YEah, my 8700c is sticking at authenticating user when trying to connect to either isp.cingular or wap.cingular

ggooddale i'm sending you a pm, maybe you can help me troubleshoot this one.

Any new news on this? I'm on an 8800, MacBook Pro and AT&T.

Thanks.

Give it a try - some people have better luck than others, but the 8800 is reasonably problem-free. The 8700, on the other hand...

I've tried everything, including deleting what I set up and re-pairing the phone, but I cannot get a connection. Any help would be appreciated.

This is crazy, my DUN just decided to stop working at some point (I've reloaded the software on my 8100) and it still won't connect anymore.

Has anyone had luck with AT&T lately? I suppose I can wait for my Curve to come on Friday and try again but I was wondering if anyone could chime in with some basic setting guidelines for AT&T.

Internet Connect Fields:

Phone Number: wap.cingular (is this supposed to be *99***1# or *99# on AT&T)
Account Name:
Password: CINGULAR1
Modem: Blackberry 8xx0 (I renamed the script to 8xx0 since I think it works on 8300-8800s)

I had been trying for 3 hours to get it to connect before coming across this thread. This forum is pretty cool! YEAH, this is my first post. LOL! Oh, BTW you have to turn AirPort off. If not it will connect for 30 seconds and then disconnect. Not sure if this has been pointed out. Many thanks!

im trying to use my 8800 as a modem on my mscbook and i cant find the GPRS CID sting

I'm hearing this complaint a lot from Cingular users who're using the newest firmware for both the 8800 and 8100. I have T-Mobile (and the TIM release of 4.2) and don't see the problem, and I don't have a Cingular SIM to test with unfortunately.

Check here: Rogers data settings.

I feel like I've tried everything I can, and my results have been so sporadic it's impossible for me to know where the problem is. I've checked and double checked my settings a million times, and still, 9 times out of 10 the connect fails, and every once in a while it will connect, but only for a few minutes. Anyone else having similar issues?

You mentioned sending me a PM in an earlier post, but I never received one - which carrier are you with, and which phone are you using?

yes, im having the same issues with at&t. Its like you said 10-20% of the time it works. very annoying.

T-Mobile network, Cingular branded (unlocked) and latest Roger's SW - Mac Pro (gen 1) and 10.4.10 OS

I found the best instructions on fibble.org. Here's the link to the instructions: Fibble.org: Use your BlackBerry Pearl and 8800 as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X

I hope this helps!

Dumb Question but does this mean that I have to pay for tethering if I do the above with an 8800?

The best answer I can offer you is 'maybe'. People have reported using their 8800 with no problems on Cingular and no additional fees, but their Terms of Service suggest you need their tethering plan to do this sort of thing. I'd keep a close eye on your bill.

Thanks worked fine on OsX 10.3.9 and Pearl.

I can't get the modem script to show in the selection box. The file does appear in my modem scripts directory under Library. I had to add that directory myself. I am a new mac user, is the library under my computer name the right place?

found it, wrong library folder! still not working, have to play more.

sorry ggoodale the pm never got sent. i have a rack of window screenshots but i haven't felt like hosting them. let me see if i can get something together, bc i'd love to get it working.

I have been having trouble trying to set this up on my macbook pro and pearl. I follow all the steps and when i hit connect it just says its connecting... and nothign else. What might be worng?

Post a snippet of your Connection Log (Window -> Connection Log in the menu bar of Internet Connect) and I'll see if I can help. Also, what do you have in the telephone number, username and password fields of internet connect?

I'm using T-Mobile. Got it to work the first time then no joy after that. Tried all tips in this thread and even erased everything and tried again. Here is my log.

Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : Connecting via BlackBerry 8100.
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLWrite : ATZ\13
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLWrite : AT+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com"\13
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLMatched : OK\13\10
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : Making EDGE connection.
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLWrite : ATDT*99***1#\13
Thu Jul 19 18:17:37 2007 : CCLMatched : CONNECT
Thu Jul 19 18:17:40 2007 : Serial connection established.
Thu Jul 19 18:17:40 2007 : using link 0
Thu Jul 19 18:17:40 2007 : Using interface ppp0
Thu Jul 19 18:17:40 2007 : Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem
Thu Jul 19 18:17:41 2007 : sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xaa2fbe1b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Thu Jul 19 18:17:44 2007 : sent [LCP ConfReq