The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

Hi all,

Quick question. A new laptop for my Dad, I need to set him up with internet access on the go. He doesn’t need it enough to merit the 3 Mobile or O2 datacard and so I am just going to get him to upgrade his phone to a basic Nokia 3G with a datacable. Question is, how do I set up a GPRS or 3G internet connection for him via his mobile phone and data cable… is this possible or do I just add a new dialup connection with the 1850 150150 eircom dialup number present and the phone will then dial the data number?

Thanks a mil,

Adrian

I think when you have installed PCSuite on the pc the option to use the phone as a modem will appear.

You'd want a data add on though, otherwise it'd be very costly...

You can get pay as you go 3G modems though.

When you add 3G funtionality to a handset, you connect directly to the providers network as opposed to dialing an ISP. Some form of client software will be required as an interface between the pc, datacable/bluetooth and the phone. I believe you can use the O2 broadband app thats bundled with the 3G modems for this purpose.

CJ

Setup a bluetooth connection to the Phone and use dial up networking and dial *99# that will initiate an internet connection via the phone.
Easy peezy Should mention that you won't get full broadband speeds but its quite useable.....

Cheers all. RussMan, are they vodafone settings? I am guessing you need username/password and access points etc.

So CJ, no dialling ISP then it's all GPRS type data then? He's getting a 3G phone this week and a data cable so it should be a handy enough setup I think.

Would it work in Northern Ireland ya think once set up?

adrian wrote:Would it work in Northern Ireland ya think once set up?

Yes - note that 3G data roaming can be expensive, both O2 and Vodafone have dedicated staff to deal with 3G model 'bill shock' at a corporate level. Check the tarrifs before you try.

You don't dial an ISP with 3G / GPRS, its more of a case of using the mobile providers network for internet access.

CJ