could be a firewall issue. If the connection you have is listed as "Connects to the Internet" it'll block some ports. If you have Connects to Work, it'll open all ports.
I just just want to say that you guys are great! I had a problem with sling, researched on it here, and found the problem without asking..People, u gotta love it!!!!!!
rtsrob said:
This is the most appropriate location I could find to post this, as I have three HTC devices (8525, TyTN 2, and Advantage) so I thought I would start here.
Issue:
I can no longer connect to my Slingbox on my home network when using my MediaNet (wap.cingular) connection on the TyTN 2 or the Advantage.
Error Message: Cannot connect using these settings. But email and web work from the MediaNet settings, so I am fairly certain the configuration is correct.
Facts:
- The connection works over Wifi on either HTC device, so I know my Slingplayer Mobile settings (Finder ID, etc.) are correct.
- The connection works using a Verzion Motorola Q. My corporate VPN connection also does not work with AT&T, but does on the Q through Verzion.
Conclusion:
AT&T has (or did) make changes to the proxy used which prevents services running on certain ports from working correctly.
Question:
Is anyone else having problems connecting to their Slingbox? If you can connect, what settings are you using?
Additionally, could someone please explain the differences between the wap.cingular and isp.cingular settings? Do you have to use isp.cingular to get VPN and other advanced services to work? If so, what is the minimum data plan you must subscribe to with AT&T to be able to do so?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
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have you found a fix, i have the x7500 and my slingbox worked fine at first then after a couple of months it just stopped and i could not receive email either, i found a workaround for the email but i have not found a work around for the slingbox.
P.S. i recored myself talking to an at&t rep you should listen to what he says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h40AMIyc_yM
Found a Fix
It cannot connect to isp.cingular, you need to ADD wap.cingular apn to your network settings.
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It cannot connect to isp.cingular, you need to ADD wap.cingular apn to your network settings.
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If you just make your default connection Media Net it's already going to be set for wap.cingular
isp.cingular is the default only if you have it set to use ATT ISP as your connection.
Wow, I want slingbox now. I didn't even think of it working on my Tilt....is the data transfer extreme????????
Just got my Tilt last week, and of course had to upgrade to PDA Personal Max plan (had been using MediaMax successfully with my Wizard). But I figured the increased cost was worth it, and that also I'd be able to access isp.cingular (which I had used before when I was on PDAunlimited plan)
Couldn't access ISP at first, so I called tech support. Very nice lady said "You were on MediaMax, now you've upgraded to PDA Personal Max but they haven't turned ISP on - I will do that for you". She did, it worked, no problem at first. Download speed reported by DSLReports was in 600's, vs. 400-500 when on WAP (on Denver's very recently activated 3G).
Then 2 days ago it quit working. I called - first guy couldn't understand what I wanted, kept trying to step me through configuration in Connections for WAP - I said I've already got that going, with and without proxy, no problem. So he says "Then what's your problem?" I say I'm paying for it, I should be able to access ISP, please be sure it's turned on. He doesn't seem to have a clue as to how to do this, or why I would want to. Call ended in frustration.
Next guy I talked to said "ISP is only for tethered plans". I said, "Oh, really, then what am I paying extra for my plan vs. MediaMax?" and he gives me the song and dance about how MediaMax is for Smartphones and PDA Max is for PDA's. I said I didn't think he knew what he was talking about and hung up.
So, what is the real deal? Shouldn't I be able to access ISP?
Would like to hear other's experiences - especially if successfully using ISP and not on tethered plan.
Hey I went through the same exact issue with AT&T about this isp vs wap. Reading all the talk about how isp was better I had my phone upgraded to it. Everything was working fine until around the time I got 3g service upgraded to my area. I noticed I could not connect anymore so i went back to the old wap settings and everything went through. I do not think it is because of 3g that I can't access isp anymore it's just the timeframe in which it happened. Anyway now when you call AT&T it is almost like they got brainwashed into thinking that isp is only for tethering plans. Even though I tell them I had this configured to my account before it literally seems like that they had that memory wiped out from their recolection. Anyways I guess I am not too upset since 3g was upgraded to the area however having access to isp and ispda would be really great. If anyone is lucky enough to devise a way to get this feature added to their 39.99 plan that would be awesome. However like cushcalc said earlier and like what I have gone through it seems that now isp is now tied to tethered $59.99 plans instead.
