This page tries to accumulate information needed to roam with GPRS using
various phones, carriers, and UNIX laptop ppp implementations.
E.g. this is how my FreeBSD userland ppp is configured to work
with a Nokia 6310i on T-Mobile, aka VoiceStream, in
the States:
vs:
set device /dev/cuaa0
set speed 115200
set phone
set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \
\"\" AT OK-AT-OK \
AT+CGDCONT=1,\\\"IP\\\",\\\"internet2.voicestream.com\\\" OK \
ATDT*99***1# TIMEOUT 84 CONNECT"
set login
set logout "ABORT BUSY ABORT ERROR TIMEOUT 30 \
\"\" +++ATH OK-ATH-OK
set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0
add default HISADDR
enable dns
set timeout 0
PPP Dial Command Strings
Sony-Ericsson T68i
login
AT+CGDCONT=1,\\\"IP\\\",\\\"<carrier Access Point Node>\\\" OK \
AT+CGQREQ=1,0,0,0,0,0 OK \
ATD*99***1# CONNECT"
logout
"ABORT BUSY ABORT ERROR TIMEOUT 30 \
\"\" +++ATH OK-ATH-OK \
AT+CGATT=0 OK"
Note that I do
not recommend the Sony-Ericsson T68i, as its RF section is
exceedingly poor. I get no signal in locations where my Nokia
8890 (no GRPS) and my 6310i get two bars and good reception.
Motorola P280 (from Mark Henderson <mch@hwaet.org.uk> )
AT&F OK \
ATE1Q0 OK \
AT+CGDCONT=1,IP,\sinternet2.voicestream.com\s OK \
AT+CGQMIN=1,0,0,3,0,0 OK \
AT+CGQREQ=1,0,0,3,0,0 OK \
ATD*99# CONNECT
.
Carrier Access Point
Nodes
| CC
| Carrier
| Access Point Node
| UserID/Password
|
| CA
| A1 Mobilkom
| a1.net
|
|
| CH
| SwissCom
| gprs.swisscom.ch
| gprs/gprs
|
| CZ
| Pro T-Mobile
| internet.t-mobile.cz
|
|
| CZ
| Eurotel CZ
| internet
|
|
| CZ
| Oskar, tariff customers and roaming
| internet
|
|
| CZ
| Oskar, prepaid cards
| ointernet
|
|
| DE
| D1 Telekom
| internet.t-d1.de
| beliebig/t-d1
|
| DE
| D2 Vodafon
| volume.d2gprs.de
|
|
| DE
| E-Plus
| internet.eplus.de
| eplus/wap
|
| DE
| O2
| pinternet.interkom.de
|
|
| DE
| Quam
| quam.de
| quam/quam
|
| DE
| Viag
| internet
|
|
| FR
| A2Bouygtel
| a2bouygtel.com
| a2b/acces
|
| FR
| B2Bouygtel
| b2bouygtel.com
| B2B/NET
|
| FR
| Orange
| orange.fr
|
|
| FR
| SFR
| websfr
|
|
| HU
| Pannon
| net
|
|
| HU
| Pannon
| netx
|
|
| GR
| TeleStet
| gnet.b-online.gr
|
|
| IT
| BLU
| pinternet
|
|
| IT
| TIM
| uni.tim.it
|
|
| IT
| Wind
| internet.wind
|
|
NL
| KPN
| internet
| KPN/gprs
|
| NL
| VodaFone
| web.vodafone.nl
|
|
| PL
| Ery
| erainternet
|
|
| PL
| Idei
| www.idea.pl
|
|
| PL
| Plus
| www.plusgsm.pl
|
|
| RU
| BeeLine
| beeline.ru
| beeline/beeline
|
| UK
| VodaFone
| internet
|
|
| US
| AT&T
| proxy
|
|
| US
| VoiceStream
| internet2.voicestream.com
|
|
The above list is
available as a text file suitable for downloading so
you don't need the key to get into the room where the key is kept. :-)
Related Helpful Links
Siemens has a nice PDF with many carriers' APNs and other data
Cambridge
University kernel and IRDA hacks
GPRS on a Palm
Pilot
GPRS on the EPOC
GSM Assn carrer
roaming maps
GPRS over BlueTooth on a Philips Fisio 820 with Orange (France)
Good GPRS
technology overview from Ericsson
VodaFone published an excellent GPRS
Developers' Guide
The definitive publication on the syntax and semantics of the dial strings
seems to be GSM
07.07.
Codes to be Used with
GSM Phones
Pete Vickers gets OpenBSD's in-kernel pppd working with his 'com1' attached mobile phone 'modem'
Random Notes
"John L. Utz III" <john@utzweb.net> warns that GPRS mode puts out
sufficient power that you should beware of physical proximity and also expect
to blow through battery rather quickly.
Jacques Caron <Jacques.Caron@IPsector.comt> warns that "GPRS rates are
quite often outrageous, and in many cases a good HSCSD (or even often a good
old CSD) call will be cheaper."
Please send updates, corrections, suggestions, etc. to:
Randy
Bush <randy@psg.com>
2006.06.11