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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / May 2008using a Pantech PC-5740 as a modem ?
Anyone setup an aircard PC5740 as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I can get it to dial out to any phone number I want...no problem. I want to be able to call the aircard and have it pickup like a modem. Of course the aircard has it's own phone number. I've tried hyperterminal under WindowsXP and no luck. I want to put a PC at a remote location and dial into it. Sorry, I hope this is the appropriate place to post this. Thanks! BM > Anyone setup an aircard PC5740 as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I > can get it to dial out to any phone number I want...no problem. I > want to be able to call the aircard and have it pickup like a modem. > Of course the aircard has it's own phone number. I've tried > hyperterminal under WindowsXP and no luck. > I want to put a PC at a remote location and dial into it. The problem is a call to the telephone number associated with the aircard's data account will simply ring to a non-existent termination. So its not going to even work the way you want it to. Since you already have an internet connection, would a remote desktop approach work for you? > bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: > > Anyone setup an aircardPC5740as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > already have an internet connection, would a remote desktop > approach work for you? Thanks for the reply DTC Actually, Remote Desktop is exactly what I would like to use. Problem is I don't have an internet connection at the remote site. What I want to do is place a computer in a location where there is no other means of internet connection other than the aircard. I can connect to the internet in that location with my existing PC5740. Since I already have this card and dataplan I was hoping there was a way to use it. I can not simply leave it connected because the connection will eventually time out. I know I can use a device such as the Airlink's Raven-X which is basically always on and connected but I was hoping to use what I already have. Interestingly, if I dial my aircard's number while it is powered off the call immediately rolls over to voicemail. If the card is on (not connected just powered on) the number will ring about 6 times then it rolls over to voicemail. I was looking for a software solution to tell the aircard to 'pick-up' an incoming call much like an analog modem does. >> bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: >>> Anyone setup an aircardPC5740as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > tell the aircard to 'pick-up' an incoming call much like an analog > modem does. As an alternative, could you set the scheduler on the remote PC to dial up the Internet connection at predetermined times?  SignatureDutch > bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: > >> bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Dutch, that is a pretty clever idea. I'm not sure I would know what IP address the device would have. I wouldn't think it would always be the same but I've never actually checked. I could probably write a script to capture my current IP and have it email me with this info when it starts up. This isn't quite as convient as being able to just call the device but it theoretically should work. Thanks! >> bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > it theoretically should work. > Thanks! Yep, I know it wouldn't be quite as convenient, but it does get around the dial-up issue. You could use one of the free dynamic DNS services to handle the IP problem: http://www.no-ip.com/services/managed_dns/free_dynamic_dns.html SignatureDutch Sprint/Motorola RAZR V3m tethered to PCLinuxOS 2008 > Anyone setup an aircard PC5740 as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I > can get it to dial out to any phone number I want...no problem. I > want to be able to call the aircard and have it pickup like a modem. > Of course the aircard has it's own phone number. I've tried > hyperterminal under WindowsXP and no luck. > I want to put a PC at a remote location and dial into it. Just wondering, do you *need* to have a dial up connection? I'm asking that as we remotely maintain some systems via dial up modem and have some work arounds. > bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: > > Anyone setup an aircard PC5740 as a modem for DIAL IN connections? I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > asking that as we remotely maintain some systems via dial up > modem and have some work arounds. No. I do not need dial up. I was trying to use my existing aircard that I have and I was thinking the only way to access it was to dial into it. As it turns out that doesn't work...hence my original post. I am trying to avoid purchasing different equipment. I have found a device that I think will for perfectly but if I can use what I have I'd prefer not to spend any money. I don't currently have a phone line at the remote site either. > No. I do not need dial up. I was trying to use my existing aircard > that I have and I was thinking the only way to access it was to dial > into it. As it turns out that doesn't work...hence my original post. OK, now I follow you. What I have down with my Sprint card is let my laptop use a virtual static IP service. I would connect to for example) http://mylittlelaptopwayoutthere.a_virtual_ip_addy_service.com. > bobbymoose2...@gmail.com wrote: > > No. I do not need dial up. I was trying to use my existing aircard [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > my laptop use a virtual static IP service. I would connect to > for example)http://mylittlelaptopwayoutthere.a_virtual_ip_addy_service.com. I see. If I understand correctly then you assign the static ip to your laptop that you receive from the static IP service. When you connect (via RDP for example) to that IP from a different computer then your Sprintcard will "pick up" and volia you are connected to your remote laptop. > I see. If I understand correctly then you assign the static ip to your > laptop that you receive from the static IP service. When you connect > (via RDP for example) to that IP from a different computer then your > Sprintcard will "pick up" and volia you are connected to your remote > laptop. No. * My remote laptop has a Sprint card. * Sprint assigns me a dynamic IP address for the connection. * I run a virtual IP client that looks up my currently assigned dynamic IP and transmits that to the virtual IP service. * The virtual IP service associates mylittlelaptopwayoutthere with the IP address the client sent to it. * I browse over to http://mylittlelaptopwayoutthere.a_virtual_ip_addy_service.com and I can get into my remote laptop. >> I see. If I understand correctly then you assign the static ip to your >> laptop that you receive from the static IP service. When you connect [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://mylittlelaptopwayoutthere.a_virtual_ip_addy_service.com > and I can get into my remote laptop. What is being described is dynamic DNS, you keep a domain name updated with the current IP address of the device. I think http://www.dyndns.com will provide this service for free. There are probably others. Dennis Ferguson >> * The virtual IP service associates mylittlelaptopwayoutthere >> with the IP address the client sent to it. > What is being described is dynamic DNS, you keep a domain name > updated with the current IP address of the device. That's another way calling it. It sometimes easier to describe it in a logical manner as a virtual static IP. A follow up on this. Sprint is the only carrier that lets you look back into a device connected. So the virtual IP idea won't work on Cingular/AT&T. Still waiting on my letter from Sprint telling me of the 5GB/month cap. >Still waiting on my letter from Sprint telling me of the 5GB/month cap. Internally, we've seen that announcement so I would expect it to show up in a new AUP/TOS 'soon'. SignaturePaul Miner >>Still waiting on my letter from Sprint telling me of the 5GB/month cap. > > Internally, we've seen that announcement so I would expect it to show > up in a new AUP/TOS 'soon'. My condolences to the customers over their new OUTRAGEOUS RATE INCREASE. > My condolences to the customers over their new OUTRAGEOUS RATE INCREASE. Why that? DTC <me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote in news:3aZZj.1196$uE5.1117 @flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com: >> My condolences to the customers over their new OUTRAGEOUS RATE INCREASE. > > Why that? LESS product (5GB/mo limit) for same money! Same as a price increase. If they're going to take away something from a product, they could at LEAST sell it for LESS.....because it's LESS product! > LESS product (5GB/mo limit) for same money! > > Same as a price increase. If they're going to take away something from a > product, they could at LEAST sell it for LESS.....because it's LESS > product! Pretty much a moot point. It will only affect 10% of the users that likely shouldn't be using it like that in the first place. So no real need for condolences. >> LESS product (5GB/mo limit) for same money! >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > likely shouldn't be using it like that in the first place. So no real > need for condolences. You mean like the person in the corporate Sprint Store who said, yeah, rout the sprint card and use it on your computers at home? |
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