I just figured out today how to configure Android G1 (aka HTC Dream) phone for using Vodafone India's (formerly Hutch) Mobile Connect GPRS service. All we need to do is to create an APN with APN set to "www". For Idea phones the APN is "internet".
Detailed steps for configuration:
Detailed steps for configuration:
- From home screen select Menu > Settings
- Select Wireless controls > Mobile networks > Access Point Names
- Select Menu > New APN
- Type any name you like for "Name" field. I typed Vodafone Mobile Connect.
- Enter www for "APN" field. (You will enter internet if you have an Idea connection.)
- Leave everything else to default values.
- Select Menu > Save
- Select this APN as the default one by touching the
redgreen circle next to its name.If there is only one APN, that would be selected by default.
Thank you for posting the information. You are absolutely right. I was infact trying to sync my gmail, contacts and calendar using GPRS settings. Even using the browser, I am not able to check gmail or orkut as they are using the HTTPS protocol. Where as I am able to use facebook and other wap enabled sites
ReplyDeleteI am also facing the same issue. Because I cannot open secure sites I cant synchrosize as well.
ReplyDeleteBut when I selected the www APN, my internet also stopped working. There will be an icon 'E' on the notification tab when GPRS is active right. It has now dissapeared
I have the same problem with Reliance GSM. It appears to be some weird problem with the Phone. I don't know if the network could be the cause for this.
ReplyDeleteOpera mini doesn't connect to anything. And with the stock browser, I can just surf non-secure sites.
Anyone have a solution to this yet?
Found the problem. It's with Reliance GSM themselves. Tried the same thing with Tata docomo and it worked fine. Something wrong with these reliance buggers.
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ReplyDeleteI tried the settings u mentioned but can't access anything on the web. With the regular gprs settings i was only able to browse but with the mobile connect I'm unable to do so. Do i need to activate the mobile connect package from Vodafone?
@Abhiram: Good you have found the problem. (Sorry, I couldn't respond earlier since I was traveling by then.)
ReplyDelete@Sam: If you haven't activated the service yet, you might have to.
Here's the official bug for this problem. Looks like we're not the only ones facing this problem.
ReplyDeletehttp://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3334
@Abhiram: I am definitely not facing the problem mentioned in the bug report you've linked to. I posted this configuration only after it worked well for me.
ReplyDeleteBut you said in your blog that SSL doesn't work i.e. gmail, gtalk etc. Has it started working for you now? On vodafone?
ReplyDeleteWhen I used portalnmms as APN and 10.10.1.100:9401 as proxy server I wasn't able to access any secure URL. When I use www as the APN, I can.
ReplyDeleteSince the last paragraph was only misleading, and didn't add any value to the post, I have removed it from this post.
ReplyDeletedear friend im on the newest users of htc dream i have a vodafone sim but i cant connect my phone to gprs i have tried many settings but not to my avail nothing has worked for me call customer care they just couldnt help me plz help me friends.
DeleteCool.. i called vodafone help and they gave me that portalnmms crap.. this works just fine.. Thanks..
ReplyDelete@Abhiram,
ReplyDeleteI don't really know the real cause; but let me guess.
Maybe you have Vodafone Live service, but not Vodafone Mobile Connect? Check if you have Mobile Connect activated on your phone and that might solve the problem.
Sorry for the late response. Looks like you're right. I have the Vodafone Live service and Vodafone Mobile Connect is the one which connects to the net. But looks like there's a monthly subscription charge for it. I think I'll stick to the portalnmms thing for now. Thanks for the help!
ReplyDeleteGuts,
ReplyDeleteFor Reliance rename the APN from rcomwap to rcomnet.. It worls for me.. voila.. Thanks a lot for this post
@ Ravi Kumar
ReplyDeleteeven i am using Reliance GSM on HTC Desire. I am facing the same problem with browsing and not apps connecting to net.
When i changed rcomwap to rcomnet, even the E sign disappeared and i loose the complete gprs connecion
plz help
do setting as given in
ReplyDelete"Detailed steps for configuration"
Also Added
Setting--> APN--> MMC :- 404
and MNC--> 27
this work for me.
hey hi..!! i have activated vodafone live.. but still can't use gprs in my g1.. though i followed the instuctions given by the voda operators.. (same as posted in your blog).. can you help??
ReplyDeleteHi Vivek, after adding the APN, you will have to select it. (Yeah, it's kinda confusing.) When you see the list of APNs -- more likely just one APN that you added -- you will also see a radio button to the right hand side of the APN. Tap on it to select it as the active APN. Hope that helps.
ReplyDeletethnx for reply.. i have selected the apn.. then even tried after restarting the phone.. but nothing helped.. can u guess whts the problem..???
ReplyDeletehey manki.. i solved the problem.. nyvzs thnx for the help..!!!!!
ReplyDeletehi..!!! can u tell settings for reliance gsm gprs.. for g1.. i m in delhi..
ReplyDeletei tried following settings.. a 3g icon appears on notification bar but can't access internet..
name: reliance
apn: rcomwap
port: 8080(once i tried with blank entry)
apn type: balnk( also tried "default")
proxy:yes and blank..
hope u solve the problem..!!!!
hi......
ReplyDeletei have a HTC G1 android mobile... i use idea network & Apns setting for
name: idea
apn:internet
port: blank
apn type:blank
i access Google account but i can't access any other application download in my mobile future market option. it still error msg for unsuccessfully download..
if u have any solution plz reply
Hi Kalpesh, sorry, I have never used Idea. I don't even live in India anymore, so I can't help. Sorry about that.
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