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10:53 am
August 7, 2010


djk

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wondering2720user said:

Yes, the standard web broser (Safari)

Hi, this thread is useful, but please, there is NO SAFARI browser on any Android phone!!

Please tell me why there would be an Apple-branded browser on arch-rival Google's phone operating system?!

Both the iPhone and the Android phones use browsers based on a great open-source rendering engine called "webkit". Thus, there are similarities at the core, but Safari is an Apple software product.

11:06 am
August 7, 2010


djk

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I am a US resident, and have a Nexus One that I run on AT&T 3G. It is fully unlocked, It is OS Froyo.

I bought a Speak Out SIM to use when in Canada, and pretty much threw out the cheap Nokia phone. The SIM works immediately in my N1 for voice, but i followed some settings from this thread, and got "data" to work…in a limited way.

Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names

Name: Speak Out
APN: goam.com
Proxy: 10.128.1.69
Port: 80
User: wapuser1
Pwd: wap
no other field used

I set it to 2G only, but only to save battery. Speak Out is 2G EDGE whether I set that switch or not.

The built-in browser worked immediately (no reboot).
Some other apps work, but very limited in scope. Anything that uses basic web (http and port 80) content works, most other apps do not.

Thanks for the settings.

12:06 pm
August 7, 2010


wondering2720user

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yes, I share your experience wrt/ application operation:
- everything that uses port 80 (and considers the proxy) works
- everything else does not (even the native google maps app doesn't)

12:11 pm
August 7, 2010


wondering2720user

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djk said:
Please tell me why there would be an Apple-branded browser on arch-rival Google's phone operating system?!

I don't know and I don't care, but this is the user agent information my device sends:
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; Nexus One Build/FRF91) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1

See also
http://deviceatlas.com/devices…..ry/1824544

3:27 pm
August 8, 2010


rzp

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It sure would be nice if anyone knew how to get our Android apps to work with the Petro Can browser service.
Does anyone have any ideas?

4:17 pm
August 8, 2010


bridonca

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Petro Canada uses the same settings as Speak out. Reading other posts, I think it is a safe bet you will need the latest Android 2.2 Froyo release to have a reliable experience with Petro Canada though.

6:25 am
August 9, 2010


rzp

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Hi Bridonca,

I do have Android 2.2 and the Petro Can browsing is fine with it, but it would be much more acceptable if the apps all worked. It is the one thing that is pushing me toward Rogers and the 3G connection. I could live with Petro Can's 2G, Edge, if the apps functioned. Google Maps works in a choppy fashion, but virtually nothing else does.

1:03 am
July 16, 2011


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Does anyone have nexus S from Koodo and able to get internet connection through SO on it?

I bought nexus S from bestbuy, but did not use the koodo sim card that came with it.
Popped in a new SO card in it. Called customer service to add data package.
Cellphone works fine, but I couldn't get internet connection with any of the ip addresses (mentioned here) for goam.com

Maybe the nexus S for koodo is different from others? I don't know.

Can anyone suggest me what to try ?

8:19 pm
July 18, 2011


wondering2720user

vancouver

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Hi lomash.
the settings as described in the post work fine. I am using these on my Nexus One (with SO 3G now, not Edge any more) and I just tested these on a Galaxy Mini (also a Samsung as yours).
Make sure the proxy is properly set and that the APN is activated.
And as you probably know, with SO only web works, no Gmail clients etc. Everything that uses a port other than port 80 won't work.

8:03 am
July 19, 2011


lomash

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Thank you wondering for your reply. I didn't have enough time to troubleshoot the data connection problem, so I cancelled the package within 3 days testing grace period. I will try again in a few weeks when I get more time.

I was hoping to be able to use that data connection to use SIP phone on the nexus s and greatly reduce my communication cost. Of course I would use my home wi-fi connection (shaw cable) while at home to reduce excessive use of SO network, and only use the data connection while I am away from home or other free wi-fi. Monthly $10 for unlimited voice and data sounds very tempting, if it can be achieved. Has anyone tried and been able to make this idea successful?

7:51 pm
July 19, 2011


bridonca

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VOIP will not work at all with Speakout data. Even Skype is blocked, and that is really hard to block.

With unrooted Android phones, you can browse web pages with Speakout data, and not much else. When you root the phone, you are able to get some more apps working.

Just keep in mind the data plan is $10 for a reason. I think it is worth it, but you would need to accept the limitations for what they are.
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