iPhone & XT FTW (Update - now with screens)

Want to use your shiny iPhone with XT?

You can! Voice, text and (possibly) data will work by just pluggin in your SIM! APN settings may need to be added to the device to enable data - you can find them here!

Navigate your way to Geekzone and follow the instructions for loading carrier settings onto your iPhone - props to nzbullet for sharing this information!
See below for some of the added functionality for loading carrier settings onto the iPhone.

Why does the iPhone work better on XT some of you may ask?

Coverage
- XT is 850MHz 3G coverage to 97% of where New Zealanders live and work.
Vodafone's 2100MHz 3G coverage to only 70%.

Check out the Apple website for the Tech Specs of the iPhone.

Speed
- Its no secret that Telecoms XT network has crazy fast data speeds. Especially compared to Vodafones.
Don't believe me?
Check the links for real experiences consumers have provided online.

(Note - Data speeds are dependent on many different factors such as the HSDPA and HSUPA categories of a device, network capability GPRS, EDGE, HSPA etc...)

- If you have an iPhone and want to sign up you can find more detail on the Telecom website!

Please post below for any feedback or any other information you would like to see...

P.S - FTW is For The Win!

**UPDATE**

iPhone Screens with TNZ Carrier Settings loaded.
(Click on images to view)

Random speed test taken from Courtney Place, Wellington.

TNZ Services added by loading carrier settings onto device.



















Pressing and holding 1 will dial your TNZ voicemail.



















APN Settings

MMS Settings



















PDA Portal to Telecom Online Bill

The Sony Ericsson W995a

So where to begin. First of all you can pick this device up from a Telecom Retail store for $999 outright. A THOUSAND bucks you’re screaming? Well - let me just point out a few things that may change your mind.

First of all I have the w995a. The a isn’t really required - however it just tells you that it is the 850/1900 3G model.

Features:

- w995.
W for Walkman. This is multimedia powerhouse - with approx. 4GB on board and a further 8GB m2 memory card with the device that's a lot of music, videos and photos. A 3.5mm jack and Bluetooth capability for audio.

- 8.1 MP Camera.
That's right - Eight point one megapixel camera. This thing is amazing - the video and photo quality is great. With face detection, flash, macro function, B&W, sepia, negative and solarise modes, self timer and different white balance modes this camera will suit most needs for any snapper. Short of manual functions (it’s a phone!) the camera capabilities are amazing!

- Email.
Yes pop3 email and even Microsoft Exchange support in my experience one of the easiest phones to setup your exchange email. Allowing email, calendar and contact support!

- Form-factor.
A slide phone with a 2.6" 240 x 320 screen and accelerometer that adjusts to landscape or portrait its feels like a very solid and durable phone.
Media, volume and camera shortcut buttons on the right and Walkman key on the left.
On the top we have the 3.5mm jack point as well as a silver clip that you use as a stand to place the phone on a flat surface and watch movies in landscape mode.
Standard 12 key keypad is surprisingly easy to use and feels good when texting.

- Software.
Let me just list this:

YouTube app
Games
Location Services (Google Maps, Navigation, Tracker and status info)
Track ID
Video, Music and Photo DJ
Standard organiser functionality - Alarm, calendar, timer, stopwatch, light (from flash), calculator, tasks
Video call capable
WiFi - Also allows media sharing over DLNA.
(Basically - connect to your WiFi network at home, turn on network sharing on your phone and watch your media from your phone on your TV - through your PS3!)

Themes
You can download themes for your 995 however I have linked 3 themes here for you to download straight to your PC of handset.

Green Sony Theme Spongebob Theme
Next update - what's in the box!

Telecom XT Network Access Point Names

Here is an overview of the XT Network Access Point Names (APNs) used for data connectivity

The APN is used in the connection request to the cellular network. The APN is the primary parameters that describes which IP network the user wishes to connect to.

Access Point Name IP address

wap.telecom.co.nz Private IP Range
Default APN. Used for all WAP 2.0 capable handsets and devices. Provides access to WAP portal, MMS, ringtones/wallpaper/games/music downloads.
Also has access to Internet via IP address translation

internet.telecom.co.nz Initial IP address pool 122.56.192.0/20 & 122.56.208.0/21
Internet access with fire walling to block unsolicited traffic from Internet.
No access to Telecom Content Services platforms.

direct.telecom.co.nz Initial IP address pool 122.56.216.0/22 & 122.56.220.0/23
Internet access equivalent to CDMA “jamamobile” with no port restrictions.
Allows uninitiated traffic from the Internet.

oa.telecom.co.nz IP address specific to One Office network
All existing CDMA One Office / Remote Office customers are able to use their existing Username@realm + password to access their private networks.
This is valid for @cdma, @ipc, @tnz, @tel, @oa etc CDMA based realms.

blackberry.net IP address specific to BlackBerry network

All customers are provisioned and have access to “wap”, “internet”, “direct” and “oa’ APN’s. BlackBerry APN is only available to customers who request (and pay) for the BlackBerry service.

Please note that these IP Address pools will change over time as a result of growth in customer numbers and network configuration changes.

