T-Mobile Access Point Names & Wireless Modem Usage

One of the nice things about T-Mobile’s GPRS/EDGE data service compared to others (such as Verizon Wireless) is that it lets you use your phone as a wireless modem. And, it worked fine until this past April. Up until this past April, I used internet2.voicestream.com (NAT) Access Point Name (APN). It stopped working at that time and I switched to internet3.voicestream.com (public IP). However, when using my phone as a wireless modem using a Bluetooth connection to my Pocket PC with a nice big QWERTY keyboard, I had to drop the connection from 115.2Kbps to 38.4Kbps. I had to use my phone as a wireless modem a bit over the past week. I played with the settings and verified that I was limited to 38.4Kbps. Then, I switched the APN back to internet3.voicestream.com. And, yep, I was able to set the Bluetooth serial connection speed back up to 115.2Kbps.

5 thoughts on “T-Mobile Access Point Names & Wireless Modem Usage

  1. Bob

    I need to make a new T-Mobile access point on my phone and i need the following details to fill in:
    -Connection name
    -Data Bearer
    -Access point name
    -Username
    -Homepage

    Thanks.

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  3. Paul

    Hey wondering if you can help me. I just moved to t-mobile, I have the data package, and have been connecting my phone to laptop via the data cable. I think I have everything configured correctly, and even seem to connect to the network. The problem is that when I try to go anywhere (i.e. via the web) it seems to try for a bit and then stops. Any hints on what I might be doing wrong?

    you can respond to me at grpsf@hotmail.com

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