Also I wanted to add 1 thing to this. All reps swear that this does nothing to increase your speed however they have now become so resistant to even add this feature now to $39.99. So if it's really the same thing why all the hassle to give people what they want?
It takes time to talk to the RIGHT rep.
Don't worry, i went through the same thing. Until i spoke with a lady and told her that "my wap settings works correctly, but i don't want to connect it using wap.cingular anymore, i want to be able to connect to isp.cingular." She did go on mention about the tethering and blah blah blah. And i told her "im not tethering, i need isp.cingular because it assigns an IP ADDRESS to my phone so i can access my computer remotely when im away from the office from my PPC Phone." In conclusion, she did some research and it seems like there's two different $39.99 pda unlimited plans. So i told her i want the pda unlimited plan that has isp.cingular support and for $39.99. So in conclusion, i guess the rep needs to know the difference of the two. Not sure if this helps, but that's how i got my isp.cingular to for for unlimited us at $39.99 a month.
Ok, i just got my tilt a few days ago, it's my first pda/smart phone, what ever. Whats does all this mean and how do i check which i have. i'm on a 39.99 data plan.
I've tried accessing isp.cingular many times.
Always fails.
After reading this post I decided to give them a call seeing as I have the 39.99 PDA Plan.
Well after getting transferred a couple times, the guy told me my phone was provisioned to access either of the APN's, wap.cingular or isp.cingular.
I think I will keep calling back every day until I get someone that knows wtf they are talking about.
I need to be able to access my work VPN, and have to have a static IP
I've been back and forth with AT&T on this. I'm also in Colorado (but Colorado Springs, not Denver) and we just got 3g as well.
I called about needing isp.cingular to access my home VPN. The first rep told me I had to get the $79.99 tethering plan. I said no thanks. I called again the next day and got a rep who knew actually knew what she was talking about.
She said that feature could be added to my account for $3 a month. I agreed, she made the changes, and I hung up the phone happy. I rebooted the phone (her instructions) and tried to make a connection to isp.cingular. No go. Same error message I always get.
Can someone on this thread verify the connection settings?? This is what I have:
Access Point
ISP.CINGULAR
Username
[email protected]
Password
CINGULAR1
I haven't tried calling back yet, but maybe I will tonight.
PDA Connect can connect to isp.cingular. PDA Personal Max cannot. You need to have them change your plan to PDA Connect and you'll be able to access isp.cingular again.
Someone who can connect to ISP, go into your wireless account screen and get the Plan name. Mine is: PDAPERUNL1500MSG and I can't connect to ISP.
here is the weird part, when I activated my phone and called in for it, the rep told me the PDA plans were EXACTLY the same, same cost, everything else the same, except one included 1500 messages. I made him repeat it and said "So there is NO difference whatsoever except one has 1500 messages included?" He said Yes, so I went with it. But I'm willing to bet, the one w/o 1500 messages allows you to connect to ISP.
Ugghh...
Read my post above yours again. That's exactly what I'm saying. I currently have a tethering plan, but I used to have PDA Connect Unlimited and could use isp.cingular also.
You CANNOT use isp.cingular with the PDA Personal plans.
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You CANNOT use isp.cingular with the PDA Personal plans.
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Then why did the AT&T rep tell me I could, but it would cost me an additional $3 a month?? (see attached pic)
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Then why did the AT&T rep tell me I could, but it would cost me an additional $3 a month?? (see attached pic)
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Did it work? Just because a front-line support person tells you something doesn't make it true.
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I called about needing isp.cingular to access my home VPN.
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I'm on the media max plan and VPN just fine.
I've personally done both IPSEC and PPTP vpn on wap.cingular
DLD
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Did it work? Just because a front-line support person tells you something doesn't make it true.
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Obviously, I have to follow-up. The charge is there, for "static IP", which is promising. I will call tomorrow if I have time.
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I'm on the media max plan and VPN just fine.
I've personally done both IPSEC and PPTP vpn on wap.cingular
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I can't seem to make it work! I can connect from another network w/o issues, I just can't from my phone. The only place I see to add the VPN connection is under my "Work" network settings....
