One of the nice features of the Nokia N800 is its ability to connect to the Internet using your cell phone’s wireless Internet plan. In this how-to, I am showing you the steps necessary to connect the N800 to Cingular’s MediaNet.
When I received my Nokia N800, it had settings included to connect to Cingular’s wireless internet, but the settings were for the smartphone/laptop plan, which I do not have. I am a MediaNet customer which provides access to the Internet at a lower flat rate of $29, instead of the higher priced smartphone/laptop plan. However, in order to get access using MediaNet, one needs to input new settings.
In the Control Panel of the N800, navigate to ‘Connectivity’ and double tap it.
To enter the new connection data, you need to create a new connection in the ‘Connections’ area.
You can see a list of my connections in the image above.
This is the connection wizard. The settings are pretty straight forward.
Make sure to give your new connection a distinguishable name and select ‘Packet Data’.
Enter the following connection information:
- Access Point Name: wap.cingular
- Dial-up Number: *99***1#
- User Name: WAP.CINGULARGPRS.COM
- Password: CINGULAR1
Click ‘Finish’ you do not need to enter any information in the ‘Advanced’ tab.
You are connected! Yay!
I hope you found this how-to useful.
