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Want to use SO SIM with my E71. any Web browsing problems?

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4:49 am
January 27, 2010


SquashSoftBank

pacific ocean

Member

posts 3

Hi all,
This is my first post to this forum. I am currently living outside of Canada, and have a Nokia E71 phone that I would like to use with a Canadian SIM card when I come home next month.
I don't expect this to be a problem with voice calls, but I would like to find out whether the SO Web browsing feature would work with this phone. I am planning on buying a basic SO dumbphone, then calling customer service and having Web browsing added after i put the SIM in my smartphone.
I emails SO customer service about this and they replied: "I would say no as other customers who have tried to do this have been unable to identify the correct data settings for their smartphones."
Anyone out there know what these settings would be that would be so problematic (or is this just cya at customer service)? anyone with any problems making an SO SIM work with Web browsing on a non-SO smartphone? E71 users out there?

4:21 pm
January 27, 2010


tlfc

Etobicoke

Member

posts 14

I just purchased an unlocked E71 and will be getting it next week. I'll try a friends SO SIM with data and let you know but I imagine it will be the same experience as on his E61i. Browsing works but not sure if well enough for what you want to do. For $7/mth for the first three months you should just try it out anyway, plus you'll at least get email capability.

9:17 pm
January 27, 2010


bridonca

Member

posts 228

You have to go through a proxy to get web browsing to work on a speak out phone. Here are the settings I used on another phone, and a USB card I own. I have no clue on how you can apply them on the Nokia. Let me know, I am in the process of getting my own E71 unlocked :)

APN: goam.com
User name: wapuser1
pass: wap
port: 80

Set the browser proxy to 10.128.1.69 at port 80.

I was able to get 25 kilobyte/sec speeds, the upper end of EDGE speed, so it is pretty respectable for what you pay for.

2:05 am
January 28, 2010


SquashSoftBank

pacific ocean

Member

posts 3

Thanks guys. will be keeping my finger crossed when i try this.
i mainly want the connection for a push email client program which i haven't tried yet, emoze, which supposedly doesn't use much bandwidth.
will let you all know how it goes.

3:43 am
January 28, 2010


bridonca

Member

posts 228

I have low confidence emoze is going to work for you with speakout. it looks like it needs other ports, other than port 80.

2:38 am
January 29, 2010


SquashSoftBank

pacific ocean

Member

posts 3

i see. in that case, does anyone know of any symbian push email applications that work with SO wireless? (preferably 3rd-party apps, rather than Nokia email)

6:50 am
February 4, 2010


tlfc

Etobicoke

Member

posts 14

I could not get emoze to work on speakout data plan.

11:55 am
March 4, 2010


tlfc

Etobicoke

Member

posts 14

Thanks Bridonca, the settings worked out great with PC Suite and IE proxy. 160 kbps.

10:47 pm
May 12, 2010


gtloutet

Newbie

posts 1

I cant seem to get my e71 to work with the data plan. Its timing out on me..

Here is what I have done:
Menu-> Tools -> Settings ->Connections -> access points -> Options-> new access points
Data Bearer – Packet data (the other choice was wireless lan)
Access Point Name – goam.com
user name – wapuser1
prompt password – yes
password – wap
authentication – secure (the other choice was normal)
homepage- none
hitting options again, i chose advanced setting

Network type – IPv6
DNS address – automatic (other choices were well-known and user defined)
proxy server address – 10.128.1.169
proxy port number – 80

Network tupe – IPv4
Phone IP address – Automatic
DNS address – Automatic
Proxy server address – 10.128.1.169
proxy port number – 80

Can someone tell me what im doing wrong?

11:30 am
May 18, 2010


tlfc

Etobicoke

Member

posts 14

Hey,

These settings are different on my goam.com access point. Maybe it'll help.

Prompt password – No
Authentication – Normal
Network type – IPv4

BTW, I haven't used goam.com custom settings for a while and use the Rogers Media access point.