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gurpal2000 Posts: 21

I have a P800 and wish to connect to the internet.

All I now is that I have an ISP, a phone number, login details, etc etc as you do with your standard desktop PC.

How do I surf by clicking on the "internet" icon? All i get is the SonyEriccson "ball" bouncing up and down. I click on a link and it says Information: Unknown Error.

Is it actually possible to surf on the phone using the "browser" or have i got it completely wrong? Do i need to download Opera ?

I am sure I have set up a new ISP profile and made it the default but it just doesn't dial. It doesn't say anywhere in the UK manual how to do this properly.

Going mad,
G.
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Posted: 2003-07-23 23:27:18
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HellFire Posts: 188

Have you tried going to your isps site and downloading the settings to your phone if they don’t do that you could call them to make sure the settings you put in manually are correct because it should work in the phones internal browser
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Posted: 2003-07-23 23:34:54
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gurpal2000 Posts: 21

Thanks for replying. Yep, I use these details on a variety of my laptops (i'm pretty well versed in dialing out).....but I just can't do it on the p800 !!

I can't even use the pre-installed "Vodaphone Web" connection for a start so something's wrong. Can't figure out what.
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Posted: 2003-07-23 23:42:44
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daftpunk Posts: 121

hmmm...to answer part of your question, yes you can browse with the installed html program but you should definitely install opera, its way better.

i think rather than getting help from us you should call vodafone and explain your problem to them as they can probably be a lot more efficient in helping you. i am a little confused about you saying you want to "dial out". basically you need the right wap settings and ip address from your service provider and all should be well. maybe i am not familiar with what you want to do exactly, but it seems to me vodafone would be able to help

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Posted: 2003-07-23 23:48:20
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gurpal2000 Posts: 21

erm, a little bit confused now.

My ISP doesn't provide WAP (?). What i'm assuming is that i can treat the P800 as say a simplified PocketPC with a modem built in, so i can surf.

ie. P800 = PPC2002 + Modem

(so i'm ditching my old mobile phone which had a built-in modem and my pocket pc, replacing it ith P800)

so, I should be able to dial say Freeserve ( DHCP, 8N1, blah blah) and simply use the same settings on my P800.

I have a bad feeling someone's going to tell me that I can't do what i'm asking. But you're quite right, I will ask Vodaphone or whoever to find out more.

Cheers

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Posted: 2003-07-24 00:05:45
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daftpunk Posts: 121

i am in unfamiliar territory now so hopefully someone else can help you. in case this help: i use t-mobile in USA and i get unlimited gprs through my "t-zones" wap account. so i just use that and surf the net on opera. hopefully V-fone offers similiar but I may be lucky in usa
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Posted: 2003-07-24 00:15:55
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gurpal2000 Posts: 21

thanks for your patience

i just found this: http://www.filesaveas.com/p800connect.html

that's what i'm trying to do. I'll give it a go; see what happens...
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Posted: 2003-07-24 00:18:13
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daftpunk Posts: 121

yeah opera is way better....btw try my-symbian.com for lots of nice stuff for the p800

enjo!

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Posted: 2003-07-24 00:20:31
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gurpal2000 Posts: 21

ok!!!! worked it out.

If you want to use the net (not thru WAP), you have to go the "WAP accounts" section in control panel and go to the "preferred" tab and UNCHECK "Use wap account".

Now when you go to the internal net browser and click a hyperlink you'll get the dial box/dialog to your preferred ISP.

That sux! there should be an easier way to choose WAP or Normal Internet easier.
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Posted: 2003-07-24 00:55:28
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Jin Kazama316 Posts: 23

Thought I'd post here instead of starting a new thread as I'm also having difficulty with P800 internet.
I set up an account with Tiscali.co.uk and whenever I try to connect I just get the message "call was not answered". I've checked all the settings with the site that recommended Tiscali (Filesaves I think) and all the settings match.
Any ideas???
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Posted: 2003-07-24 03:34:25
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