Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Worcester
Posts: 34

Slightly off topic, but not really - using Cingular wireless service to connect

I have a Nokia 3360 phone, and live in MA. I can use my phone in MA as a wireless modem for my Visor prism. However, I recently made a trip through NY, PA, and NJ, and in those states (listed as the Cingular Extend network on my phone) I was unable to use my phone to connect wirelessly. Manually dialing the phone number of the ISP worked, and if I used my springport modem with the phone number it worked. It was interesting to note that I also couldn't connect directly to the web with my phone in those states (something I could do in MA).

Does anyone know about the status of the Cingular network in those states? I emailed Cingular, and they said it didn't work because the wireless cingular network in those states wasn't configured (or something like that) to allow surfing. But I am still not sure why my phone wouldn't work as a modem. Any ideas?

Chris