If someone would enlighten this OLD dog, I would like to see if my TiLt will connect with the isp.cingular.com
Only problem and reply I can use would be to tell me how and where to adjust the settings.
Be kind.....newb at play with my new toy!
Try this
Try and call them and ask them to set you up on this one "PDACnctUntlAdd" that is the exact name i got when i went to the features page on my at&t account online. And it's only for $39.99 and my isp.cingular works perfectly with 3g connections.
Out of curiosity I tried changing my Tilts MEdia Net settings to go to isp rather then wap, and couldn't make a connection.
Portland Oregon Area, with the 39.99 PDA Personal w/ 1500txt
I get 500-900 on the 3G out here, 80-150ish on EDGE, and around 1.6mbps on my wifi connection through my cable internet. No complaints!
Would like to know what kind of a change this would make though, other then the IP assignment.
Bubbacs
In your Settings / Connections / Connections screen, click "manage existing" and then edit Media Net. First screen is to change name, 2nd screen is to assign wap or isp.
I may be reitterating some information here, but I can tell you as a fact, APN isp.cingular is being reserved for either PDA Connect Unlimited, or a Data Connect plan. If you are any of the PDA Personal plans, access to isp.cingular WILL BE TURNED OFF. There are however, a VERY small number of users that (by shear luck) didn't have isp.cingular turned off when they changed from PDA Connect Unlimited to PDA Personal Max.
My advise is.. if you can't get isp.cingular to work, quit beating your head over it and change your plan to PDA Connect, or get a laptop card plan like I did.
I did a long research thread on this at the at&t forums. I cannot access that site anymore, but maybe someone else could dig up a link.
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I may be reitterating some information here, but I can tell you as a fact, APN isp.cingular is being reserved for either PDA Connect Unlimited, or a Data Connect plan. If you are any of the PDA Personal plans, access to isp.cingular WILL BE TURNED OFF. There are however, a VERY small number of users that (by shear luck) didn't have isp.cingular turned off when they changed from PDA Connect Unlimited to PDA Personal Max.
My advise is.. if you can't get isp.cingular to work, quit beating your head over it and change your plan to PDA Connect, or get a laptop card plan like I did.
I did a long research thread on this at the at&t forums. I cannot access that site anymore, but maybe someone else could dig up a link.
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Is this the correct one G? http://forums.wireless.att.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&message.id=49092#M49092
OK, isp.cingular and a real ISP has been discussed quite a bit in the past, especially after the new rom came out and the PDA Personal Max data plan. And this is when the trouble started. Many users lost the ability to use a real ISP and some didn't. Some of the fixes posted worked for some and others it didn't.
For me none of the fixes worked but using APN wap.cingular really did what I needed, so I decided to leave it alone. After I decided to upgrade my data plan to Data Connect, I now NEED to use isp.cingular. I cannot log in my company's VPN unless I use APN isp.cingular. So I was bound and determined to make it work. After much reconnaissance I found all the answers right here on the at&t forums. But there are many pieces to the puzzle and they were spread out all over the place. This is going to be an attempt to put the pieces all in one place so the picture will come together.
Update 05/06/07 1:40pm
I put this information together with the assumption of readers having some working knowledge of Windows Mobile 5 and mobile phone usage. If you are a complete NOOB to the whole WM5 thing this information will create more questions than answers. I am far from being a tech guru and if I can half learn this stuff with both my brain cells, then most other people can too. But still..... noobs enter at your own risk.
The Connection Profiles
Now, the new rom sets up the two network connections, "My ISP" and "Media Net". Refer to here Browser/internet Settings There is a link in that page also for configure and use the My ISP profile. For the MEdia Net connections follow the instructions to the letter. Now the My ISP instructions differ from what the new rom sets up automatically. (and if you call CS the data guys will walk you through those settings in that link) The new rom will have the settings for a "real ISP" connection. You will notice, if you follow those instructions it has you change a couple of things. For one it has you change the APN isp.cingular to wap.cingular. Well this won't give you a "real ISP" connection but it will make the My ISP profile work for web browsing. I did a survey of users on who had "My ISP" working and the ones that answered yes, I bet they were still using wap.cingular in the MY ISP profile. So they were/are not getting a real ISP connection. I will quote from that settings page and maybe it will give you clue on it's purpose for using wap.cingular in the My ISP connection profile:
# Additional features such as Wi-f and device based e-mail along with other 3rd party applications may not be compatible with the proxy settings associated with the MEdia Net profile.
