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VoIP via mobile!! - help needed

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  • jago25_98
    jago25_98 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Anything you want to do over o2 has to use the proxy.

    If you can find a telnet program that can use a proxy then you can do it.
    Order of events: Banks lose our money -> get bailed out -> were inflating GBP to cover it -> now taxing us -> next will grab your funds direct -> things get really desperate to balance the books. What should have happened?: banks go bust and we lost our money much quicker
  • IanCun
    IanCun Posts: 19 Forumite
    I've managed to get remote desktop to accept connection on port 8080, and I use the terminal services viewer to connect to port 8080... but it doesnt work. Am I missing something here, as I thought I could do pretty much anything on that port?
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,085 Forumite
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    A little off topic I know but there seem to be knowledgeable people on her ewho might bw able to twell me why I can't get real vnc to connect from my p800 mobile (client) to my pc (via the free O2 gprs on port 8080)?
    I think....
  • jago25_98
    jago25_98 Posts: 623 Forumite
    michaels: yes, RealVNC probably hasn't got a setting for the O2 proxy. You have to go through a proxy
    Order of events: Banks lose our money -> get bailed out -> were inflating GBP to cover it -> now taxing us -> next will grab your funds direct -> things get really desperate to balance the books. What should have happened?: banks go bust and we lost our money much quicker
  • andyrew_2
    andyrew_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
    You guys are so far ahead of me here I can just see your outline on the top of the hill!!

    I have a PPC which I can connect through the IR port of a mobile phone and dial my ISP but it is expensive at 15p/min.

    Are you saying that I can connect for nothing and check e-mail etc while I am out and about?

    Keep it relatively simple, I am quite technical but self taught so alot of gaps and in both knowedge and hair!
  • jago25_98
    jago25_98 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Andyrew:

    You can with the Orange simcards, but with O2 you have to go through a `proxy`. If you click

    tools -> options -> connection settings you will hopefully see a box in Internet Explorer with proxy settings.

    Unfortunately I don't know how to do this with Outlook Express because I don't have Microsoft Windows. I'm not sure it's possible to use Outlook Express, if so then you'll have to use webmail with O2.
    Order of events: Banks lose our money -> get bailed out -> were inflating GBP to cover it -> now taxing us -> next will grab your funds direct -> things get really desperate to balance the books. What should have happened?: banks go bust and we lost our money much quicker
  • andyrew_2
    andyrew_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Thanks for info but I am using a PDA with the Pocket PC version of internet explorer. This I am then connecting via the IR port on the PDA to a mobile with IR port and dialling the ISP (mobile provider is Onetel which is actually Vodaphone) which is an 0845 number. This cost 15p/min. I then use the webmail to check e-mail via PPC Internet Explorer, although I know I can set the e-mail up to connect and download new mail through the new service settings. That doesn't help either because it is still dialling the 0845 number, I need it to dial the WAP/GPRS number instead.
    If I use O2 or Orange they charge the same for 0845 numbers. How do I access the WAP/GPRS at a low cost or am I better getting a standard number and therefore drop to a lower charge with 02/Orange/Virgin etc.
    I have checked in the connection settings on the PDA and all I get is phone numbers, Connection Preferences, Terminal, TCP/IP (using a specific IP address) and Name Servers.

    Does this help at all?
  • jago25_98
    jago25_98 Posts: 623 Forumite
    GPRS settings are on this page:
    http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html

    Vodaphone charges for GPRS but it might be cheaper than per-minute.

    On my phone I dial *99# to select GPRS.
    Order of events: Banks lose our money -> get bailed out -> were inflating GBP to cover it -> now taxing us -> next will grab your funds direct -> things get really desperate to balance the books. What should have happened?: banks go bust and we lost our money much quicker
  • andyrew_2
    andyrew_2 Posts: 34 Forumite
    jago25_98
    Thanks I will try that and see. I will let you know.

    Andyrew
  • jago25_98
    jago25_98 Posts: 623 Forumite
    Now possible for £20/month for 100mb via 3G and VoIP and a laptop.

    But you still got to heft that laptop around and pay £20 a month for 3G internet and you only get 100mb
    Order of events: Banks lose our money -> get bailed out -> were inflating GBP to cover it -> now taxing us -> next will grab your funds direct -> things get really desperate to balance the books. What should have happened?: banks go bust and we lost our money much quicker
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