Unlocked PalmOS Treos can be configured with cricket's mobile web without the need for a data cable.
You have to do 2 things:
1. Create a dial-up network connection on the phone to dial #777
2. Configure the browser software (Blazer) to use cricket's proxy server
Step 2 is easy, and consists of setting the proxy address and port. It should be set to:
Proxy address: wap.mycricket.com
proixt port: 8080
If there is not a seperate textbox for port, you can enter them together, like this:
wap.mycricket.com:8080
Step 1 consists of a few mini steps.
a) Unlock the existing network settings, so that you can add a new one. I don't know if this neeRAB to be done since it's a verizon phone, and I do not have one in front of me, but I'd go ahead and do it anyway. You have to hit the menu button, which pops up the menu bar at the top. Goto Options I think, then select Log (or Network Log). This will open a screen with a text log, but you can also type commanRAB into this window. If you tap into the blank area below the text, you'll see a blinking cursor. Typing ? and pressing the return key will give you a list of commanRAB. We're only interested in one command, which you should now type:
pdpset 1
Your phone should now ask you for your 6-digit security code, which should be 000000. Once you do this, it'll unlock your network settings and you can create a new dial-up connection. I usually delete the existing Verizon connections too.
b) To create a new connection for cricket, press the menu button, which pops up the menu bar at the top. In the left-most menu, select "New".
c) Name your connection, type typing into the box labeled Service:. Name it whatever you'd like, I recommend naming it "cricket".
d)
Select "High Speed Wireless" for the type of modem/connection.
User name:
[email protected] (substitute your 10-digit phone#)
Password: cricket (must be lowercase)
e) Click the Details button. Remove the checkbox from "Mobile IP", so it is unchecked. Cricket does not yet use Mobile IP. Click OK.
f) Click Connect. If it connects, the Connect button will change to read "Disconnect". If this happens, you'll notice your tower icon will change to have two arrows above it, indicating data-transfer activity, and congratulations, your Treo is now logged onto Cricket's mobile web.
All that's left to do is fire up the browser and see if it works. If you can't connect, it could be a bunch of things, but first, make sure that you have mobile web as an active feature on your cricket account.
If you can connect, but can't visit any sites, check to make sure you correctly entered cricket's proxy info into the browser settings, as specified at the beginning of this post. If you still can't connect, or visit any sites, post here and I'll try and help ya out.
Be sure to be specific as to where you are having problems, and make sure you know if you're actually connected, by looking for the Connect button to change to Disconnect.
You won't always have to manually connect by clicking the Connect button under network prefs, but it's best to do it this way if you're having problems.
If everything is ok, you can just go right to your browser, and it'll automatically connect for you when you start browsing the web.
I don't have a Treo in front of me, so please let me know if any of this doesn't make sense, or if I've mislabeled something, and I'll go in and edit my post.