# If there are connection issues with e-mail and/or Wi-Fi, configuring and using the My ISP profile as displayed below may resolve connectivity issues.
# Configuring the AT&T 8525 to use My ISP will disable MEdia Net (WAP) web pages when My ISP is used for connectivity. However, regular Internet (HTML) web page browsing will function as normal.
Now the best I can figure, all this does is give two profiles and both use APN wap.cingular, but one uses a proxy server and one doesn't. Which brings me to my next category.
The Proxy Manager cabs
There are two cab files in a folder called Proxy Manager, under your programs menu. These two cab files enable and disable the proxy settings via a registry edit. Now, to me, if I continue to use the MEdia Net connection for all internet use, and utilize these cab files to disable and enable the proxy, I am doing the same thing as above by setting up those two network connections and swapping back and forth from them. Now once you have the My ISP connection profile set up with "real isp" settings it will be no longer necessary to use these cab files. All you have to do is switch back and forth from MEdia Net and My ISP. The MEdia Net profile has the proxy settings built in and you will have to use it if you want access to the Media Net home page.
http://home or http://device.home
Now on to the next topic....
How Do I Get A "Real ISP" To Work?
After it is all said and done, the bottom line is you have to be on the right data plan. From what I have learn't, you have be on a PDA Connect Unlimited, or a Data Connect Unlimited before your account is provisioned to access through isp.cingular. There are a lucky few that when they switched to PDA Personal Max, isp.cingular was not turned off (lucky dogs who's names we shall not speak ). But if it is turned off, CS will NOT turn it back on untill you get on the right data plan and that is the FIRST step. PERIOD Once you do have the right data plan and isp.cingular is "turned on" then it is as simple as setting up My ISP with the "real isp" settings. And thats it! For a recap of those settings refer to RonAnnArbor's post here. You can consider this post a supplement to Ron's.
Something About PIE
Now lets assume you got on the right data plan and isp.cingular is provisioned, and the My ISP profile is set up to use the "real isp" settings but it DOESN'T WORK! You pull up PIE to view a web page and it times out and displays one of those dreaded error messages. Have no fear I found the answer on the at&t forums too. But credit for it should go to the folks over at the XDA site. (man there are some pretty tech savvy folks over there! I wish I was as knowledgeable as those guys) There are some settings in the registry for PIE to auto detect proxy settings. Let's keep it simple and say PIE is "hard coded" in the new rom to always use wap.cingular. So if your connected to isp.cingular, well... you get the picture. That may not be technically accurate, but I think it will be easy for most to understand. (at least for my two brain cells it is ) You will find that everything else that needs access to the internet will work, like email, weather programs, but one will assume they have no internet access if PIE doesn't work. Now lets fix that too, but it will take a registry edit to do it. If you don't know how to do registry editing, I suggest you get a reg editor like Resco or Total Commander and learn how to use it. Now here is what you do. Go to:
HKCU \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings
There will be a Dword labeled "EnableAutoDetect". The default value that detects the proxy is "0", you can change it to a "1" but I recommend deleting the entire entry. Also after a reset go back and make sure it is gone. Sometimes the changes don't stick and you will have to do it again. Another thing to remember is DON'T use the Proxy Manager cabs again. The enable proxy cab will re-write those settings back in there.
Update 8/5/07 8:25pm: I have experienced an anomaly of the "EnableAutoDetect" Dword showing back up in the registry after a soft reset. No proxy cabs were used to cause it. At this time I have not figured out the "why" because it happened only twice. I will edit this update if I find the cause/fix. For right now I thought users should be aware of it and delete it again if necessary.
The Technical Side of APN (Or, what's the difference between isp.cingular and wap.cingular?)
Instead of me spouting off a lot of Geek language and acronyms I don't really know, I am going to link to this page. I have posted this link before and the entire page is some really good infomation. For the information related to the title of this paragraph, scroll down to the section labeled "There are two Cingular access points".
