3pay 1gb data add-on

towel401

Is this some sort of crippled HTTP-only service much like vodafone's? or do they allow access to all services such as ssh, pop3, bittorrent? what about incoming connections are they blocked?

Sam Vimes

i've used ftp and imap on it. i haven't found it restrictive at all tbh but i don't use loads of apps

ablelocks

Assuming this is working fine, could I get the 3pay sim, use it in a K800i with a 3g dual sim for internet use only? (And continue to use my meteor sim for calls / texts)

h57xiucj2z946q

It was all restricted up till about 2 months ago, all ports seem to be open now tho, I have used ftp, ssh, telnet, gogle talk, msn, icq, irc, fring, spodtronic and more from the phone. bare in mind they still filter some web content.

h57xiucj2z946q

towel401 wrote: »

what about incoming connections are they blocked?

incomming connections are blocked, they have a very small ip pool that are shared.

mkennedy

ablelocks wrote: »

Assuming this is working fine, could I get the 3pay sim, use it in a K800i with a 3g dual sim for internet use only? (And continue to use my meteor sim for calls / texts)

This is what i'm hoping to do myself.
Simply because that data addon is about the best I can find on any network at the moment.

What 3G dual-sim are you looking at, ablelocks?

towel401

I got the sim card today, but they have this stupid "age verification" bull****. the thought of having to go back into their little shop and hand over even more details before i can browse the interwebs on my phone pisses me off.

it is almost as much trouble to get mobile broadband as it is to buy a shotgun now.

Walkman

The reason you have to age verify is under 18yr old can buy these handsets too so by law the access has to be restricted. If they were selling it with open access we would all be giving out about that.
You can verify by callin CC with a credit card in your name.
Grow Up!!!

towel401

Walkman wrote: »

The reason you have to age verify is under 18yr old can buy these handsets too so by law the access has to be restricted. If they were selling it with open access we would all be giving out about that.
You can verify by callin CC with a credit card in your name.
Grow Up!!!

i don't have, or want a credit card. i don't have a freaking job so getting one wouldnt be a good idea. free wifi, interweb cafe's, second hand sim cards are available everywhere so i don't know who they are trying to fool. it must be done for political correctness reasons more than anything

and the strangest thing is they actually told me if I went away and bought the USB modem they wouldn't need the verification.

Walkman

mobile broadband (broadband on a phone not the modem)is regulated thats why you need to verify (normal "broadband" with their modem is not).
the simple truth is it's the law and unless I'm mistaken you don't but second hand sims off them:rolleyes:
If you but a second hand sim that has been age verified then they are not responsible if they sold them in store with open access then they would be.
Simple:rolleyes::rolleyes:

towel401

damn weird. is that also why they keep asking me for the "IMEI number of my data modem" ?

i never had this problem with meteor. and orange in england but they charge so much nobody can afford to use it for actual interweb browsing & downloading

Walkman

If it's CC asking for the IMEI of your modem thats so they can pull up your account when you call.

long_b

Has anyone tried using your phone as a modem for a PC with a 3Pay SIM and this add-on ?

I know it works with a 3 UK SIM, even though it shouldn't

Sam Vimes

yeah it worked fine

towel401

long_b wrote: »

Has anyone tried using your phone as a modem for a PC with a 3Pay SIM and this add-on ?

I know it works with a 3 UK SIM, even though it shouldn't

thats what i doing right now. got my eee pc connected to my evil, non three e61 and its working fine. though yesterday it wasnt for some reason so i called the indians about it and they kept telling me it wasnt provisioned and not allowed to use the laptop, and then they refused to help me because i had a non-3 handset. then this morning it worked with the laptop and also on the phone

Mad_Mike

towel401 wrote: »

thats what i doing right now. got my eee pc connected to my evil, non three e61 and its working fine. though yesterday it wasnt for some reason so i called the indians about it and they kept telling me it wasnt provisioned and not allowed to use the laptop, and then they refused to help me because i had a non-3 handset. then this morning it worked with the laptop and also on the phone

