adoll's Journal: Palm Tungsten web connect Motorola V551 cell phone (Rogers)

I bought a new Motorola V551 cell phone to replace my aging Nokia 6310i. I needed a phone that would connect via Bluetooth to my Palm Tungsten. In order to get the web connection working, I:

1. download the Palm Connection upgrade software and install on the Palm
2. Run the "phone link" package on the Palm "main" menu. Select the "motorola" and "V551" models. Pair with the phone.
3. Set the wireless data provider to "Rogers GPRS". The installation will try pair with the phone again, and it will fail. Return to the main Palm menu.
4. Open the "Settings" in the palm "System" menu
5. Under "Connection", find the new connection the Phone Link software made. Edit it to read: "Connect to=Phone", "Via=Bluetooth", "Device=[your phone]", "Model=Standard GSM"
6. click "details"
7. set the Init string to: +cgdcont=1,"IP","internet.com"
8. click "ok" twice
9. Create a new connection named "LAN v551"
10. Edit it to read: "Connect to=Local Network", "Via=Bluetooth", "Device=[your phone]"
11. click "ok" twice
12. Under Network, click the "service" button and select "Rogers GPRS".
13. set the Username="wapuser1" and Password="wap". Set the connection to "LAN v551" (that you created a few steps ago)
14. click "Connect". The phone will beep asking to allow access. Grant access.

Updated, May 30, 2006

The data connection stopped working a few days ago and repeated attempts to get things to connect failed. Phoned tech support and was told to turn the phone off, then turn it back on and try again. Worked like a charm - I just needed to shut down the phone.

Who would have thought Windows 3.1 was living in my cell phone?