Multimedia Messages
If you want ot send/recieve MMSs, this "real isp" connection is not going to work. For over all web browsing, email, weather updates, ect, the MEdia Net profile should work just fine. I leave mine on MEdia Net most of the time. It is only when I am going to tether, or if a web site is acting flaking (that's a techincal term you know) I will switch over to My ISP. If you are connecting through My ISP when a MMS comes in, it will be a text message directing you to www.viewmymessages.com. (As of this writing this is how it seems to work)
Yep, that should be it. Of course all I can see is my ticket to Banville, but from your copy and paste, that should be the one.
FYI, some of the links from the copy/paste are not functional. But you should see them on the OP on the at&t forum.
The full thread can be found here.
alright i know i got this somewhere on another forum and found it to be a great way to wifi tether out of the box with out root
on the phone do ##778 goto edit mode enter 000000 then into the security settings change the S.IP DUN User name to [email protected] and back out of there to the M.IP Default Profile and change your DUN NAI to [email protected] hit menu and hit Commit Modifications.
I have tested and verified this works 100% with no problems.
Granted to have the 3g mobile hot spot option you need to have loaded the leaked OTA but i see this would also work when 2.2 is released!
Also sorry if this is in the wrong area and please feel free to move it where it belongs.
I am just using the wifi tether app from the market place.. I am scared if I am using the VZW app I will get hit with charges.
make no mistake im using the wifi tether app too but this is an alternative as this also gives you a widget option for turning on and off.
Sweet has anyone confirmed no charges or crazy letters from VZW??
One thing I did notice is that this method uses infrastructure as opposed to the ad-hoc mode of wireless tether.
well thats some good news then
the method which you described is on xda some place, the thread was started right near the time the phone came out in late april. it also doesnt not require root, but it is a usb tether not wifi tether. i dont believe you can do wifi tether without root
I believe this will work without root. You just need to apply the leaked OTA and make the appropriate changes in the first post. I'm not able to verify that since I'm rooted.
i cant get my laptop to get the ip address. i was able to connect to the mobile hot spot but cannot get the ip address. i tried, wep, wpa and no key. Any ideas???
thanks
dkhait said:
i cant get my laptop to get the ip address. i was able to connect to the mobile hot spot but cannot get the ip address. i tried, wep, wpa and no key. Any ideas???
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have you tried repairing on your computer and also verifiying your TCP/IP settings on your laptop that its set to accept DHCP and not be static
thatdudebutch said:
I am just using the wifi tether app from the market place.. I am scared if I am using the VZW app I will get hit with charges.
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[email protected] is the username that your phone uses to connect to the internet, and [email protected] is what Mobile Broadband Connect and the 3G Mobile Hot Spot uses to connect.
Unless you're using obscene amounts of data you shouldn't be caught. This is doing exactly the same thing that the Wifi Tethering app and PDANet does, though I can certainly understand why you'd be scared.
outsid0r said:
have you tried repairing on your computer and also verifiying your TCP/IP settings on your laptop that its set to accept DHCP and not be static
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it works fine with wireless tether. same laptop same settings
Does anyone know if this works (with the appropriate @xxx.com) for sprint phones like the hero or the evo 4g? Couldn't find anything in their forums.
Thanks and sorry for the wrong phone section post.
BlueWyvern said:
Does anyone know if this works (with the appropriate @xxx.com) for sprint phones like the hero or the evo 4g? Couldn't find anything in their forums.
Thanks and sorry for the wrong phone section post.
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I would imagine if u looked at their settings that it should work, but thats a SHOULD only way to know is to give it a shot and if it doesnt then you need to remember what the settings were prior.
Guys, be careful with this - I used to do this with my VX8300 back in the day and although it worked great, I eventually did get a letter from VZW saying to stop or they would terminate my contract, and I didnt even use it that much.
Just a heads up...
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Guys, be careful with this - I used to do this with my VX8300 back in the day and although it worked great, I eventually did get a letter from VZW saying to stop or they would terminate my contract, and I didnt even use it that much.
Just a heads up...
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O'RLY?
I've used this for long time from the Vogue to Imagio and now DINC, nothing happened...
