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gsmt68, and cquine,

as far as I know Fido doesnt sell the T-68i in Toronto that I've been able to see. Where did you purchase yours and for how much??? Was it at Lennox Wireless at yonge&bloor or cellteck at dufferin&lawrence??

Also what are the comparible settings for Fido for true GPRS access??
I remember last years settings and there was a dialup number, though glad they changed.

Rogers doesnt support email downloading/uploading directly from GPRS devices, nor do they support MMS/EMS. does FIDO support any of these?? I want to download my own email not the SMS bullcrap 416*******@fido.ca email but my own sympatico email directly to my T39m/T68i if I can find one cheaper than $800 new. I also dont want to browse to a WAP site to configure my own email address just to download directly to my screen like Rogers garbage "wirelessInbox" on their WAP site!!

Any help please????!!!!!
I need Fido's APN, IP primary/seconday, userID & pw, port numbers for IP, DNS numbers, and alternate homepages!

Thanks and cheers
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Posted: 2002-07-09 06:30:00
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OK. As far as t68i goes, it's offered through Fido now but they charge $600 for it. A RIP OFF!!! You an get the m at eBay for $200-$300, lok into that, i suggest.
Amd as far as GPRS settings go,
WOILA:


Here are the settings to connect the Ericsson T68/T39/R520 and the Pocket PC
2002 using GPRS:

To configure the handset, please follow these next steps:

From the main menu, go to "Settings" and press "Yes";
Scroll down to the last option, "Data Comm", and press "Yes";
Choose option "1", "Data Accounts", and press "Yes";
Scroll up to the top and select "Add Account", and press "Yes";
To select the account type, choose "GPRS Data", and press "Yes";
To select the account name, write "FIDO";
Enter "APN Internet.fido.ca" and press "Yes";
Scroll down the menu and choose "User ID and Password". Enter "fido", then
click on "Save". Press "Yes".

You will be informed that a new data account has been created.

At this point, select your this new account by pressing "Yes";
Select "Edit" and press "Yes". Please take note of the CID number (you
will need it later)*****;
Scroll down to "DNS Address", and press "Yes";
Enter DNS Address "204.92.15.211" or "204.92.15.212". Press "Yes";
Select the next option "Advan. Settings". Press "Yes";
Select "Data Compression" and press "Yes";
Ensure that Data Compression is set on "ON", and press "Yes";
Select "Header Compression", and press "Yes";
Ensure that Header Compression is set on "ON", and press "Yes";
Enter "No" four times;
Scroll down to "Pref Services" and press "Yes";
Select "GPRS" and "GSM", and press "Yes";
Enter "No" twice.

You are now back at the "Screen" menu. Select option "5": "Extras", and
press "Yes";
Scroll down to "Infrared", and press "Yes";
Ensure that "Infrared port" is set on "ON", and press "Yes";
Enter "No" twice to return to the main screen.

The handset is now configured for GPRS.

In order to configure the email on a T68i here are the steps you must take:

1) Go to menu "Connect" (if T39, go to menu "Settings").

2) Scroll down to "Data Comm".

3) Select "Data Accounts".

4) Then select "Add Account?".

5) When creating an account, you will need the following information:

Account Type: GPRS Data
Name: GPRS (cx can choose any name he wants)
APN: internet.fido.ca
user: fido
password: fido

6) Once the account has been created, you must return to the main menu, and
go to the menu "Messages".

7) Select "Email".

Select "Options"

9) Select "Set Account". If none are there, then you must "Add New?".

10) When creating an Email account, here is the info you will need:

Account name: Anything you want
Connect using: Use the data comm account that was created previously (i.e.
GPRS)
Protocol: pop3 or Imap4 (generally pop3 is the most commonly used)
Incoming serv: enter the pop3 server (i.e. pop6.sympatico.ca)
Incoming port: 110 (this is already the default one)
Mailbox: you must enter the account number of your email account (i.e. for
sympatico it would start with b1....)
Password: password given by ISP
Outgoing server: enter smtp server address (i.e. smtp1.sympatico.ca)
Outgoing port: 25 (this is the default one)
Email address: Enter the email alias (i.e. xxxxxx@sympatico.ca)

11) Return to Email Menu, then select "Send & Receive" to download emails
from the pop server.


Thoos is info from Fido ssevice rep. as of Dec 10-02.

Cheers.


Vlad
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Posted: 2002-12-10 16:54:00
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