Here I will just present a brief tutorial on how to use your mobile data connection to browse on web on you desktop computer. Many of you might be aware of this.
I had to post this tutorial as I can say this is the best way to unblock any website blocked at your workplace or at school. All you need is a gprs enabled mobile phone which can be used as a modem and a data cable.
I posted an article recently on how to unblock websites, and in that one option was to use mobile internet option of different ISP. Here in UAE , we have two different ISP’s DU and Etisalat. recently Etisalat blocked orkut , but DU still hasnt blocked it since its in begining stage, it may take some time for it to block all these websites.
So follow these simple steps and get connected through your data plan on mobile phone.
Initial two steps before you proceed :
Step 1: Connect your mobile phone to the PC via Infrared or bluetooth or USB cable. Once you connect you phone to PC, Windows automatically installs the necessary modem drivers for your mobile phone. Make sure your mobile phone is gprs or 3g enabled and can be used as a modem.
Step 2: On the PC, go to the Networking section of the Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control panel > Network Connections) and click “Create New Connection” and the following dialog box will open after you click next in initial Screen.
Now do as following :-
Give any name as per your wish to identify the connection.
Enter the phone number as *99#
In the username give you mobile number with the country code. Uncheck the two boxes as they will make the connection as default connection.
After you press finish .. you will find the new connection in you network connections. Just double click the connection and click the properties.
Make sure you have phone modem selected or checked ( if more than one modem is installed )
Thats all you have do. After selecting OK. You can use the connection as a dialup connection.
Whenever you dial up the connection, you will find that phone internally gets connected to the GPRS or other data service you are subscribed to and the same is transferred to your desktop computer.
Now this option is available all over the world. This way you can use your mobile internet connection at office or any place where you dont have access to certain websites. Also if you have different ISP connection, you can also browse the website blocked by one ISP and unblocked by other.
Any doubts in this whole process, feel free to post in comments.
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I used this method with my SE T610 way back in 2005 to browse for 1600 hours in 3 months paying only 750/- for airtel.
Speed will be less, but its worth.
My T610 gave me good performance also.
You are right !! I also used this method way back, as at that time airtel was testing the network in my college area and gave GPRS free for 3 months. Regarding speed issue, it depends on place to place as here in UAE the speed is very fast.
HI,
I am using SE810i with gprs connection from STC.
I tried wat ever u ahve mentioned, but I am getting error msg that ” error 734:The PPP link protocol was terminated”.
On the Mobile I am getting error that “Comm failure, check settings. If the problem persists contact your operator.”
I can confirm that i have gprs bcos i use to access internet on the phone very often.
Can u help kanak.
@vibhu, normally I used to get communication failure on my nokia handset , but once after restarting it will work fine . Just try doing that with your phone. Sometimes, if you have free gprs access, you wont be able to browse on computer as it will be blocked on the operator level. You have to call your mobile operator customer care ..and ask them if any restriction is there. Do tell me if problem persist.
hi.
this is suleman actually our administrator has block yahoo massenger how i can unblock or is any other alternative to chat from yahoo massenger????
@suleman,
Use yahoo web messenger.
http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/
enjoy.
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HI, I’m using nokia 1600.
Is there any way to connect internet to my pc using
the fone ?
either by dialup.
coz i saw to ways to connect in pc suite help
1 .using gprs
2 . if no gprs in cell (they written in nokia pc suite help)
please help me & mail me to siddharthmca@rediffmail.com
advance thanxes
@sidd . if phone doesnt support gprs , then you can use this method
Hello and thanks for your post.
Although everything is okay … but i want you to pls help me answer few question.
(1) Is true that once you use any nokia nseries phone preferably nokia 6230 that you can browse the internet absolutely free?
(2) I am aware that you have to instal the software that comes with the phones (gprs software), is it thesame thing with ur explanation?
