Tips & Tricks: Tmobile Dash Network Settings for use on Cingular/ATT after you unlock

Sorry Al for taking so long for this one here is how I got my Dash set up to use Cingulars networks for WAP Access and all that other Data Goodness!

CONFIGURE BROWSER AND GPRS SETTINGS

1. Press START
2. Select/Launch Internet Explorer
3. Press MENU
4. Select TOOLS then OPTIONS
5. Select CONNECTIONS
6. Verify that “Automatically detect settings” is UNCHECKED. If it is
checked (probably is) then uncheck it.

7. Set Select Network to WAP NETWORK
8. Press DONE twice
9. Press HOME key
10. Press START
11. Select SETTINGS
12. Select CONNECTIONS
13. Select GPRS
14. Select the existing profile displayed, press MENU, then select
EDIT
15. Change settings to: (these settings are case sensitive)

a. Change name to: Cingular GPRS
b. Connects to: THE INTERNET
c. Access Point: wap.cingular
d. User Name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COMe. Password:
CINGULAR1

f. Leave Primary DNS empty
g. Leave Secondary DNS empty
h. Leave IP Address empty
i. Press DONE twice

16. Select PROXY
a. Highlight the existing profile, press MENU, then select EDIT
b. Change name to Cingular WAP
c. Change Settings to:
i. Connects from: The Internet
ii. Connects to: WAP Network
iii. Proxy: wireless.cingular.com:80
iv. Type: HTTP
v. Leave User Name blank
vi. Leave Password blank

d. Press DONE twicee. Press the HOME keyIf you need to configure MMS, then here’s the site link to the Cingular config details:

https://www.cingular.com/support/deviceConfig.do?content=KB69475.html

They say its for the 3125 but they work!

If you are still having issues try this… Reader Mike said this worked like a charm for him:

1- GO TO INTERNET EXPLORER, PRESS MENU, GO TO OPTIONS, CONNECTIONS, UNCHECK DETECT SETTINGS, SELECT NETWORK SHOULD BE THE INTERNET.PRESS DONE.

2- GO BACK TO MAIN SCREEN.

3- PRESS START,SETTINGS,CONNECTIONS,GO TO GPRS,PRESS MENU,PRESS ADD, NAME IT MEDIA NET, CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET,ACCESS POINT WAP.CINGULAR,USENAME (ALL CAPS) WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM,PASSWORD (ALL CAPS) CINGULAR1, PRIMARY DNS 66.209.11.61, THATS IT PRESS DONE.

4- GO BACK TO CONNECTIONS PAGE AND GO TO PROXY, AGAIN PRESS ADD, NAME IT CINGULAR WAP, CONNECTS FROM THE INTERNET, CONNECTS TO WORK, PROXY WIRELESS.CINGULAR.COM:80, TYPE HTTP. THATS IT. PRESS DONE, DONE.

5- GO BACK HOME AND TRY AND CONNECT. YOU SHOULD CONNECT NO PROBLEM.