Walmart in my area starting offering free ATT wifi which is great. My problem is when logging in it takes you to the Walmart signin page, an the Gear S gives me a message that my device doesnt support this feature.
Has any had this issue, and if so were you able to find a work around?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Cperrry1 said:
Walmart in my area starting offering free ATT wifi which is great. My problem is when logging in it takes you to the Walmart signin page, an the Gear S gives me a message that my device doesnt support this feature.
Has any had this issue, and if so were you able to find a work around?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Any site you're logging in to that requires a secondary entry or displays a secondary web page after sign-in won't work. In hotels, I can sign in fine with a provided password but the connection usually fails soon after because you're re-directed to hotel's home page on the brand website. Sites that accept a basic password work fine. Any that require a secondary process fail.
Thanks for your reply.
So no sign in
So the answer is no. Why would they give wifi if you are not allowed to sign in. With security the way it is that means the wifi is basically useless
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anybody has the blackberry software running on the xdaII with tmobile US? I know theres a specific rate plan you have to get with it, but does it allow you to browse the web with it also? What apn's are you using to do both, mail and web? How well does it work and where can I find the app?
thanks
I am using it on an XDA II on t-mobile. I hav the Blackberry minutes and mail plan that is essentially $19.99 for un,imited data and SMS messages and 59.99 for 1000 anytime minutes. As far as the Blackberry Client is concerned, I am use the Blackberry Web Client (BWC). Have not activated BES side yet. Here's my "good" and "bad" lists on the BWC side:
GOOD
1. Excellent, super fast, very reliable basic messaging.
2. Allows you to auto forward and consolidate multiple e-mail accounts and have all messages forwarded to your device
3. Allows you to specify what return address you want the recipientto respond to.
4. Allows you to make the reciepient think that the message is coming from a different e-mail address than your tmo web client address. For example, I have a RIM pager and use that address as return address on XDA. Everyone still thinks I am using the RIM device, when in fact everything is being doen to and from the XDA.
BAD
1. Have not been able to download or open any attachments
2. Clinet does not automatically open the next message, like it odes on regular e-mail. makes you open each message manually.
3. Move message function does not seem to work i.e. you can delete a message, but you cannot seem to be able to move a message to say an archive folder.
4. The client softeare is not integrated with the "Sounds and Notifications" settings i.e. the balckberry client does not show up under the "sounds and notifications" menu, making it imposible to set any kind of audible, vibrating or flashing light alert when a message comes in. All you have is a very short and quiet "beep" when a new message arrives
I can still browse the web, but some sites are not as assessible as they were under th normal data service. For example, I cannot run he Smartner client anymore. It may be possible to add a second APN for regular data, but TMo tech support put me off trying this as they said it would creat a conflict.
All in all I am pleased with the software as I have now been finally able to retire my RIM ipager and now have everything on one device! :lol:
And oh yes, where do you get the software? Its part of the latest O2 ROM image. Download and install 1.72.181 ROM for the O2 myxda website
Hope that helps
Regards
Chris
thanks chris,
So to be able to browse the web, Im gonna need the 19.99 data right? I guess thats why the web wasnt working for me, I got the blackberry app to somewhat work but the web was a no go. Thats what I was afraid of, I definitely do not want to add another 19.99 to my plan.
Thanks for confirming the info with me.
Ben
Hi Ben
I am actually able to browse the web using the Blackbery APN (blackberry.net). I also had some success with APN: wap.voicestream.com. TMo have had some network issues recently that have interupted the Blackberry service. I have called tech support and they had to reprovision the account, which fixed the problems. I would give them a call, say you are having issues with web access and then ask them to reprovision the account for you. You should be able to reach most sites. My issues were more with accessing data and relay servers and services (a la Smartner, iAnywhere etc) than regular web sites.
Give that a try and see if that helps. Let me know how you get on
Regards
Chris
Ben
One more thing. You may be doing this already, but if not, make sure that you "stop" the blackberry software before you launch internet explorer. That way you will disconnect the blackberry connection and allow the XDA to start a new data connection under either APN: blackberry.net or APN: wap.voicestream.com (whichever you have setto default) Once finished with the internet you can stsrt the blackberry messaging client up again.
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Chris
chris,
When u were able to access wap.voicestream.com and the blackberry.net, did you always have the 19.99 data option on your rate plan? I was just using the wap.voicestream.com apn since I only had tzones, but since I'm using the xdaII, I was always able to view html pages. Tmobile has now blocked port 80 if your not paying for the 19.99 data package. So I was just wondering if you always had 19.99 data option.
thanks for the help.
ben
Hi Ben
No, I was able to access it after I switched over to the blackberry plan. They disabled my regular data plan first and then activated the Blackberry plan. Tech support said that I should be able to "access most web sites" which appeared to be correct, aside form some of the network problems TMo had as mentioned earlier.
