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Posted by Crustytrusty on 02-05-2002 06:01 AM:

Visor Phone And Fido

ok I have the Visor phone, I have the fido with Data....now what ???

when i try and dial into bell i get "no carrier" error, when I try to dial into UUNET i get a "no carrier"... and so on.

Is anyone else dialing into bell? and if so what are your settings? at? I am sure it will work I just think I am missing one small piece of information or something.

Please help I have been wating for this for too long to be met with the same "no carrier" error over and over again...

please help me

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Posted by thorin on 02-06-2002 01:32 AM:

how did you get your visorphone into canada? through ebay? through friend?

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Posted by seboditz on 02-06-2002 02:22 AM:

change your SIM or talk to your provider.

"no carrier" messages mean that your SIM card is not data enabled.

some SIMs really do not have this feature and some can be switched on by your provider.

there was a time when your provider will have to give you a separate number when you use your data features. thus you'll have a different fax number (if you use it for that). i got this info waaay back from my provider and the nokia website then.

nowadays most SIM cards are all data enabled as WAP and other mobile services are being promoted by the providers to attract customers.

Posted by Crustytrusty on 02-06-2002 05:12 PM:

Ok i got it !! its working mybad..FIDO never hooked up DATA..It took 4 phone calls to them to finally hook it up....so now im on....damn its pretty slow and i get dropped a fair bit with big page loads....oh well i can still chekc my email anywhere, and hop on messenger and icq when im on the road....my fiance last night even emailed me yesterday on the road to tell me to pick up soem macdonalds...hehehehe so kewl.

As for how I got the VP here in canada, I just ordered from handspring online for 100$ and had it shipped to a family member in the states....then they just shipped it up here no problem

Thnks for the tips...turns out it was just fido...as fricken usual

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Posted by nwhitfield on 02-07-2002 11:28 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by seboditz
there was a time when your provider will have to give you a separate number when you use your data features.

This is largely network dependent; yep, most modern SIMs will have been set up to provide data features, without a separate number. But you still need one for incoming calls since, unless they're end-to-end digital (ie from ISDN) then the network can't tell the difference between voice and data.

SO you can make calls without a separate number, but to receive, you do need one. SOme networks simply issue the extra numbers automatically when they turn on data, in case you'll want to receive calls. Others guard spare numbers more carefully, and only give you a data number if you specifically request one.

Nigel.

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