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ISP.CINGULAR not working even with Data Connect plan?
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Posted by: lanwarrior

All,

My 3G / GPRS connection works with wap.cingular and I have a PDA Data Connect Plan ($ 34.95 / month). However, when I changed it to isp.cingular, the phone won't connect to the data service.

I've tried entering the following to no avail (CASE SENSITIVE):

User name: ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1
GPRS APN: isp.cingular

OR ...

User name: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1
APN: ISP.CINGULAR

What exactly did I do wrong?

Please help!

Posted by: lanwarrior

CAn anyone help me or at least confirm whether the configurations listed above are correct?

Thanks!

Posted by: TheFuzz

The first User Name is incorrect. The second set of user/pass is all correct. I have the same settings, and am using them now. Do you get at least to the "locating" screen? Or, are you stuck with no connection whatsoever?

Posted by: elushon

Would may also help if we knew what phone you're using? Any of the ones listed on your profile?

Posted by: webtoker

I noticed I had to reset the 8525 if I made a change the APN.

Posted by: lanwarrior

TheFuzz,
What is the correct settings for the ISPDA@CINGULAR.COM then? Also, are these settings suppose to be case-sensitive?

elushon,
I am using a Cingular 8525 with PDA Connect Unlimited Add-On ($ 34.95 / month)

Webtoker,
No effect for me...

Maybe because I don't have the right settings for ISPDA, per TheFuzz

Posted by: TheFuzz

Maybe I'm the ignorant one..but..I have never heard nor seen of a connection with a user name of ISPDA? So, maybe it is a new one? My 8525 shipped with the only connection being the standard wap settings. I then did the same thing you are talking about and created a new connection. Using;

APN: ISP.CINGULAR
username: ISP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Pass:CINGULAR1

Only other thing I did was change the DNS settings to a static server based on others' people posts in regards to the "locating" bug on Cingular's servers. As I asked before, are getting no connection whatsoever? Or can you at least get to the "locating" dialog box? And, can any other program access the connection?

Posted by: JeffreyCentex

ISPDA is valid... It uses an acceleration proxy to give more speed. You see it if you use the Cingular Connection Manager software.

Posted by: lanwarrior

OK, problem solved.

Apparently, Cingular took out the "PDA Connect Unlimited" data plan for NO APPARENT REASON, even though I've ordered it when I sign up for Cingular on 11/17 and this was shown in the Order Confirmation email. They added it back and now ISP.CINGULAR worked flawlessly.

This is a good learning lesson though. I only knew about this when I checked my web account. Have I not, I'd keep using WAP.CINGULAR until my 1st bill comes out and I will getting charged for EVERY kilobytes under the pay-per-use plan for the next 30 days, which will be in THOUSANDS of dollars (I use about 80 Mb / month based on my T-Mobile bills).

I just spoke with CS and they agreed to adjust the charge from 11/20 - 11/22 since it's their fault, but AFTER I received my bills, which will be 27days from now since I just started my service 3 days ago. Hopefully the new CS I'll be talking to next month will not give me further grief...

Posted by: TheFuzz

So, if I have the unlimited PDA connect data plan, can I use the "ISPDA" connection the same as the normal ISP.CINGULAR connection without incurring additional charges?