Wifi problem on University campus

[niceone91]

Hey everyone

I just got my Cingular 8525, I don't have the data plan but I use the wifi at home to connect wirelessly to the internet it works fine.

The problem is when I come to the university it connects sometimes to the university wireless which is free, but I can't get to any website.

With my laptop, the wireless works fine.
Do you guys have any idea where the problem comes from, and how I can solve it.

Thanks

[fergy]

Did you have to disable cingulars account? How about email...I know this doesnt answer your question but it is related. Thanks Dan

[niceone91]

No, I still have cingular account, email is working fine at my home everything at any other free wireless spot works perfectly, just on campus, and after like 15mnts of trying to connect on campus I get an error message telling me that it couldn't get an appropriate IP or smthg like that.

Thanks

[fergy]

So you can still access the net using media/data package? Can you get on the net with a data package...through cingular?

[Billabond1]

Does your campus have like a computer help desk? If it does, take it there and they can probably set it up to work properly.

[manperez]

NiceOne91, I think Billabond1 is right:
College WiFi's allow you to connect, but you usually have to log in as a student. I had to do it, myself, and it's easier if the help desk people tell you exactly what to do.

Good luck....... Manny

[psyteet]

Yes student or teacher log in is the best.

[niceone91]

Yes I see what you are saying, but the problem is that my friends have another wireless device, I think the Q which comes from T-mobile, he can access the internet on campus when ever he wants, so don't you guys think it's a problem with the IP address or something like that.

Thanks

[manperez]

No, IP address would make it too complicated. I still think it could be that he had the help desk include his PPC as an authorized connection...

Manny

[niceone91]

Yes, I see.

My friend just got an 8125 from Cingular, and he had the same problem, so since his was new, he did a factory restore and deleted everything Cingular installed.

So I was thinking that Cingular may have something there to block you, so you use GPRS and pay 40$/month.

What do you guys think, is it possible to be from Cingular?

[dantheman8328]

so i hate to bring up an old thread as my first topic, but my 8125 is in the mail and I should have it here for my last week or two on campus, and Im wondering if anyone knows if Cingular somehow blocks WiFi access so that you have to use the 40 dollar/month plan??? Is anyone on here able to connect to a wireless LAN and use that connection without paying for Cingulars data network?

[niceone91]

I have cingular, and on campus the wireless is not working.

An advice, if you don't want to spend any money to connect to the internet, call them and tell them to block your GPRS, what happened to me is that in the beginning, since my phone is touch screen I some time click on Internet explorer by mistake so it connects automatically, and they keep charging me even if I am not using it, so I called them and now I can't connect via GPRS.

I hope this helps

[dantheman8328]

great, thanks for the help and quick reply

ive been reading up on the forums for a while now, and im not sure if i got this right but from what i understand:

if your connected to your Wifi connection you wont be able to recieve calls because you wont be connected to a GPRS connection?

this seems like it would be a huge inconvienence, has anyone had any trouble with this before?

thanks again

[niceone91]

Nop, I always connect through wi-fi, and still use my phone, I think you don't use GPRS to talk on the phone, GPRS is a way to connect to the internet, and if you use GPRS they will charge per KB downloaded.