Re: iPAQ 4155 connection via IrDA

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From: Helio Diamant - MS-MVP/Mobile Devices (helio_at_nospam.pocketpcfreak.com)
Date: 02/18/04


Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:30:57 +0200

I did that, not with the same exact models (and in an Israeli Cellular
network). It works.

According to your description, I think the first thing you should do is to
call your mobile operator and verify if your program is data-enabled. It
seems to me that your call is being rejected for being a data call.

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"Luis A. Burgos [MCE MVP]" <luis@net burgos.local.com> wrote in message
news:uTJtikZ9DHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi folks,
>
> Dince Infrared does use any cables, I guess this newsgroup is fine. Pardon
> my PPC ignorance but I just entered this world 2 days ago!
>
> I'm trying to connect to my ISP (Bellsouth) from my iPAQ 4155 via IrDA
(aka
> Infrared) through my Nokia 7210 GS with T-Mobile service.
>
> I followed the steps described by Nokia for "Pocket PC" in the link below,
> and it doesn't do anytging. The iPAQ says Dialing XXX-XXX-XXXX....    and
> then It times out and the phone doesn't seem to really do anything. The
> Infrared symbol on the Nokia 7210 stops flashing and turns solid (which
> means IrDA connection is in progress, but about 5 seconds after the
> connection appears to be established, it starts flashing again, meaning
> "waiting for an IrDA conection". The PDA sits there for 120 secs (Time out
> period) and the errors out.
>
> http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/N7210_and_PocketPC.pdf
>
>
> Nokia seems to have had a specific guide for PocketPC 2002, but the link
> below is dead:
>
> http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/N7210_and_PocketPC2002.pdf
>
> (Both links were taken from the Nokia support site
> (http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,1080,2341,00.html)
>
> Question: has anybody been able to succesfully connect to a Cell Phone
from
> a PocketPC 2003 using Infrared (IrDA)? Any steps I must folllow? Any
> 'gotchas'?
>
> I also tried with a Sony Ericsson T616 and it went a little farther. The
> phone actually showed Dialing XXX-XXX-XXXX but immediately hung up and the
> iPAQ said "no modem detected".  This T616 is a co-worker's and I just used
> it for the sake of testing. I'm really interested in "Nokia" connectivity"
>
> Appreciated.
>
> best regards,
>
> Luis
>
>


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