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On Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:37:43 +0000, David Mahon <news@amigo.co.uk>
wrote:

>I have a laptop which I have to use to collect mail from time to time.
>It has a built in modem which has been working fine.
>
>I recently acquired a PSION GSM card for it and have purchased an
>upgrade cable to allow me to use it with my StarTAC cellular phone (on
>VodaFone).
>
>How do I get this thing to work with Demon and Turnpike?
>
>Using Turnpike I've tried calling the GREEN and RED numbers together
>with the Orange mobile number but it fails to connect.
>
>Using hyperterminal (Win98) I told it to dial my desktop machine and it
>connected first time giving a response of "CONNECT 9600/ARQ/V32/LAPM" to
>the US Robotics (3Com) courier modem. Repeating it gives further first
>time connections.
>
>I'm not sure whether there are specific setting I have to use in
>Turnpike or whether there are specific settings I have to make for the
>modem (or indeed, if there is a specific demon number I should be
>calling) hence my crosspost.
>
>It is currently set up as:
>
>Connection: Demon Internet Ltd.
>Use Turnpike Dialler
>Psion Dacom GSM Gold Card GSM
>ISDN modem is NOT ticked
>Access Provider: Demon Internet Ltd.
>PoP (tried GREEN, RED, Orange, Doncaster)
>
>Turnpike reports a dial failure due to no answer.
>
>Modem properties are:
>
>COM5
>8N1
>Wait for dial tone before dialling
>Cancel if not connected within 60 seconds
>Disconnect if idle NOT selected
>Use error control
>Not required to connect
>Compress data
>Not use cellular protocol (tried with as well)
>Use flow control
>Hardware
>Not software
>
>-- 
>David Mahon


Hi David,

Why not try connecting to demon without using Turnpike? ie set up a
standard DUN and see if it connects.  It will be alot easier to
troubleshoot and you should see any error messages that arrive -
without the intermediary camoflage of Turnpike.

As an example, I use a GSM connection via a Nokia 5110 to download
email when out and about - it works first time every time (ok maybe a
little exaggeration...ahem), but hey - you get the gist.

Regards,

Paul
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