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Getting online with a Nokia 9500 and Nokia 9300

This page contains details of how to connect a Series 80 communicator to the Internet, for email and web surfing.

The Series 80 Communicator family includes the Nokia
9500
, Nokia 9300, and the Nokia 9210. This page focusses on the newer 9500 and 9300 – the 9210 has its own connection page

Nokia 9500 Web browsing

The Nokia 9500 Web browser in action

Nokia 9500 email


The Nokia 9500 Messaging app in action

Getting
an Internet account

To connect, you’ll need to have an account with an Internet provider. You may wish to use your existing Internet account, or apply for a free account that can be used with your device.


For the purposes of this walkthrough, we’re going to assume that you are in the UK and that you want to create a new dial-up account with an Internet Service Provider. Here, we’re using a free dial-up BT Yahoo dial-up account. If you don’t have an existing dialup account, then sign up for one from BT Yahoo free-of-charge and get a pay-as-you go account.
There’s no subscription fee, and you only pay standard call rates for the time you’re online. We’re rather keen on BT Yahoo for on-the-move access to email and web.

To get an account, first, go to register.btinternet.com from a PC, select "Pay as you Go" and create an account. You’ll then get some details that you’ll need to set up your account on your Nokia Series 80 device such as a Nokia
9500
or Nokia 9300 Communicator.

Then, looking at communicator, follow these instructions:

Set up your Internet connection

1.
Go to Desk, > Tools > Control panel > Internet setup
2. Select "New" to create a new Internet account (say "no"
if asked to base it on an existing connection), and enter the following:

  • Internet
    settings name: BT Yahoo
  • Network
    ID: Internet
  • Internet
    settings type: GSM data

    Internet Setup Screen 1

3.
Press ‘Next, and on the next screen, enter the following:

  • Telephone
    number: 08457560000
  • Password
    prompt: No
  • User name:

    This is your BT Yahoo email address, e.g. myname@btinternet.com)

  • Password:
    (Created when you set up your BT Yahoo account)
    Internet Setup Screen 2

3.
Then press ‘Next’ to save your settings and complete setup.

 

Set
up your email settings

1.
Go to Desk, > Tools > Control panel > Messaging
2. Select "Create New" > "Email"
3. With the "General" tab highlighted, enter the following:

  • E-mail
    account name: BT Yahoo
  • My Name:
    (your name)
  • Username:
    (your email address, e.g. myname@btinternet.com)
  • Password:
    (Created when you set up your BT Yahoo account)
  • My e-mail
    address: (your email address, e.g. myname@btinternet.com)
  • Internet
    access: BT Yahoo

    Email Setup Screen 1

3.
Select the "Servers" tab, and enter the following:

  • E-mail account type: POP3
  • Outgoing
    e-mail server: mail.btinternet.com
  • Incoming
    e-mail server: mail.btinternet.com
  • Use SMTP
    authentication: No
    Email Setup Screen 2

3.
Then press ‘Done’ to save your settings and complete setup.


Problem
finding

Problems
connecting?

  • Make sure
    the phone part of the communicator is switched on

  • Ensure
    that your Network operator (e.g. Orange, o2,
    Vodafone) has ‘data-enabled’ your SIM card. If not, call their Customer
    Service people.

  • Problems with GPRS. If
    connecting with GPRS, you need to make sure your network operator
    has enabled GPRS on your account. For more on this, and other GPRS
    troubleshooting help, see our GPRS page

Problems
sending emails

  • If you get an error such
    as "Problem sending message", you
    may be trying to send a message to one ISP’s mailbox while connected
    to a different ISP. To prevent spamming, most ISPs require you to
    connect to their service (not someone else’s) in order to send an
    email via their SMTP server. For instance, don’t be surprised if you
    find that can’t send mail from your BT Yahoo account (using the server address mail.btinternet.com) if you’ve logged
    on to Virgin Media.

Problems
retrieving emails

  • If attempting
    to retrieve email gives you a "General: System error",
    make sure you have "Gateway IP address" set to 0.0.0.0. (Tools |
    Settings | Connection | Access points)
    This message also appears if you are trying to connect to an email
    account over a WAP connection (e.g. trying to connect to BT Yahoo‘s
    mailbox while dialed up over o2‘s WAP service).

Problems
logging in

  • If, when
    attempting to log in, you’re constantly prompted for your password,
    even though you know you’re typing in the right password, there
    are two possible causes. If you’re already logged in (via a web
    browser or a PC program like Outlook, then you’re often not allowed
    to log on via a second device. Make sure you’re not already connected
    to your email provider on another machine. The other thing to check
    is that you’re account hasn’t been temporarily locked as you may
    have made repeated attempts to log on incorrectly. Many ISPs allow
    you to check your mail via a web service… it may be worth trying
    this to make sure your account is working properly and there are
    no problems at your ISP.

Problems
with GPRS

  • Most
    mobile phone operators use different APNs (Access Point Nodes) for
    WAP-over-GPRS and email-over-GPRS. The upshot of this is that you
    can’t connect to your email server over a GPRS WAP connection. Additionally,
    you may need to have your network operator enable access to the
    Internet/email GPRS service.

    Problems with o2 – If you experience a "GPRS: Invalid GPRS
    access point" error when attempting to connect to, say, BT Yahoo, over o2 via their mobile.o2.co.uk APN, this is likely to be for one of two
    reasons – either you have not entered the correct o2 Mobile Web
    APN settings, or o2 has not enabled "Mobile
    Web" on your account (in which case, contact
    o2
    ).

    For general information on o2’s data services, see our o2
    information
    and o2 WAP pages.

For
more help, see our Connected?
page

Broadband
/ ADSL / Cable email

Q. I have a Broadband Advice/cable account (e.g Virgin Media),
and so I can’t use my phone to collect my POP mail on the move. Is there a workaround?
A. Many broadband and cable Internet suppliers offer dialup access too. Check with your supplier.
Failing that, provided the supplier uses POP3 email (as opposed to webmail), then
you should be able to access your email on a phone even if you connect through another provider. Set up your phone for Internet connectivity as outlined on this page (using a BT Yahoo account), then setup your email inbox to access your cable/Broadband provider’s POP server. Note that sending mail from
via your supplier’s SMTP server probably won’t work, so you may need to
use BT Yahoo’s SMTP address.

Other links:

  • GPRS connectivity information
    is available on our GPRS page
  • GPRS over Bluetooth?
    See the section on our GPRS page .
  • Help with BTopenworld settings
    on our BTopenworld page

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