(3) If using the gprs software from nokia is not free, then who collect the money, since the gsm operator is not the one collecting it, neither nokia? thanks for your reply
GPRS is not free for any phone. It is a network dependent service. So you need to activate GPRS from your mobile network provider. Once activated, either you will have a flat monthly or yearly rate else rate based on usage which is supposedly very costly. Hope this helps
Hi, I really enjoyed your post on the above subject.However,l want you to answer this questions for me.How do l open an account with an ISP in U.S.A. that will connect my phone to their server.Do l need a software to link my phone with the ISP,if so which software do I need and how can l get it.I use a Nokia 6230 phone.I am based in Nigeria.
@sola
You own nokia 6230 which is a phone which support GPRS. Just call the cust care of your mobile phone operator and ask them to activate the GPRS service on your number. Check the data rates as well. Then follow the steps in this posts.
I hope it helps
Hi am able to connect my phone using above method. But no site is getting opened. Is there any other settings which needs tpo be changed on internet explorer?
Mangesh
i have read ur article and it is very intresting, but someone i have discover that person can browse with mobile phone connect to pc without paying anything from nigeria and is wiht any network, but u will be using server from abroad. pls did u know anything about this just send the information to my inbox at yemiforu@yahoo.com
May be you should try to change the proxy settings in your browser, Else check up with your mobile network provider. Call customer care and get the info from them .
@dino2trip4
I am not aware of any such service, moreover it cant be free coz anyway your mobile is getting connected to internet, and hence you have to pay the data charge.
Thanks, for your post on GPRS connection .
I recently attended a seminar where we were shown how to connect to the internet using GPRS enabled phone and the resource guy showed how one can use GPRS network on celtel and glo to connect to an international server abroad without paying anything.
This free browsing is only for 18 hrs a week,while a 24 hr connection attarcts a fee which is to be paid to the international ISP.
Do you think the guy was palying tricks or this is possible.
It actually worked there, but in the light of what you said, i am starting to think the guy was playing smart afterall.
Great post. I found it very useful. Could you please give a list of compatible ISPs so i can pick one to register with?
Nice post Kanak. Should be really useful for many people around.
I use Motorola T260 and Samsung X450 ,Can I use any of these phones for GPRS internet connection? How do I create an account with a foreign ISP server?
Anyone with useful information on the above subject matter can contact me by mail (oladipoeyinfunjowo@yahoo.com)
Thanks
I have tried with Samsung phone and its data cable. I have connected with this setup but dont know if you can do that with other ISP’s
thanks kanak for that wonderful post. mayowa omotayo raised a very important issue to us here in nigeria where we were told that we can browse for free 18hrs a week without paying a dime by connecting our gprs enabled phone to an international server. they claim they have been using this system for more than 3 months. what do you think of this? mayowa just said that it worked during the seminar, do you think it is real?
your response will save a lot of people in nigeria money and trouble. thanks
@Mayowa Omotayo , gambo nmadu
I dont know what he meant and how he demonstrated that. Here we need to understand that a phone which has a network provider X , can only manage any connection thru X. Either its a phone call or anything , it has first connect to X coz of the sim card which belong to X. Now, for it to connect to some option for free browsing to an international server etc, it has to connect through X, hence if connection with X is free (which is highly unlikely) , then only we can talk further.
@feesha
we must know the operators available in your country. May be you can contact customer care
please can you explain clearer, (1) do i need a software to get connected, that will be install on my system (2) is this software for the free internet provider or is it for the data cable of the mobile phone (3) can you please give one or two sites that provides such free or paid internet connection services
@johnnie , no you do not need any software … the connection service is via Mobile Service Provider.
this isssue of browsing using an international ISP without paying a dime to the local operator is something amazing.
I was of the school of thought that this wasn’t possible, until i met a guy who did the installation on a system brought by someone. and believe me it worked . i trie getting the name of the software he claimed to have installed but he was a little smarter than i was.
Please there has to be a solution for this. send any discovery to tomokungbe@yahoo.com.
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Hello, thanks 4 d infos. my phone requires manual config 4 gprs settings.actually ineed d gateway Ip address 4 my gsm service provider, but their customer care is turning me down. pls help. Also can i get international gateway IP madds which gurantee free browsing.
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