Re: [NTLK] Success! Newton online with Merlin G100 and T-Mobile

hi steven,

sorry for being so late with replying to this post, but please have a
look at my GT pages for possible additional commands. i think they
might work...

http://www.pixell.net/doppler/newton/GT/

happy scripting!

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On 31 dec 2006, at 21.39, Steven Frank wrote:

> Yay, I finally got this to work. :)
>
> The Merlin G100 is a PCMCIA card for cellular (GPRS) data access.
> It's pretty old. I got one off eBay, and it's branded "VoiceStream"
> which is the company T-Mobile bought when they began operations in
> the USA several years ago.
>
> I popped my T-Mobile SIM (with data plan) into the card, and popped
> the card into my 2100, which already has NIE and all those goodies
> installed. "A communications card has been inserted"! Yay!
>
> Then I went to Internet Setup and made a new "Serial" connection like
> so:
>
> Name: GPRS
> Protocol: PPP
> User ID: TMOBILE
> Password: TMOBILE
> When closing, disconnect: <your preference>
> Primary DNS: 66.94.25.120
> Domain Name: <None>
> Advanced Settings:
> Port: <choose the correct port, mine is Bottom PC Card>
> Data Rate: 57600
> Parity: None
> Stop Bits: 1
> Use Hardware Flow Control: Checked
> Login Script:
> Send: ATZ
> SendCR
> Wait For: OK
> Send: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet3.voicestream.com"
> SendCR
> Wait For: OK
> Send: ATD*99***1#
> SendCR
> Wait For: CONNECT
> Done
>
> Notes:
>
> 1. Specifying a username and password turned out to be critical.
> This threw me because usually you do not need to specify a username
> and password to get onto T-Mobile's data network. I was getting PPP
> authentication errors, so I just put in TMOBILE as the username and
> password, and that seemed to make everything work.
>
> 2. It may be possible to increase the data rate to 115,200 but I
> didn't try it and I doubt it would make much difference.
>
> 3. You may need to use "internet2.voicestream.com" instead, depending
> on your data plan. internet3 is used for data plans that include the
> VPN option.
>
> 4. I think it may be significant for "IP" to be in caps.
>
> 5. These instructions are specific to T-Mobile's US network, but it
> shouldn't be hard to adapt for other networks.
>
> Now my Newton can access the 'net anywhere there's T-Mobile
> coverage. For whatever that's worth. :) I was able to get email
> with Mail V, and pages with Courier and Raissa.
>
> It puts a bit of a strain on the battery. I have a rebuilt pack, and
> it went from 80% to 45% while I was actively using the modem card.
> After I disconnected, it gradually creeped back up to around 70%.
> So, this is maybe workable for a quick email check, but not extended
> browsing.
>
> The card does protrude about an inch out of the newton and has a
> huuuuge antenna, but hey, we're Newton users -- we're not scared of
> huge vintage electronics. :)
>
> Steven
> http://stevenf.com/
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>
>
>
>
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