Did you tether to P2P? Downloading bunch of stuff? If so, you're sticking out like a sore thumb...
Yeah wonder how they would find out. It's the same exact internet connection that your phone uses. You're just "sharing" it with other devices. How would Verizon be able to tell if you're using that same internet but on a different device? Assuming of course that you aren't using it for online gaming or torrents or other bandwidth intensive applications.
The VX8300 didn't have much of a browser. I imagine if you ever did much of anything on there and didn't have a tethering plan then it would look suspicious.
Internet Tethering to use data on your Razr i sim card to provide wireless internet connection to other devices such as tablets and computers is defective and always fails ..... So has anyone found an application or any other method of getting this to work???
Please as used to use this functionality a lot as not charged extra by my network service provider and have large data allowance
Let me know, Thanks
The native solution is working great for me, I'm on 32002.
Could you be more specific about your issue? Any error messages?
Tethering
ZhaLinth said:
The native solution is working great for me, I'm on 32002.
Could you be more specific about your issue? Any error messages?
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Are you positive that wifi tethering works? I'm on 32002 too, I can connect but internet doesn't work. Niether any of market solutions. I use Open Garden which use bluetooth connection.
Kept meaning to make a thread like this. Wifi tethering not working here either - gives connection to the connected device but no internet (local connection only).
Tested with Win 8 PC, Win 7 laptop, 2 other android phones, nexus 7 tablet.
I have the same issue here. I enable WiFi Hotspot, then I just get "Mobile Data Link Lost". Motorola have just suggested I do a factory reset - I haven't got around to trying that, yet.
Not going to do that for something that didn't work out if the box on an unmodified device.
Is everyone here still able to use internet on phone while tethered? Only the connected device has no internet?
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So far I have used it only for my wifi kindle, and it works.
Will test it with other gadgets when I'm at work again.
Update: tried with a NetBook and an iPhone, both worked like a charm.
I had the same issue ("mobile data link lost"), and solved it by changing the APN settings. Although settings vary from carrier to carrier, here is what i did: i changed the APN type from "default" to "default, dun". Hotspot and usb tethering works fine eversince.
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j4nosf said:
I had the same issue ("mobile data link lost"), and solved it by changing the APN settings. Although settings vary from carrier to carrier, here is what i did: i changed the APN type from "default" to "default, dun". Hotspot and usb tethering works fine eversince.
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j4nosf, thank you! I really appreciate you signing up and posting this! For me, I it didn't work straight away, but you certainly pointed me right at the problem!
So to fix it, I went Settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names, then I pressed the name of the APN with a dot by it, edited it's "APN type". I tried setting "default, dun", but it didn't work. I opened up another APN on my phone and copied it's type - setting it to this (no spaces) worked:
default,supl,dun,hipri
I have no idea what it does, but it sure solved my issue. This is great - thank you Anyone else with a Razr I who keeps getting "Mobile Data Link Lost" when enabling wifi hotspot / tether will sure be grateful...
Cheers!
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j4nosf, thank you! I really appreciate you signing up and posting this! For me, I it didn't work straight away, but you certainly pointed me right at the problem!
So to fix it, I went Settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names, then I pressed the name of the APN with a dot by it, edited it's "APN type". I tried setting "default, dun", but it didn't work. I opened up another APN on my phone and copied it's type - setting it to this (no spaces) worked:
default,supl,dun,hipri
I have no idea what it does, but it sure solved my issue. This is great - thank you Anyone else with a Razr I who keeps getting "Mobile Data Link Lost" when enabling wifi hotspot / tether will sure be grateful...
Cheers!
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I have the same problem with tethering. Can you please explain what exactly did you changed in your New APN so it worked for you ?
As I have read in some other forum the key thing is to somehow insert "dun" into the apn type. However, there is no universal solution since every carrier has its own apn settings. Therefore, you have to experiment like I and searbe did, and sooner or later you will find a way to get it work. As a first step, I would try to simply insert "dun" after the current apn type (i.e. if your apn type is "x", change it to "x, dun").
You may also try to contact your carrier, maybe they know the correct settings.
Good luck!
