Connectivity Problems

[alanjo99]

I have an old(ish) IBM think pad PII 266 (ONO) and wanted to pick up emails when out and about.

Bough a bluetooth dongle - tried to connect on GPRS > Failed
Tried via GSM > Failed
Via Infra red > Failed
Bought a PCMCIA Modem (landline) > Failed - all the same fault.

It will dial - connect - authenticate user / password then just hang there- after about a mere 1000b of data transfer thats it . wont open up a web page - nothing .

I have checked all the settings (many times) even reloaded windows ME

Anyone any ideas please ?

Thanks

 

[Ian]

I'm guessing when you say via Bluetooth dongle, you mean using your mobile phone?

I can't see any reason why it would not authenticate properly, unless you have the wrong drivers or are using your WAP user/pass instead of your ISP number?

 

[muckshifter]

Bluetooth dongles are not all made the same

If using a Mobile Phone then you WILL need THAT mobiles own Blootooth Dongle ... sad to say but its a fact. :angry: