Using a cell phone to connect to ISP server

[Guest]

I am trying to connect to an ISP server using a cell phone. I have the
correct adapter cable and have the network connection set up to dial the
correct number. When I dial the server number on the phone itself, I can hear
the server tones. There is a 5-10 second delay from when the phone call is
initiated untill the sever responds.
When I try to connect with Windows XP, the cell phone dials the number and
almost immediately Windows terminates the call with the error message that
the server is not responding.

I need Windows XP to wait 5-10 seconds for the phone call to connect before
checking for the server.

How do I cause Windows XP to wait after the number is dialed for the server
to respond?

I tried using commas behind the phone number but that did not work.

Dennis Eger
(e-mail address removed)

 

[V Green]

Cell phones, when used as a modem, do NOT offer a dial tone
when off hook, which confuses Dial Up Networking.

Check to see if "Wait for dial tone before dialing" is NOT checked
in Control Panel for the modem entry you created for this
device and that Hardware is selected in Data Connection Preferences.

 

[AJR]

Just curious - but how would you use a cell phone to set up a dial-up
connection to an ISP without modem availability.
Taking a guess here - your wireless service would have to provide the
capability.

 

[V Green]

Most cell phones respond to basic AT commands and
work when configured as "Generic XXXXX Modem"
(where XXXXX = speed such as 28800, 36000).

You will obviously need an account with a provider
that has dial up. The wireless provider does
not need to have any special capability. We're talking
S-L-O-W data rates here, usually 14400.

You just hook them up to a USB or serial port, do an
"Add New Modem" for the generic type that fits the
device's data rate and dial away...