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As I have read in some other forum the key thing is to somehow insert "dun" into the apn type. However, there is no universal solution since every carrier has its own apn settings. Therefore, you have to experiment like I and searbe did, and sooner or later you will find a way to get it work. As a first step, I would try to simply insert "dun" after the current apn type (i.e. if your apn type is "x", change it to "x, dun").
You may also try to contact your carrier, maybe they know the correct settings.
Good luck!
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Dude thanks a lot. I add "dun" to the content of the "apn type" and WIFI tethering works.
10x
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j4nosf, thank you! I really appreciate you signing up and posting this! For me, I it didn't work straight away, but you certainly pointed me right at the problem!
So to fix it, I went Settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names, then I pressed the name of the APN with a dot by it, edited it's "APN type". I tried setting "default, dun", but it didn't work. I opened up another APN on my phone and copied it's type - setting it to this (no spaces) worked:
default,supl,dun,hipri
I have no idea what it does, but it sure solved my issue. This is great - thank you Anyone else with a Razr I who keeps getting "Mobile Data Link Lost" when enabling wifi hotspot / tether will sure be grateful...
Cheers!
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... and that one who's grateful is me worked for me too
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j4nosf, thank you! I really appreciate you signing up and posting this! For me, I it didn't work straight away, but you certainly pointed me right at the problem!
So to fix it, I went Settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names, then I pressed the name of the APN with a dot by it, edited it's "APN type". I tried setting "default, dun", but it didn't work. I opened up another APN on my phone and copied it's type - setting it to this (no spaces) worked:
default,supl,dun,hipri
I have no idea what it does, but it sure solved my issue. This is great - thank you Anyone else with a Razr I who keeps getting "Mobile Data Link Lost" when enabling wifi hotspot / tether will sure be grateful...
Cheers!
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Hi thanks for responce I tried entering 'Dun' and worked when I removed the space as you suggested so I no longer get the "Mobile Data Link Lost" message it stays connected....... just had to enable 'SSID visable' aswell and jobs a good un working perfect
j4nosf said:
I had the same issue ("mobile data link lost"), and solved it by changing the APN settings. Although settings vary from carrier to carrier, here is what i did: i changed the APN type from "default" to "default, dun". Hotspot and usb tethering works fine eversince.
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Many thanks! Worked a treat for me too
Well i stil cant figure how to make it work ...
My problem is that if i connect to my hotspot with my SE Arc everything works fine. When i connect to my hotspot with my Ipad 2 , i dont have internet ...
Anyone know which one works? sprint seemed to bork the native tethering.
Mine works on Sprint
I had to do the build prop edit and SQL lite entry then it worked
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Mine works on Sprint
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Only if you have a subscription. Mine worked initially (could tether to the phone) but with no Internet connection. Now it comes up with an error saying I am not subscribed. when I try to enable it...
joeyddr said:
Anyone know which one works? sprint seemed to bork the native tethering.
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I'm not sure if it will work for Sprint, but for Verizon this is what I did:
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=tru" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
Again, that worked for Verizon. I can't really speak for Sprint, but I imagine it is worth a shot.
what mtpease did, I had to do as well on Atnt and it worked after that
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I'm not sure if it will work for Sprint, but for Verizon this is what I did:
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=tru" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
Again, that worked for Verizon. I can't really speak for Sprint, but I imagine it is worth a shot.
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Works on sprint as well. Tried at first and something didn't take. Tried disabling through services.jar and couldn't really decompile due to ART so tried prop edit again and it took. Tether works great
Would they end up just tacking on tethering to your plan anyways? (If they detected you using it)
Having issues making this work on Sprint. Tethering turns on and my laptop gets a valid IP after I edited the build.prop file, but I can't get out to the internet. Any suggestions?
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Would they end up just tacking on tethering to your plan anyways? (If they detected you using it)
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No. With Sprint if you don't abuse tethering (like running a bittorrent node with your laptop, or running your home network through your phone) they will likely not bother you. Slamming down a couple of gigs, or more in a day will certainly get Sprints attention with you either receiving a nicely worded letter telling you to knock it off and get a plan, or that they are dropping you.
kf2m said:
No. With Sprint if you don't abuse tethering (like running a bittorrent node with your laptop, or running your home network through your phone) they will likely not bother you. Slamming down a couple of gigs, or more in a day will certainly get Sprints attention with you either receiving a nicely worded letter telling you to knock it off and get a plan, or that they are dropping you.