Regards
Chris
How did you guys get the software on your device? I am thinking about buying an XDA just for this. Right now I have a siemens sk65 coming in but I would love to get back to a pocketpc
Hi StingOr
The Blackberry software client is built into the latest O2 ROM (1.72.181), so if you get the O2 XDA 2 and load that ROM, then you would be good to go.
Regards
Chris
Hello fellows...
I'm just looking for an app to send files (something like p2p) between TWO android devices using a restricted GPRS service, I mean, no internet access....
I mean, send file to one IP to another one....
Just for send files, text, chat...or something like that....
any idea?
thanks in advance
BR,
chatfan
No ideas? no help please?
thanks
Well if your phones have no internet connection then they need to connect to each other somehow. Wifi can be used if you have a network you can connect to, otherwise bluetooth might help.
No, no one phone have internet connection, just a GPRS service for MMS sending and for open only ONE PAGE or WEBSITE to check them (mms).
Phone have a very distant from each to another one, but connects in the same GRPS network, same carrier / provider and same range of IPs...do you understand?
any idea? any help?
thanks
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Well if your phones have no internet connection then they need to connect to each other somehow. Wifi can be used if you have a network you can connect to, otherwise bluetooth might help.
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it's not really possible. my best guess would be to hijack MMS and send a file that way, but then if the file were over the MMS size limit, you'd end up having to send multiple MMSs, racking up your texting charges. it would be very slow, and unless you've got an unlimited texting plan, potentially very expensive.
by the way, p2p (in the bittorrent/emule sense) doesn't play into this, it would be completely impossible.
No new ideas about all this? I need this ASAP, any App?
thanks
Sorry to post this here but I wasn't sure where else to ask it ....
Yesterday I got a text message from T-mobile stating that:
"You recently changed the web plan on your T-mobile account. If this was done in error, please go to MyT-Mobile.com"
Needless to say, I hadn't changed ANYTHING on my account. I went to the webpage and saw that an "unlimited data plan" had been added to my account.
When I called to cancel it, all the woman in India could tell me was that someone had added the account via MyT-Mobile.com. She suggested that maybe I had done it accidentally myself by clicking on a text message T-Mobile had sent me offering such a service, but I didn't receive any such message.
If my account was hacked, what benefit would there be for someone to add a data plan to it?
EDIT: There is one other possibility--I don't have a data plan at all. I use my wifi at home and there is free wifi where I work ... Sometimes the wifi at work drops out and I will get an "upsell" webpage from t-mobile, which I just cancel out off ... could I have accidentally hit something on that page that added data to my plan without any further confirmation from me?
Happened to me once on att and I called att and they changed it back.
Atrix_Owner said:
Happened to me once on att and I called att and they changed it back.
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Thanks for responding. My question for you is: do you know HOW it happened to you? That's my concern--figuring out how it happened so it doesn't happen again.
Change your password & security question if you have not already if your using windows it's a good idea to do a full system virus scan first if you don't use security software I would recommend buying some also make sure your wifi router isn't using wep since that can be hacked instead use wpa or wpa2 and change your wifi password as well to be sure
If it's not a problem with your security it's possible a friend or family member may have gained access to your account by using your computer at one stage or simply guessing details about you or your password or it's reset questions
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Change your password & security question if you have not already if your using windows it's a good idea to do a full system virus scan first if you don't use security software I would recommend buying some also make sure your wifi router isn't using wep since that can be hacked instead use wpa or wpa2 and change your wifi password as well to be sure
If it's not a problem with your security it's possible a friend or family member may have gained access to your account by using your computer at one stage or simply guessing details about you or your password or it's reset questions
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Thanks for responding!
What benefit do you think someone would gain from adding unlimited data to my account? That's what I can't figure out, and why I think maybe I did somehow accidentally do it myself.
Just wondering if anyone else has run into this issue. When I turn on wifi at work, I get an error that says "sign-in not supported". Our work wifi requires a username and password, both of which are used to log into the network. Just wondering if this is an issue with the device or my IT network set up?
WiFi at home with encryption works fine, and public WiFi's works.
I'm thinking this stems from the same issues we having reading and replying to Corporate Exchange emails. My Exchange requires a password on device, although the Gear S has the ability to set a pin lock the whole thing stems from Corporations not being able to have access to wipe the watch.
Well, you know the wifi work cause you can access internet at home and public places.
I would first ask the corp IT dept if it is ok for you to log in with a unauthorized device first to the corp network. Now days corp IT dept have very strict access to what device and who can access their network due to hacking/virus......etc. If you can the ok, then you can ask if the GS is capable of accessing corp email and how to set it up.
Hi so I recently activated the unlimited free text and calling from textnow on my samsung galaxy s8+ unlocked sm-g955u on their sprint network. When I had first done it I realized I was able to use free high speed data throughout much of my device with the exception of some games and apps it wouldnt work on.
