is *99# the only dial-up number that can be used?

[MOObaba]

I'm sure there must be other dial-up numbers besides *99# that can be used when connecting to the internet via one's gprs/edge/3G/hsdpa connection.

Can any of the grandmaster's please give me more info regarding this?

 

[Rikus]

Yes, you know wh....
Oh shucks, I am not a grandmaster.
Sorry

 

[kronoSX]

there is but 3 i think.99#
*99***1#
another one but i forgot,sorry you have to ask a master

 

[Syndyre]

*99# will dial your default settings, otherwise you can use the *99***1# format to dial specific settings stored on the phone, replacing 1 with the number of the settings as they appear in the phone.

 

[Rikus]

See?
There!
Never call for a Grandmaster when its gonna take a Super Grandmaster to resolve the issue

 

[bboy]

i have tried and successfully dialed into a isp before on their number like 03338456000

 

[Syndyre]

See?
There!
Never call for a Grandmaster when its gonna take a Super Grandmaster to resolve the issue

 

[Syndyre]

i have tried and successfully dialed into a isp before on their number like 03338456000

That's then a circuit switched call and you'll pay per minute and get a whopping 9.6kb/s. Unless you've got HSCSD. Still not a good option though.

 

[flenters]

not sure what os you are using but you can set a initialization string for the modem e.g at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet",,0,0 and then on the normal dun just dial *99***1# and it will connect to the given apn

 

[ChainSaw]

*99***x#

Please would somebody enlighten me too? If you dial *99***X# what settings is the X revering to, on a pc lets say. Where are they situated? And I don't mean the modem init settings, Thanks!!

 

[ginggs]

Please would somebody enlighten me too? If you dial *99***X# what settings is the X revering to, on a pc lets say. Where are they situated?

They are stored in the phone or the data card's memory.

You can have multiple profiles configured, each with a different APN, the X is the number of the profile you wish to use, e.g. *99***4# connects using the 4th stored profile on your phone or data card.

 

[Deenem]

... and *99# is not an actual phone number that is getting dialled by the phone, it's just an instruction to tell it to make a data connection to the cell mast (as opposed to a voice connection).
Just thought I'd point that out.

 

[my90558]

*99***1# vs *99# dialing strings for GSM device

Hello,

Can someone please tell me the difference in using *99***1# vs *99# for a GSM device's dialing string?

We're currently using *99***1#. Is there any advantage in using *99#?

The device in question uses GSM GPRS to communicate with the internet.

Thanks

 

[my90558]

*99***1# vs *99# dialing strings for GSM device

Hello,

Can someone please tell me the difference in using *99***1# vs *99# for a GSM device's dialing string?

I'm currently using *99***1#. Is there any advantage in using *99#?

The device in question uses GSM GPRS to communicate with the internet.

Thanks

 

[wizardofid]

No difference, really *99***1# only tells the server which internet profile to use, either one works.

 

[madrynn]

If I remember right the consecutive ***'s give a time delay (at least one is required between the options, more for more time... so *99*1# may work faster).
So it dials the service (*99 is internet dial-up phone number when using a cellphone as a modem... before tethering was made easy), then it waits (I would think maybe 1* = 1second?) and then it sends the 1, and lastly # is like the enter key (or the end of the command).

But I used this in a Nokia N73 last, so I may have a couple of facts skewed.

 

[sajunky]

If I remember right the consecutive ***'s give a time delay (at least one is required between the options, more for more time... so *99*1# may work faster).
So it dials the service (*99 is internet dial-up phone number when using a cellphone as a modem... before tethering was made easy), then it waits (I would think maybe 1* = 1second?) and then it sends the 1, and lastly # is like the enter key (or the end of the command).

But I used this in a Nokia N73 last, so I may have a couple of facts skewed.

It was a dialer options for dialing analog modem lines or GSM CSD connection.

Stars represent defaults values for additional parameters for creating PDP context. As the last parameter is '1' (which is default profile anyway), there is no difference.