What settings are you using for a non three E61. I have a non three N93 and when I put in the settings from the sticky thread above it wont open the three main page so i cannot buy the add-on:(

strecker

Walkman wrote: »

the simple truth is it's the law
Simple:rolleyes::rolleyes:

sorry, just stumbling in: Is THAT so????
how come with vodafone the live! access point requires age verification, but if you use vodafone isp you can browse away wherever??? not to mention that opera mini works via live! without age verification??? should om be illegal? should the isp access point be banned?
sorry, this is a 3-thread, but you stirred my curiosity....

towel401

Mad_Mike wrote: »

What settings are you using for a non three E61. I have a non three N93 and when I put in the settings from the sticky thread above it wont open the three main page so i cannot buy the add-on:(

Connection name: doesnt matter
Data bearer: Packet data
access point name: 3ireland.ie
User name: none (leave blank)
Prompt Password: no
Password: **** (leave blank)
Authentication: normal
Homepage: http://mobile.3ireland.ie/hb/HutchKey (not sure if this makes a difference)

advanced settings

Network type: IPv4
Phone IP address: automatic
DNS: automatic
Proxy: none
Proxy port: 0


I have AT commands for connecting with your laptop, if you need those too. you dont need to buy the addon from your phone. try https://my3.three.ie

notice the distinct 's' after the http

Mad_Mike

Cool. Got sorted at long last and have it working in my modem now. Thanks a lot

lostinNaas

can you say how you connected the Asus eee PC to the phone (data cable, bluetooth..)? Did you have to source Linux drivers for your mobile, or did it work with the standard Asus OS?

I am thinking of getting an Eee PC, and also a new phone, and it seems that the 3pay €10/1G/mth deal is the best mobile broadband.

thanks!

long_b

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055173563&page=34

towel401

lostinNaas wrote: »

can you say how you connected the Asus eee PC to the phone (data cable, bluetooth..)? Did you have to source Linux drivers for your mobile, or did it work with the standard Asus OS?

I am thinking of getting an Eee PC, and also a new phone, and it seems that the 3pay €10/1G/mth deal is the best mobile broadband.

thanks!

no this is not the standard eee OS unfortunately. The kernel in that wouldn´t recognise my bluetooth dongle or the data cable. but maybe yours will work. it should also be possible to recompile the kernel, or a new one might be released.

i use EeeXubuntu. installed some bluetooth packages like bluez-utils, rfcomm and wvdial. then i had to pair my phone which was a pain in the ass. and i use

rfcomm bind rfcomm1 00:12:D1:8C:57:E5 2

to set up the virtual com port for bt.

and this section in my wvdial.conf

[Dialer Three]
Auto DNS = 1
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","3ireland.ie"
Stupid Mode = 1
Phone = *99#
Ask Password = 0
SetVolume = 2
FlowControl = CRTSCTS
Modem = /dev/rfcomm1
Username = none
Dial Command = ATD
Password = none

so now all I do to connect is run ¨wvdial Three¨

of course using the data cable would be a lot easier - i´d just use /dev/ttyACM0 instead of the whole rfcomm/bluetooth/paring business

lostinNaas

Thanks to both posters for your advice. I am now successfully running the eee over Bluetooth with a 3pay skypephone.

I am using the standard Linux that shipped with the eee-pc 701.

Then I bought one of these bluetooth adapters -
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.83

[ I also tried this adapter, and while the eee recognised it, the phone did not bond with it -
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866 ]

Then I downloaded this utility
http://www.3eportal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34
and installed it.

And followed the prompts. I made sure the phone Modem Connection was set to Bluetooth, and it successfully paired with the eee adapter, and I was then on-line.

The only surprise is that I must be on the 3G network to get full internet access; otherwise I only have access to the planet3 content (ie. useless).