So I set out trying to find away to bypass restrictions and limitations of the free data I had. I couldnt figure it out in the least, I tried everything I knew to hide usage. And in the process something horrible happened, I lost all that free data on everything except for the google search bar app. In which the google search bar you can search anything you want and all the results come up super fast. The catch is, I can no longer click any links and load pages beyond it. It just sits on a white blank page after clicking a link.
I tried to figure out what I did to change it or put their (I'm assuming) normal restrictions of data usage back in place where it was meant to be from the beginning. I havent been able to unlock the data since.. I e tried vpn like psiphon pro that I could use to get free high speed unlimited data from any captive portal login. But it doesnt work, rather textnow refuses to connect. Any sort of vpn textnow seemingly rejects the connection and I cant even place texts or calls.
I know textnow uses the sprint lte data service for its software. I know there is what I would call high speed lte data associated with my activated sim for text now. I can tell just simply by the load speeds of the google search bar reguardless of what you search for. That and what I had experienced when I first activated my sim and device.
So I'm coming here for a little help in brainstorming how myself and many other people who activated their own unlocked device in the talk and text plan, can bypass the restrictions textnow places on where the data can be used at. The data now is restricted to just textnow and google search (also nessecary functional apps) I know there is a way to hide this use of data, I tried the captive portal login which is speedy, but on pie i cant open the login into a browser to spread the service and i cant find a way to use the portal login to search anywhere else but textnow webpage.
Any ideas people? I'm sure many many people would benefit greatly to a loophole if any were found, and there is a loophole because my device was at first capable of near unrestricted data access before i tried to fully unlock it. If you know someone that might have some valuable input please tell them about this discussion and bring them here.
Sinister
I've been trying to find the same thing with no luck
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I've been trying to find the same thing with no luck
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I realize this post is from last year, but I just ran across it and wanted to give my input in the event it may help somebody. As most TextNow subscribers are aware, T-Mobile's prior acquisition of the Sprint network is now geared towards shutting down the Sprint 3G & 4G networks nationwide. In fact, the lights have already went out on the former, while the 4G side is slated for complete shutdown by mid-2022. Accordingly, TextNow is presently migrating all subscribers over to T-Mobile's GSM 4G-LTE/5G nationwide network. Subscribers who were already using Sprint compatible devices are receiving free upgraded GSM SIM cards from TextNow to make the transition seamless. Unfortunately, this will likely be the end of all the free high speed 4G-LTE data subscribers enjoyed while connected to Sprint's network. This free data exploit was due to a proxy anomaly caused by the default reverse tunneling settings of certain brands and models of smartphones. While the knowledge will do little good now, the "restrictions" of using the data device-wide, across all apps and services, could be bypassed by setting up pdaNET+ on the TextNow device as host access point. Then, by enabling a WiFi direct hotspot via local proxy, the connection could be shared by a Windows 10/11 PC or laptop, by way of the pdaNET+ client-side setup. Then, by using the native Windows 10/11 hotspot feature, the data connection could be resolved and shared by other mobile devices in a normal device-wide manner. So while the TextNow host device would be unable to use the data across all apps and services, any devices connected to the Windows hotspot would have unfettered and unrestricted use of the data. Depending on how tech-savvy you wanted to be, the Windows PC Ethernet port could be used to traffic the data into a home router or extender for expanded sharing. Great while it lasted. I just recently received my TextNow GSM SIM in the mail, and haven't yet had time to experiment with data connectivity or exploits thereof. I will keep my findings posted here as I probe the uncharted waters .
So as you might or might not know, there already is a pseudo free data that is running on the google servers. Example: open a browser and search through google and you will get the results, its slow so I'm assuming its 3g. but they have a firewall that is blocking every other site unless its running via google servers.
You could theoretically setup a google hosted server yourself, maybe rent a cloud server out from google and run programs through there. run a tunnel through that for unlimited data on the phone. Someone just has to figure out how to do that.
For anyone reading this and wondering what we're talking about. Textnow is a free phone app you can use with their SIM/network and never pay a dime for phone service and texting, including media texting. It's totally free.
If this were to be more useful in terms of what sites we could visit, it would be a lot more lucrative.
Another idea I had, if someone has a pentesting rig that can run this network and see which ip addresses are being blocked, we could start building a list of sites that are whitelisted, both IP's and hostname resolved (http/s for example) this would allow us to see where we can start digging to find a place to setup a tunnel here.
I know that google has server hosting via their cloud computing network, you can even host DHCP style servers on it, so you could theoretically use this to tunnel through if the google server IP range is whitelisted. which it might be..
Google has an VPN that's free with Fi, so maybe you can pay for the VPN if you don't use Fi, therefore it's going through Google servers to then the user, so maybe if it costs less than TN's 1GB plan, we could consider it if it works.