I am having problems with using vpn over gprs over bluetooth.Orange say i need a gprs access point (or something like that) which will cost me something like �2000 per month. It would be usefull but not that usefull lol. I can use it over HSCSD but would prefer GPRS any ideas gurus.
VPN GPRS problem
Most likely what you need is a GPRS subscription that supports an Internet Access Point (over which you can run VPN client software).
I don't know if Orange has such an option available in your country (whatever that is).
If not, find an operator/carrier that does.
sorry uk here
So, call Orange UK and ask whether your subscription supports a GPRS internet access point (or if Orange UK supports it in the first place)?
If they do (and the price is acceptable to you), ask them to enable it and send the settings to your phone while they are at it.
If they don't (have/support internet access points for GPRS), you're out of luck unless you switch to another operator (which does).
And a quick look on Orange's UK web site turned up this: http://www.orange.co.uk/services/orange_gprs_setup.html
It seems to indicate that there is an internet access point called "Orange PAYG GPRS Internet", which should work (for web browsing, VPN, etc.).
can it be acsessed over wap? if so just get the access pack for �4 a month and it give you 10MB of GPRS for that period 😃
i use gprs ok for all my email and webaccessw ithout a problem so i confused what an internbet access point is as i seem to be able to get on the internet but i could be wrong
When you use a WAP Access Point (over GPRS or circuit-switched dial-up; WAP over SMS was also supported initially, but nowadays it has been dropped by everybody), then the transport protocols are based on the WAP standards, and the traffic is going through the operator WAP gateway.
In some cases the WAP gateway can do conversions (such as converting HTTP/HTML to WSP/WML for the WAP browser in the phone), but many things cannot be passed along/converted properly (like VPN protocols over TCP/IP).
Often operators also deliberately restrict WAP access to only WAP services, and even only on the operator's own WAP services and nothing else.
To get full, unrestricted (well, the operator can still restrict things, if they wish) internet access, operators usually offer an Internet Access Point instead (or in addition to a WAP Access Point). That's what you'd need to set up for VPN or full web access using a browser like Opera, etc.
Often WAP-only GPRS plans are cheaper than a plan that offers full internet access (i.e., allows you access through the Internet Access Point).