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Posted by Shakes on 06-07-2001 01:53 PM:

Hi there,

Just wondering if any out there have been able to connect their Visor/Supplynet combo w/ their cell phones to retrieve email/connect to the internet?

I'm currently on Bell Mobility's plan (I'm located in Toronto, Canada), I don't have a dial-up ISP, and have contacted Bell to find out how I would be able to connect.... No real help from them... They don't seem to know what I'm talking about!

Any help would be appreciated. All those who are not from Canada are welcome to respond with any suggestions!!

Posted by Shakes on 06-08-2001 01:35 PM:

Clarity!

The message above may not be clear enough... So here is a better explanation:

When I contact my wireless provider (Bell Mobility), I was advised that the only way I would be able to connect would be through a dial-up ISP...

I've heard others on the site (mainly those with SprintPCS) mentioning that they connect through some type of 4-digit number... Does anyone know if this would be an option through Bell Mobility (Canadian Provider)...

Does everyone use their SupplyNet cable, their cell phone, and a Dial-Up ISP to connect?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Posted by critic on 06-08-2001 06:11 PM:

Re: Clarity!

quote:
Originally posted by Shakes
The message above may not be clear enough... So here is a better explanation:

When I contact my wireless provider (Bell Mobility), I was advised that the only way I would be able to connect would be through a dial-up ISP...

I've heard others on the site (mainly those with SprintPCS) mentioning that they connect through some type of 4-digit number... Does anyone know if this would be an option through Bell Mobility (Canadian Provider)...

Does everyone use their SupplyNet cable, their cell phone, and a Dial-Up ISP to connect?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

It would probably be helpful to have some info regarding Bell Mobility's system. Is it CDMA, TDMA, or GSM? What type of phone do you have? How is the coverage?

Posted by Matthew Nichols on 06-08-2001 06:13 PM:

You should probably check their web site to see if it has any instructions. If not, e-mail Tech Support and ask if its available. The 4-digit # you refer to is QNC (Quick Network Connect).

I use a Kyocera 2035 cable from SupplyNet with my Prism, dialing my own ISP, and it works fine.

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Posted by Shakes on 06-09-2001 12:46 AM:

Sorry for being scarce on the details!

Bell Mobility runs off a CDMA network. The phone I am currently using is a Samsung SCH-3500.

Does the QNC require you to have a dial-up ISP, or is that considered the ISP through the wireless provider?

Do most people here use a regular dial-up ISP w/ their SupplyNet cables and their phones?

Thanks again!

Posted by Matthew Nichols on 06-09-2001 03:02 AM:

QNC acts as the ISP.

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Posted by critic on 06-09-2001 06:25 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakes
Sorry for being scarce on the details!

Bell Mobility runs off a CDMA network. The phone I am currently using is a Samsung SCH-3500.

Does the QNC require you to have a dial-up ISP, or is that considered the ISP through the wireless provider?

Do most people here use a regular dial-up ISP w/ their SupplyNet cables and their phones?

Thanks again!

Now we're getting somewhere. If you've got a data-ready CDMA phone (check that manual!), and Bell Mobility supports data connections, you should be good to go. I would call BM first just to make sure - ask them if you can use your phone to make fax/data calls. No real need to go into details.

You can use a standard ISP (although users on these boards have been reporting that free/discount pop-up-supported ISPs don't work with Visor) or QNC, if Bell Mobility offers one. QNC is a means to connect to the internet without an ISP, provided by your cellular carrier.

Posted by Shakes on 06-10-2001 06:02 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by critic

Now we're getting somewhere. If you've got a data-ready CDMA phone (check that manual!), and Bell Mobility supports data connections, you should be good to go. I would call BM first just to make sure - ask them if you can use your phone to make fax/data calls. No real need to go into details.

You can use a standard ISP (although users on these boards have been reporting that free/discount pop-up-supported ISPs don't work with Visor) or QNC, if Bell Mobility offers one. QNC is a means to connect to the internet without an ISP, provided by your cellular carrier.

Well, I'm sure the phone is data-ready, as I've used the mini-browser option numerous times. As for the dial-up ISPs, I'm sure I would be able to find an inexpensive provider as I don't plan on spending more than a couple hours a month sending/receiving emails.

As for QNC, if I was to call the Bell Mobility Tech Support, would they know what QNC is, or should I explain to them in lamens-terms what it means!

Also, if I wanted to send/receive emails, I'm assuming I would have to enable the data-sending/receiving service through Bell, or would it already be active, seeing as how I'm using the micro-browser?

Thanks again!

Posted by Matthew Nichols on 06-10-2001 08:54 PM:

Since you're already using the MiniBrowser you should be ready to go.

Who knows if they will know what QNC is or not? My local cell phone rep didn't and I had to explain it to her, which she then quickly replied to with a no.

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Posted by Shakes on 06-11-2001 01:39 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Matthew Nichols
Since you're already using the MiniBrowser you should be ready to go.

Who knows if they will know what QNC is or not? My local cell phone rep didn't and I had to explain it to her, which she then quickly replied to with a no.

Hehe... That's what I did as well... I called them last week, and asked them if there was any way to connect my phone and VDX to the net without using a convential dial-up ISP. She put me on hold for a few minutes (advised she would speak with her tech support team), came back and said "no... it's not possible".

I guess I'll have to find a cheap dial-up ISP... My broadband provider charges way too much for dial-up.

Posted by mrknowitall on 06-18-2001 02:23 PM:

Hi. I have the same phone and I'm on the same network. The supplynet cable has made it very useful for me to surf and send/receive mail (composing offline)

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Posted by Shakes on 06-20-2001 03:47 AM:

Do you run off the Bell network as well? What ISP do you use for dialing up?

Have you had any problems sending/retrieving emails from another provider? For example, if I wanted to use a dial-up ISP to retrieve my home (broadband) email and reply/send with the dial-up ISP, are there any issues I should be aware of?

Posted by mrknowitall on 06-25-2001 08:27 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakes
Do you run off the Bell network as well? What ISP do you use for dialing up?

Have you had any problems sending/retrieving emails from another provider? For example, if I wanted to use a dial-up ISP to retrieve my home (broadband) email and reply/send with the dial-up ISP, are there any issues I should be aware of?

I have successfully used Bell as the ISP. I have used others including Look.

Note that several if not all ISPs will not allow you to send mail through their SMTP server if you are attempting to send from a foreign IP (another provider.) It's normally ok to retrieve mail POP. This policy is in place with some colleges.
It all depends on the provider.

Multi-Mail has been a useful piece of software if you have multiple boxes retrieval/sending.

Posted by yardie on 06-25-2001 08:36 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakes
Do you run off the Bell network as well? What ISP do you use for dialing up?

Have you had any problems sending/retrieving emails from another provider? For example, if I wanted to use a dial-up ISP to retrieve my home (broadband) email and reply/send with the dial-up ISP, are there any issues I should be aware of?

Bell Sympatico recently changed their policy. They only allow you to send sympatico.ca e-mail through their smtp server. This is to curb SPAM they clain.

Posted by Shakes on 06-26-2001 06:27 PM:

mrknowitall - which ISP are you referring to for Bell? Do you mean the sympatico? DO you know what their rates are for a low-usage account? I'm trying to figure out if bell offers a QNC setup. Would you know anything about that?

THanks for the information. I need to figure out a way to be able to send/receive @HOME email through a dial-up ISP.

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