Anyone else have problems using their nexus S on wind?

[luckylion]

Finally got the data working. So ya as others have noted it doesn't show the wind home or away sign which can be dangerous for pay after users like me.

So after being able to register the phone via wifi I was able to mess around with various apn settings till it worked.

Apn name doesn't matter the Apn just needs to be internet.windmobile.ca
Another thing that made a difference was the Apn type. Internet didn't work nor did default,supl but default worked.

So in conclusion to get data to work with nexus s on wind network make sure of the following:

APN: internet.windmobile.ca
APN Type: default

[bb147]

APN type just put *

that way MMS works with it too


PS: how well does it work on WIND? I just ordered mine this morning, hoping to get it soon!

[bozo089]

So i also got mine working but it shows 302490 instead of WIND home as the network......that is really a non-issue for me.

Data and calling both work fine.

You do not need to worry about WIND away when your pay after because if you go to *#*#4636#*#* you can set it to WCDMA only (which is WIND Home only) therefore you have no chance of connecting to WIND Away.

[canadiancow]

In the future you should try to pull the battery while the phone is one. It works to reset the phone.

You should never pull the battery while the device is on unless there is something preventing you from shutting it down properly.

[Vadimus_ca]

Hey folks, i just got myself a brand new nexus S but i'm having problems connecting to the wind network.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Where did you get it? Is it T-mobile compatible?

[luckylion]

Where did you get it? Is it T-mobile compatible?

Best buy in the states. They are all compatible with T-Mobile right now.

[nwadams]

in terms of showing wind home/wind away they probably haven't added the device to their database yet, which is probably why it didn't work initially.

[Vadimus_ca]

Best buy in the states. They are all compatible with T-Mobile right now.

Bestbuy does not ship to Canadian address. Any solution?

[profets]

in terms of showing wind home/wind away they probably haven't added the device to their database yet, which is probably why it didn't work initially.

I'm pretty sure that WIND Home / Away is determined by the sim card. Any "non-Wind" phone I've used my wind sim card in has shown wind's network as WIND Home and any roaming networks within the country as WIND Away.

Bestbuy does not ship to Canadian address. Any solution?

I called a bunch of Bestbuy stores in buffalo early this morning. All the same answer, they were out of stock by mid-day yesterday, and said they might get some units in stock once every 4-5 days. But with the holiday season its going to be busy and difficult to get one.

[TouchMyBox]

When you are on Wind Away, it will just say Rogers Communications, so it's really a non-issue, it's just less pretty.

[tim_melgin]

Bestbuy does not ship to Canadian address. Any solution?

Cross the border and pick it up. That's all you can do at this point.

If you really have to get the phone, have it shipped to a US shipping house (TSB, the Letter Carrier, etc.) and have them ship it to Canada. This way will be expensive, though.

[bb147]

Cross the border and pick it up. That's all you can do at this point.

If you really have to get the phone, have it shipped to a US shipping house (TSB, the Letter Carrier, etc.) and have them ship it to Canada. This way will be expensive, though.

Best Buy will cancel your order if its a forwarding company

[tim_melgin]

Best Buy will cancel your order if its a forwarding company

This I didn't know. I mentioned it only because I've had success using them with Amazon.

[thighzen]

Best buy in the states. They are all compatible with T-Mobile right now.

How much did it cost you to bring it into Canada? (taxes at the border and such)

[luckylion]

it was close to $660 CAD after tax, exchange, duty, etc.