Virgin DNS and SMTP address needed please!

[MyDraadloos]

Has anyone tried and Option Noizomi / Globetrotter 3G+ HSDPA card as yet ?

Have been told that these are all unlocked and I am choking on the R2 MB VC data.

[ginggs]

SMTP address is the same as cell C's for Virgin.

Try 196.31.116.200:25 to send mail through, let me know if it aint workin.

The IP address for mail.cmobile.co.za seems to have changed during the last week or so from 196.31.116.200 to 196.38.218.30.

[MyDraadloos]

Has anyone tried and Option Noizomi / Globetrotter 3G+ HSDPA card as yet ?

Have been told that these are all unlocked and I am choking on the R2 MB VC data.

Thanks for the settings, got it working.

[Nickhyena]

Hi Guys,

I hope there is someone who can help here. I bought a vodacom data connect card (cash) a couple of weeks ago and am very pleased with the speed, connectivity etc, although R2 per MB is killing me cause I just can't help myself when surfing and always seem to be opening images, videos etc. So this morning I got a 128k virgin sim card. Its all set up and ready to go (and works to make phone calls etc). I put it in my data card to see if I could figure it out, but I can't get it to work. If anyone could help, i'd very much appreciate it.

Cheers,

Nick

[Terencek]

Hi Guys,

I hope there is someone who can help here. I bought a vodacom data connect card (cash) a couple of weeks ago and am very pleased with the speed, connectivity etc, although R2 per MB is killing me cause I just can't help myself when surfing and always seem to be opening images, videos etc. So this morning I got a 128k virgin sim card. Its all set up and ready to go (and works to make phone calls etc). I put it in my data card to see if I could figure it out, but I can't get it to work. If anyone could help, i'd very much appreciate it.

Cheers,

Nick

Nick:

You need to create a separate profile in the Dashboard software for your Virgin connection. Launch Dashboard, when prompted insert your Huawei data card containing the Virgin SIM (assuming it is indeed the 128K version as you mentioned -- others will not generally work!).
The rest of the settings you need should then be picked up automatically. Only if they are not will you need the data between the dashed lines below:

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Re-launch Dashboard to re-edit the Virgin profile to enter manual DNS etc.:
APN: vdata
Login ID: blank
Login Password: blank
DNS: 196.31.116.241 and 196.31.116.242
(Generic public addresses which will work are 196.7.0.138 and 196.7.142.132 but may be slower than the correct ones)
Modem setting: officially should be *99#, but also appears to work using Voda setting (as does MTN: *99***1#)
Initialization string should be changed to at+cgdcont=1,"ip","vdata","",0,0,
(but also appears to work using Voda setting (AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet")
--------------------

To repeat: you shouldn't need the info between the dashed lines above; the card should pick that all up and configure it automatically, with the possible exception of having to enter the 'vdata' APN setting above.

What you do need to do in your e-mail client (e.g. Outlook Express) is change the SMTP server for outgoing mail if you will be emailing through your Virgin connection: it needs to be changed to Virgin's (i.e. CellC's) outgoing mail server: mail.cmobile.co.za

Remember that you cannot (yet) get 3G or HSDPA speeds from Virgin -- only GPRS or EDGE, which doesn't bother too many of us given that's it's a flat 50c/MB!

Good luck....

[Nickhyena]

Terencek,

Thanks very much for your reply. I followed your instuction and bhad to change the APN. I then had to enter both DNS because they were blank. I then clicked finish and it went back to the dashboard. It tries to connect but it just keeps saying 'aquiring' at the bottom with the lights on the data card flashing (green light flashing twice, quickly).

Maybe i have to do something with the modem setting or initialization string. How do i edit initilization string?

Thanks again,

Nick

[baka]

Data (SMS/MMS/WAP/GPRS/EDGE)

* How do I manually set Virgn Mobile MMS settings
Profile name: virgin_mms
Home URL: http://mms.virginmobile.co.za
Primary IP address: 196.31.116.242
Primary Port: 8080
Secondary IP address: 196.31.116.242
Secondary Port: 9201
APN name: vmms
Login ID: blank
Login Pass: blank

* How do I manually set Virgn Mobile WAP settings
Profile name: virgin_internet
Home URL: http://mms.virginmobile.co.za
Primary IP address: 196.31.116.241
Primary Port: 8080
Secondary IP address: 196.31.116.241
Secondary Port: 9201
APN name: vdata
Login ID: blank
Login Pass: blank

* How do I manually set Virgn Mobile Data Card settings
Initialization: *99#
APN name: vdata
Login ID: blank
Login Pass: blank

http://www.virginmobile.co.za/userGuide.shtml

SMTP Server = mail.cmobile.co.za

*PLEASE STICKY THIS THREAD*

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/show...highlight=baka

Need some help on connecting my mIRC to IRC servers:

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/vb/show...highlight=baka

Regards
Baka

[DXL]

Howzit,

Guys & Dolls ,

I am using a Huawei E620 Fastlink HSDPA Data card.

I have tried a MTN , Vodacom and Cell-c sim in there and they all work well.

However when I tried a Virginmobile Sim it says Connection failed.

I have used the *99***# and Vdata as the setting yet for the other 3 sims I used no settings at all.

Concerned that Virgin does not have a dial up support even during the day.

Help !

[Zabzoo]

Just an interesting note; I spoke to Virgin Mobile this morning and they informed me that they DO NOT PROVIDE an SMTP Service for connecting to your Email account and sending Email via the VM n/w - you have to use your own SMTP Server.

[Terencek]

Just an interesting note; I spoke to Virgin Mobile this morning and they informed me that they DO NOT PROVIDE an SMTP Service for connecting to your Email account and sending Email via the VM n/w - you have to use your own SMTP Server.

As usual the Helpdesk staff often have little knowledge when it comes to data. Thousands of us out here are using the VM (i.e. CellC) SMTP server for our outgoing mail, which is as it should be:

mail.cmobile.co.za

For the record, for anyone swapping SIMs regularly (because VM still leaves something to be desired in the reliability stakes), the appropriate outgoing mail SMTP servers for Voda and MTN respectively are:

smtp.vodacom.co.za
mail.mtn.co.za

[raven69]

Sum1 PM me on how to get my 64k sim swooped for a 128k thanx..

[scuz]

We do not use dns just leave them blank and the smtp is mail.cmobile.co.za

[Data Dawg]

Can someone help me by providing the Virgin DNS and SMTP addresses please? Everything works fine using a VM SIM in an old GPRS data card (which needs manual configuration) except for these details, and the friendly Helpdesk person I spoke to was not too sure what I was talking about....

Thanx guys!

Hi Tereneck,

Please note that Virgin Unfortunately does not have a DNS address as yet.
But, the SMTP address is mail.cmobile.co.za

Regards

[ginggs]

Please note that Virgin Unfortunately does not have a DNS address as yet.

What do you mean you don't have one?
Without one, people would have to use 196.40.97.12 instead of www.myadsl.co.za.

[GTVM]

Hi ginggs,

Please send me your contact details (I think you may have once before), I would like to get your query attended to.

Kindest Regards,

Gerald.