GPRS Connection Setup in Code

GPRS Connection Setup in Code

• Duvalu

  Hi Paul,

  Im currently on T-Mobile .. after looking on the website you give me i take it GPRS!general is my Phone parameter..

  Also do you know where in the registery i can find Destid Its a big place in there hehe.. or a rough idea..

  Then i should be done :D

  Many Thanks for all your help!

  
  

• Jennifersmith23

  Hi,

  Thank you very much for your reply.

  The ConnectionManager is not really what I am looking for. As with the XDA 2i that i have developed on I want to be able to let the OS handle the connection instead of me having to call a connect method each time I call a web service method. We do use the ConnectionManager class when we are developing on Windows CE 4.2 as this OS does not handle the connection for use, however the Pocket PC OS handles the connection for us which is an ideal solution.

  If anyone has any more ideas why setting the registry is not working for the Mobile 5 device I am developing on then I would be grateful if you could let me know.

  Another thing to note is that the XDA 2i has its own simple connection setting application provided by O2 and I have been able to reproduce the same results on this device by setting the registry values in code. However the same method does not work for the Mobile 5 device I am developing on.

  Thank you for your time.

  Paul Diston

  
  

• tlbong

  Hi,

  This bit <characteristic type="DevSpecificCellular"> is standard which ever network you use.

  This bit <parm name="Phone" value="~GPRS!internet"/> is specific to the APN you are using, Internet is the Vodafone specific APN address.

  Also the

  <parm name="DestId" value="{ADB0B001-10B5-3F39-27C6-9742E785FCD4}"/>

  is device specific. If you have a registry editory then you can look up the destination Id for the GPRS modem that is installed on the device.

  <parm name="GPRSInfoAccessPointName" value="internet"/> is also APN specific so change Internet to the APN address you are using.

  Hope this helps, anymore problems give me a shout.

  Paul

  
  

• WinFormsUser13232

  No problem,

  I am looking at the code and testing very soon..

  I will need it working on xda orbit , but they are on there way!

  so i will test with other devices while we wait...

  Many thanks again!!!

  
  

• jonesbrasil

  Hi,

  It turns out that I can use the same settings that I used for the Pocket PC device, even though those settings do not get populated in the registry when you manually created the connection.

  Paul Diston

  
  

• DevanDanger

  Hi,

  Also when you do get it working for the device you are using, please can you post the device name and the connection settings you used. It would be helpful in the future.

  Thanks

  Paul

  
  

• Hawkeye7

  Hi,

  I have a problem setting the connection settings for GPRS in code...

  Any chance you could post the code or sample of the connection bit

  Many Thanks in advance!

  Jason.

  
  

• Tryin2Bgood

  After looking at the class..

  I take it you run the

  ConfigWrapper.ProcessXml(xmllocation);

  And thats it It proccesses the xml and sets the network on the device

  
  

• Mikael Pahmp

  Hi Paul,

  Im trying this on i-mate JAM , with OS 2003..

  I was wondering what this bit of xml is for :

  <characteristic type="DevSpecificCellular">

  also This bit ..

  <parm name="Phone" value="~GPRS!internet"/>
  

  What parameter do i add to the one above

  Many Thanks

  
  

• rsd_za

  Hi,

  Yes that is correct. I just read the XML as a string from the XML file and then pass the XML string to the method as a parameter.

  I believe you can also set other settings using the same XML and class combination but we only use it for GPRS settings.

  Thanks

  Paul

  
  

• Jamie Thomson

  Hi,

  Since I replied to this forum post I have found a different and much better way of setting up a connection in code. It uses the following class http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/articles.php action=expand,4397 and also an xml file to set the connection. A sample XML file is below :-

  <wap-provisioningdoc>

  <characteristic type="CM_GPRSEntries">

  <characteristic type="My Connection">

  <parm name="DestId" value="{ADB0B001-10B5-3F39-27C6-9742E785FCD4}"/>

  <parm name="Phone" value="~GPRS!internet"/>

  <parm name="UserName" value="web"/>

  <parm name="Password" value="web"/>

  <parm name="Enabled" value="1"/>

  <characteristic type="DevSpecificCellular">

  <parm name="GPRSInfoAccessPointName" value="internet"/>

  </characteristic>

  </characteristic>

  </characteristic>

  </wap-provisioningdoc>

  You basically set the various parts of the XML file and then read in the XML file using the class above and then that should be that. If you require any more information please let me know.

  If you require the GPRS settings for UK networks this is a good place to look:

  http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html

  Thanks

  Paul Diston

  
  

• bolky

  Hi,

  Yes you can do all that connection stuff just after running the XML through the class. We use a Windows Mobile 5 device using the above technique and it works fine. It is very handy for devices that are not network specific, as I know that with O2 XDA 2i that they provide their own GPRS connection setup app. We did reproduce this on the XDA 2i by setting the registry however the same technique did not work for the Mobile 5 device and this is where the XML file technique comes in.

  Thanks

  Paul

  
  

• Gustavo Holloway

  Connection Manager is what you’s need to use.

  
  
  

• LearningVisualC2005

  Thanks Paul!!!

  So basically , if i hard reset my device.. Let the OS load up .. run this class (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/articles.php action=expand,4397) that reads the xml file.

  Then that sets my PDA's GPRS's settings up .. so i can run anything like a http request or connection managrer.Connect and it will connect to the set GPRS

  Many Thanks for your help .. look forward to your reply!

  Jason

  
  
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