Paul, What type of phone are you using? I have varizon, and the BN running 6.11, and I have a cable which connects to the phone, and to the serial port. I set it to haze compatiable, and just have it call the earthlink number, and there's no charge for downloading.
Sue Mangis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: August 17, 2005 3:47 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Using the braille note with Verizon and your cellphone > Hi, Listers. Here is how to set up your bn to use it with your cell phone > to browse the net or get email with verizon. > First, you need to get a serial cable for your cell phone. Verizon does not > support bluetooth data transfer at this time. I also don't know if this > works with an MPower using a USB cable. > To set up for the braille note: > Set the cell phone for serial. It will probably be set for USB. How to do > this depends on the menus on your particular cell phone. > Set the baud rate on the cell phone to 19200 > Since the MPower's baud rate is set at 115200, you might have to set the > cell phone for the same. It should be set for this by default. > I haven't tested this on an MPower, but it works great on a bn classic. > If there is a way to slow down the serial port on an MPower, I haven't > found out what it is yet. > Next, create a new modem configuration from the configuration menu. > Enter the phone number as #777. > Note the pound or number sign. It must be present. > User name and password are both qnc. > Everything else can pretty much be left at defaults. I think I have mine > set to wait for dial tone. > In the initialization string prompt, enter the following: > at$qcmdr=2; at$qcqnc=1 > At the end of this string, enter <cr> So, that is cr surrounded by less > than and greater than signs. > Verizon has two modes for downloading data. The one called national access > costs depending on how many megs you want to download. You can also pay as > you go at 1.5 cents per k. > However, there is a slower 14.4 kbps rate which you do not have to pay for. > I have been using this for a year and a half with the bn classic. > Hope this helps. > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
