I am happy to say there is a viable work-around for this problem, this guy came up with the simplest soultion one could ever hope for.
if I ever meet this guy Ill buy him dinner
http://www2.mowery.com/PalmCingular/index.htm
Ill be happy to see this thread slip into the datastream
bhang...
I wish I could say here is what you need to do but I can't.
Cingular says they are aware of the problem and they are trying to get it fixed in all market this year(or so they say) read back thru this thread and you will get a good idea of the problem you can also check out my 7160 user group...
try half.com I saw used VIIs there for 99.00$ they have a bunch of used/referb and even new ones.
I would rather have a used model than say an m100 with its 2megs and no flashrom(=no os upgradability)I am also intrested in the linux handhelds and running linux on a palm os device but, the palm...
I have a 7160 and I was able to send my contacts back and forth from palm to phone and phone to palm....
But thats not what U asked, the 8290 is a gsm phone and there are a myriad of programs out to communicate between gsm phones and palms. I don't have a gsm phone(the 7160 and 8260 are TDMA)...
I MUST keep this post alive...
I have had my 7160 for almost 6 months and it still wont work as a modem for my palm...
Palm ignores my email(or says the 7160 is not supported by the MIK and the MIK is the only way to use a cell phone as a modem on a palm device)(M505?? qualcoms pdaphone??)...
still no reply from cingular...
CALL *611 AND COMPLAIN
EMAIL CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND WHINE
They will fix it faster the more people it affects, dont assume everybody else called, pick up the phone and yell until somebody hears you!
i sent a copy of the email I sent cingular but it says no more than this thread does...
I cant seem to get Gsm tool to give me a working tcp/ip stack, but I think it has to do with the fact that im running an os4 rom for a V, which should be the same as the rom for IIIx but it works for jeff...
maybe im getting somewhere...
Mr. Jones:
I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. Thank your for bringing this
problem to our attention. I have researched your problem and have forwarded your
information to one of our analysts in our network department. I expect to hear from
him...
MANY THANX TO JEFF LEE FOR A VIABLE WORKAROUND!!!!
nokia-7160@groups.yahoo.com
join the e-group->go to the files section->download gsmtool->read my post on how to connect...GOOD LUCK
after almost 4 months it works :)
http://www.gethightech.com/generic.jhtml?pid=77
try here it is a good start you can fix it yourself or send it out...Good Luck
I've taken mine apart itz not hard try to take apart the broken one to see if you are comfortable doing it, there should be NO soldering required
I would be happy to help in anyway possible, I have been connecting my palm wirelessly for almost 2 years now (I was on sprintPCS) but I haven't been able to since I "upgraded" my phone to a 7160 (a phone designed with data in mind).I have spoken to a alot of people from all of the...
SO as I expected due to the popularity of the 7160 the list of people is quickly getting longer...
I hope all of you have emailed cingular and called *611, if U haven't DO IT NOW!! they won't fix it till enuff of us complain... we all have the same issue lets work together to fix it...
here is...
HELP!!!!!!!
I still havent even gotten a response from cingular about this issue, I have sent 4 emails to customer support and called *611 twice and was told that an "engineer" would get back to me...
If anybody out there can write code and would like to write a fix for this let me...
I hope this issue gets resolved im gonna call cingular asap with my complaint and start hurrassing them now also, It would be nice if somebody would write an app to fix this even after I read the tekreview.com stuff I doubt cingular is in a hurry to fix it, a nokia rep told me that cingular dont...
Hello,
Thanks again for contacting us.
It sounds like the problem you are having is from the AT command ATS7.
It seems that Some PDA devices have this set to 90 where as some
Network
service providers have it set to 50. Due to the fact that they are
different you will get a Command Modem...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.