5.99 Tzones on Shadow Does Work

[Rascal]

Okay, I've been frustrated that I can't use IE (PIE, I guess) with my 5.99 t-zones. TM CS says I can't do that.

I see here that some settings from the Dash faq worked. Was it just creating a new proxy?

I did use from the faq:
Connections->Proxy->T-mobile:
Connects from: WAP Network
Connects to: The Internet
Proxy: 216.155.165.50:8080
Type: HTTP

Was that all? I am stuck at the moment since t-zones hasn't been working for several days in Denver. The WAP browser is rather useless since I can't enter any URL and can only use links I've bookmarked online at My T-Mobile.

Incidentally, I didn't realize there was this WM forum for T-Mobile. I'll try to go through more threads.

[dinlong]

you're on the right track, you need to do ALL THREE steps for internet to work


you already did this:

Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> Proxy -> T-Zones Proxy setup
Connects from: WAP Network
Connects to: The Internet
Proxy (name : port): 216.155.165.50:8080
Type: HTTP
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>


you still need to do this:

Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> GPRS-> T-Mobile Data
Connects to: WAP Network
Access point: wap.voicestream.com
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>
Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0
IP address: <blank>

Start Menu -> Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Options -> Connections
"Automatically detect settings" is unchecked
Select network: The Internet (Must be set to "The Internet" to work over WiFi. Try "WAP Network" if you're having trouble over the EDGE/GPRS connection)

[Rascal]

Okay, I rebooted the Shadow and also found the options for PIE and unchecked the auto network select option. Now, in the browser, going to one to of favorites, I get past the "Locating..." status and get to "Opening...", but I eventually get to "The server could not resolve your request for uri:/".

I also changed my T-Mobile Data in GPRS connects to WAP (from Internet).

Any other thoughts?

[Rascal]

dinlong,

Thank you! I had already done all of your suggestions, except I changed the PIE connections option to manually to "Internet" instead of "WAP'. I think I'm good to go. I appreciate the summary (made it easier to check for data entry errors).

It looks like there are many things I can do to customize the Shadow, or make it more productive. I'm glad for these forums! I appreciate everyone's contribution.

[badbob001]

1. Connection > Advanced settings: all set to Automatic
2. GPRS: delete all existing profiles and create two GPRS profiles where one connects to WAP and the other connects to WORK.
3. PROXY: create two PROXY profiles where one connects from WAP to Internet and the other connects from WORK to the Internet.

In IE:
[x] Automatically detect settings
Select Network: The Internet

For email, they must be configured to connect via WORK.

For some reason, the wap browser no longer works but IE does. Even the Live Search app works.

[Rascal]

Thank you! I'm trying to post from my shadow and it appears to work. it takes a while though

[dinlong]

Wow that worked perfectly! I now have both internet and email without having to switch settings!

thanks!!!

[Rascal]

So, with all these settings, (I haven't tried badbob001's suggestion yet, as I don't use e-mail and am not ready to give up the wap browser), does this affect how wifi works? I'm wondering if I clobbered a setting that would prevent me from using wifi's speed when available. How can I confirm that I get the fast data rates with wifi?

Thank you.

[sh!mon]

I used da settings found in the Dash f.a.q.

I used these instructions and it won't work. for the proxy there was no tzones proxy so I created a new proxy and named it that. is that where I went wrong?

everything else I did step by step but that was the one step that was confusing.

someone please help me out on this. im trying 2 configure this for a friend.

[walabe25]

i am going through the same problem. i even went through the steps shown in this thread. its ust not workin for me

[badbob001]

So, with all these settings, (I haven't tried badbob001's suggestion yet, as I don't use e-mail and am not ready to give up the wap browser), does this affect how wifi works? I'm wondering if I clobbered a setting that would prevent me from using wifi's speed when available. How can I confirm that I get the fast data rates with wifi?

Thank you.

Actually, the wap browser works for me now. I think the wap browser autodetects what connection setting to use and it did so correctly after I rebooted. Just make sure Menu > options > network shows the connection is to 'The Internet'. Before the reboot, the connection was referring to a gprs profile that I deleted.

When I have wifi on, the browser will automatically go over wifi. I know because only when I'm on wifi can I get stream music from sites that don't support the http protocol or use emoze to sync my corporate email.

Another issue is that I can't quite get the java component to connect to the internet. Say I go to the opera site to download opera mini 4. The java component will pop up but it'll fail to download opera. If I connect over wifi, I can download opera, but when I'm off wifi, opera can't connect to the net even with opera set to connect over http instead of socket. Grr.

[sh!mon]

So can anyone help please? I did everything suggested in those steps and it wont work! I know the 5.99 works in our area cuz I have it in my Wing n it works great. I need step by step instructions for the shadow.

This is what I tried to do based on previous posts:

Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> Proxy -> T-Zones Proxy setup
Connects from: WAP Network
Connects to: The Internet
Proxy (name : port): 216.155.165.50:8080
Type: HTTP
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>


Start Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> GPRS-> T-Mobile Data
Connects to: WAP Network
Access point: wap.voicestream.com
User name: <blank>
Password: <blank>
Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0
IP address: <blank>

Start Menu -> Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Options -> Connections
"Automatically detect settings" is unchecked
Select network: The Internet (Must be set to "The Internet" to work over WiFi. Try "WAP Network" if you're having trouble over the EDGE/GPRS connection)


The first part is confusing to me. Did you create a new proxy called TZone proxy? When I went to that part of the settings, there was nothing called TZones proxy so I created a new one called that. Maybe the tzones wasn't activated yet? So when you go to connections---->proxy, there should be an option called tzones proxy to select? Or do you have to create a new one?

Thank you!

[badbob001]

The first part is confusing to me. Did you create a new proxy called TZone proxy? When I went to that part of the settings, there was nothing called TZones proxy so I created a new one called that. Maybe the tzones wasn't activated yet? So when you go to connections---->proxy, there should be an option called tzones proxy to select? Or do you have to create a new one?

The names of the profiles are up to you (eg: "please work proxy"). Make note of any existing default proxy or gprs profiles, delete them, and then add your own.

[badbob001]

Opera mini 4 worked on my mpx220 on t-zones but it doesn't work on the shadow. Anybody got opera mini 4 working on t-zones? I couldn't even get the java component to download opera mini 4 unless I connected over wifi so it must be some problem with my connection settings and the phone's java component.

[Sempuukyaku]

For those of you who are having trouble getting your email to work on your T-Mobile Shadow....you need to make sure that you create a work profile for your email account to connect to. Observe :

-Start>Settings>Connections>GPRS>New

-Name this profile T-Mobile Email

-Connects to: Work

-Access Point: wap.voicestream.com

-Click done twice, and then click on Proxy

-Select New

-Name this profile T-Mobile Email

-Connects from: WAP network

-Connects to: Work

-Proxy: 216.155.165.50:8080

-Type: HTTP

-Click Done, and head back to your email account settings.

-In the 5th screen of the E-mail setup, click on Advanced Server Settings

-Make sure that Network Connection is set to Work, and click done.

-Finish the E-Mail setup

-Attempt a send/receive



Your emails should come right in. Now you all know that using the $5.99 t-zones for web browsing is against the terms of service, naughty people . BUT, when you pay for the $5.99 t-zones you are paying for unlimited email, so you need to make sure that you're able to get your emails and use the service you're paying for.