Solution! I was able to connect via the *new* Fido SIM cards using the following APN settings:
Name: Fido APN: internet.fido.ca Username: fido Password: fido MCC: 302 MNC: 370 * The new SIM cards (3G) use code 370 (three-seven-zero). The old Fido SIM cards (2G) use mobile network code 37 (three-seven). The best way to avoid SIM card (and general activation) issues, is to *first* add the SIM card to the phone, and *then* add the new APN. The reason for this order is that the MCC (mobile country code), and more importantly, the MNC (mobile network code), are added automatically based on the SIM card. The old Fido SIM cards (whose serial numbers begin with 893023701) will automatically acquire MNC 37, while the new SIM cards (whose serial numbers begin with 893023702) will automatically acquire MNC 370. The quickest way to tell old from new is to look at the 701 versus the 702 on the flip side of the SIM card. "1" is old, "2" is new. Why might you do things in a different order to the above? Because if you had any issues activating, there's a good chance that you'll (1) try different APN settings found online, and (2) try different SIM cards. In doing these kinds of trials, there's a good chance that you will mismatch the MNC codes (due to different SIM cards). For instance, you might innocently try two different Fido cards, not knowing that they have differing MNC codes. *Therefore*, no matter what APN settings you find online, it is important that when you insert each new SIM card, you determine its corresponding MNC code -- do this by accessing the menu item "add a new APN" and scrolling down to see what MNC code the SIM card automatically acquires. Knowing the SIM card's associated MNC code, you can then play around modifying/testing different APN settings (presumably the ones you already have saved in your APNs list) -- primarily APN, username, and password, and secondarily, proxy or server, and port. For activation, you will not have to set anything for the other available fields: MMSC, MMS proxy, MMS port, and APN type. MMS* is for Multimedia Messaging Service (for sending messages that include multimedia stuff like photos). Also, if you don't have a data plan, do NOT try activating via a pay- as-you-go plan. Fido charges pay-as-you-go customers 5 cents per kilobyte! Clearly someone at Fido arbitrarily chose this figure, and didn't consider its implications, because that works out to $50/MB. If you don't want to get a data plan, I advise you to go to a Fido store and ask them to borrow their in-store data-provisioned SIM card to activate your phone -- it should only take like 5 minutes. Anyway, hope this helps others in Canada and beyond. p.s. For Rogers SIM cards, see the following site: http://oliverfisher.blogspot.com/2008/10/android-g1-phone-in-canada-on-rogers.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
