Trying to dialup

[pjrey]

hi, first post here!
just got the HTC touch (sprint).
i do not want the sprint internet service, and have had it cancled... i can use internet on the phone, through my laptop (via bluetooth, or usb) so i can update WM6 or livesearch or whatever...

but i thought it would be handy to have at times, if i wanted, without having to use sprints internet service...
our HOME content providers (satellite, wildblue) allows us 10 hours a month of dialup...

what im trying to do, is use wildblues internet for times when i would like to use the internet on the phone... away from the house...

i called sprint (man are they retards) and wildblue.. both were useless to me...

i can dialup on my computer just fine... can someone help me do the same on the HTC? the phone number is correct, the user and pass i have chacked and rechecked, and rechecked again...
im out of ideas..
please help!

thanks
p

[sheureka]

It won't work. I don't think you've been able to do this with a Sprint phone since they had the old "wireless web" more than 5 years ago. And if you found an old phone that would work it would cost you 39 cents a minute, so it's not worth even messing with. With Sprint having plans with unlimited data and all kinds of other goodies for $30 a month I can't imagine why you'd mess around with dialup anyway. - sheureka

[pjrey]

ahhh, pretty sure it is possible...
what is the network setting for? why can i change the default #777 (vision) to whatever i want?
dont say it is not possible unless you are 100%..
sprint themselves said it is possible... they didnt know why it wasnt working....

i know it is possible.. can someone walk me through it...

p

[sheureka]

Let me be a little more specific - there is no analog modem, and to dial a regular isp you need an analog modem. You can't send faxes with your Touch - and you can't dial up a regular isp. And yes, I'm 100% sure. - sheureka

[pjrey]

what is the function for then? SETTINGS > Connections / add a new modem connection
hmmm... kinda strange...
p

[Koolaid]

That is for digital dial-ups.... there is a way to call an analog ISP with your cell phone, go find an old 300 baud modem with the rubber cups and adapt it to fit your phone.

[sheureka]

Originally Posted by Koolaid

That is for digital dial-ups.... there is a way to call an analog ISP with your cell phone, go find an old 300 baud modem with the rubber cups and adapt it to fit your phone.

Okay - so maybe not 100% sure! - sheureka

[pjrey]

who offers digital dialup? this all seems very goofy to me... shows what i know.
maybe wildblue has a digital dialup number....
i cant justify buying the internet package with sprint.. i feel it is a scam.. if i didnt have dsl (for free at my condo) i would get it! but i have internet...
i just want something for when i am on the road, with my laptop (although i dont think it is much of a problem anymore, with most hotels offering WIFI)
i just like the idea of being able to dialin, and get online, if needed, not pay 3cents a KB, or buy the internet package at 15 a month...

if this would work, it would be perfect!
i love how sprint has disabled everything (GPS, WIFI), forcing one to buy this package...

p

EDIT: and why didnt sprint just jump to the chase when i called them about this issue... i hate the feeling that i know more than they do... scary thought...

[pjrey]

was reading over the features of the TOUCH.. and read this on the sprint site:
https://shopbiz.sprint.com/popup_pro...&bundleID=2256

Phone as Modem: Use the included USB cable, or Bluetooth Wireless technology, to connect with a PC for Internet and email access.

please tell me what this is for then?

p

[Koolaid]

PJ, yes that is correct, Like it has been stated here before, you can use it as a modem to connect to a digital data network, LIKE SPRINT!