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Ah, thanks! I wonder if Verizon would be so kind to do the same as sprint then.
turd_ferguson said:
Having issues making this work on Sprint. Tethering turns on and my laptop gets a valid IP after I edited the build.prop file, but I can't get out to the internet. Any suggestions?
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Same for me. I can ping my phone, but can't get through to the internet.
If I use Bluetooth tethering on my laptop, it works if my phone is connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi and computer can't get out to the internet, but I can browse on my phone. There must be a firewall rule blocking it or something.
**Edit** I got it working. In addition to editing build.prop, you also need to add a line in data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Open the database in an SQLite editor and add the following string in the global tab: tether_dun_required=0
After you reboot, it will work.
cheezbergher said:
it works if my phone is connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi and computer can't get out to the internet, but I can browse on my phone. There must be a firewall rule blocking it or something.
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VZW, and same result when using the WiFi Tether Router app.
mtpease said:
I'm not sure if it will work for Sprint, but for Verizon this is what I did:
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=tru" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
Again, that worked for Verizon. I can't really speak for Sprint, but I imagine it is worth a shot.
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This didn't resolve it for me on VZW. It "checks subscription", then says "Your order could not be processed..." when trying to start the included wifi tethering app.
Did you edit your build.prop too?
sephtin said:
VZW, and same result when using the WiFi Tether Router app.
This didn't resolve it for me on VZW. It "checks subscription", then says "Your order could not be processed..." when trying to start the included wifi tethering app.
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Interesting. That is what I did, and I'm tethered to my phone right now. Can you double check the spelling, reboot, and report back?
Matt
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cheezbergher said:
Did you edit your build.prop too?
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The way I got it to work, as I posted above, was by only editing the build.prop. I didn't do anything else other than adding to the bottom of the build.prop.
Matt
VZW, and same result when using the WiFi Tether Router app.
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Wait, sephtin, you're using WiFi Tether Router app? There's your problem right there... Use the built-in tethering function and it will work.
Go to Settings->More->Tethering & portable hotspot and enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
cheezbergher said:
Same for me. I can ping my phone, but can't get through to the internet.
If I use Bluetooth tethering on my laptop, it works if my phone is connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi and computer can't get out to the internet, but I can browse on my phone. There must be a firewall rule blocking it or something.
**Edit** I got it working. In addition to editing build.prop, you also need to add a line in data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Open the database in an SQLite editor and add the following string in the global tab: tether_dun_required=0
After you reboot, it will work.
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This worked for me. Thanks!
cheezbergher said:
Wait, sephtin, you're using WiFi Tether Router app? There's your problem right there... Use the built-in tethering function and it will work.
Go to Settings->More->Tethering & portable hotspot and enable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Steps I've taken to get tethering working, Verizon unlimited data plan (so tethering should require subs):
--rooted using Chainfire's root mehod.
--modified /system/build.prop to add: "net.tethering.noprovisioning=tru" (without quotes)
--modified the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases - global - "tether_dun_required" to "0" (without quotes)
Still get "Checking subscription" when I try to turn on Tethering & portable hotspot "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" in settings.
sephtin said:
Steps I've taken to get tethering working, Verizon unlimited data plan (so tethering should require subs):
--rooted using Chainfire's root mehod.
--modified /system/build.prop to add: "net.tethering.noprovisioning=tru" (without quotes)
--modified the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases - global - "tether_dun_required" to "0" (without quotes)
Still get "Checking subscription" when I try to turn on Tethering & portable hotspot "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" in settings.
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It should be "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" not tru. Save that and reboot.
cheezbergher said:
Same for me. I can ping my phone, but can't get through to the internet.
If I use Bluetooth tethering on my laptop, it works if my phone is connected to WiFi. Turn off WiFi and computer can't get out to the internet, but I can browse on my phone. There must be a firewall rule blocking it or something.
**Edit** I got it working. In addition to editing build.prop, you also need to add a line in data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Open the database in an SQLite editor and add the following string in the global tab: tether_dun_required=0
After you reboot, it will work.
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This is what worked for me plus the build prop edit.
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