Here are the XT Network device settings for WAP & MMS

Access Point Name (APN): wap.telecom.co.nz (aka TelecomContent)
Data Bearer: Packet Data
User Name: (leave blank)
Password:
Home Page: http://myhomepage
Proxy IP Address: 210.55.11.73
Proxy Port: 80
Proxy Secure Port: 8080

MMS settings are the same as those above EXCEPT the Home Page is changed to http://lsmmsc.xtra.co.nz

For PDA devices;
Access Point Name (APN): wap.telecom.co.nz (aka TelecomContent) or internet.telecom.co.nz (aka TelecomData)
Data Bearer: Packet Data
User Name: (leave blank)
Password:
Home Page: http://pdaportal.telecom.co.nz

Thanks Neal for providing this information here http://www.geekzone.co.nz/nealr

XT Network Handsets

The low down - the XT Network test drive website has been updated with handsets and data devices!
With devices ranging from $149 to $1499 you will be spoiled for choice.
For a straight link to the devices click here.

Some of the devices include the:
Telecom R6
Samsung F480
Nokia N85

gsmarena.com

Gsm arena is a great resource for device spec information - from camera megapixel rating to HSDPA speeds to dimensions and weight.
Remember like Wikipedia content is user generated.

Pimp my mobile...

So you wanna pimp your mobile?
No - I don't mean buying jewelery and shiny bits and attaching it to your device. That's not pimp


Yahoo!Go 3.0

Yahoo!Go 3.0 has been released and it brings us all the features of 2.0 and more, like checking your Yahoo email. Yes that includes Xtra email!*, weather feeds, widgets to your mobile like Wikipedia, MySpace, access to the latest news, upload and view Flickr images.

Yahoo!Go 3.0 is available for Nokia Devices, Windows Mobile 5 and 6 as well as BlackBerry!
You can get Yahoo!Go 3.0 at http://mobile.yahoo.com




Fring!

So, what is Fring?
Fring is an all in one application to access all your communication tools.

Fring lets you access Skype, Msn Messenger, ICQ, SIP, Google Talk, Twitter, Yahoo and AIM services without having to log in and out between applications

You can text chat or voice chat – as long as the service is supported – from Mobile to Mobile, and PC to Mobile!
Fring is currently on available on PC and Windows Mobile 5/6.
You can get Fring at www.fring.com


Google Maps

A must have on your PDA/Smartphone!
Google maps will give you access to Satellite and Road map views of any address in the world!
A great tool for anyone on the move!
You can get Google Maps straight to your device by entering www.google.com/gmm on your mobile device. Google maps are supported on Windows Mobile devices and BlackBerry.


Google Mobile

Google Mobile provides a wide variety of applications for your Windows Based mobile, BlackBerry, Nokia and Samsung device.

These applications include Google Maps (above), Gmail Chat, iGoogle, Google Reader, Orkut, Google Docs, Google Reader, Blogger and many more.

Download applications individually or download the whole suite Google Mobile App.

You can have links sent to your device via www.google.com/mobile or go to by visiting http://m.google.com from you device.

Dashwire

A great and handy tool to back up your device Dashwire uploads all your content from your mobile device and backs it up online.

Everything – this includes Sms, calls, Photos, Videos, Contacts, Ring Tones, Internet Favorites and more.

Dashwire is data intensive application – you can however choose the items to sync.

Check it out at www.dashwire.com

Wow Armory for your WM Device

Click here to see the WoW Insider review.

Click here to download straight onto your device!

Got ADSL 2+ ?

Click here!

Windows Mobile WiFi Router

My good friend Rory F. recommended I do a post on the WMWifiRouter.
So here it is....

This little application brings to us the capability to broadcast your incoming Mobile Broadband connection - as a WiFi signal!
(You can also connect using the usb but that functionality comes standard anyway!)

For me I am using the HTC Titan - I have an incoming Telecom Mobile Broadband connection (T3G) and is broadcast out using the WiFi network card within the device.

Unfortunately I cannot take any screen shots to show you because of how the application utilizes the mini-usb.

Thankfully the developers have brought us this capability in such an easy app I have provided an easy how to guide right here.
1 - You can download the Zip file here.
Extract and load the .cab file onto your device (using Active-sync or Windows Mobile Device Center) and install.

2 - Next we will need to set up the connection settings.
Go to:
1.

-Start Menu
- Settings
- Connection Tab
- Network Cards
(Image 1.)






2.
- Add New...(Image 2.)











3.
- Name your Network
( I have named mine T3G over WiFi)
(Image 3.)
- Check the "Device to device (ad hov) connection" box and click Next
(Image 3.)






4.
- To get started you want to keep authentication as Open.
(image 4.)
(You can come back here later assuming everything works fine to set up security.)

- Next and Finish!






5.
Now you want to go back to your Start Menu, open the WMWiFiRouter application and click Connect. (Image 5)

Done... you are now carrying round a portable WiFi network in your pocket.

Instructions here are for set up on an HTC Titan.
For trouble-shooting click here.

Sola Rosa Moves On Mobile

Regular Xtra Mobile users may have noticed the Sola Rosa link on the main Xtra Mobile WAP page, and I highly recommend following it through. Defiantly the nicest looking WAP mini site I have seen yet. Sola Rosa a.k.a. Andrew Spraggan creates a non-genre specific blend of music listed under "Easy Listening, Electronic, Film Music, Ambient, Breaks, Funk, Dub/Reggae" on Amplifier.co.nz. Sola Rosa's music is available for download as a Tru-Tone on compatible phones, and also Caller Tunes for every 027 Mobile. Video Clips are also available for those lucky Sanyo 7400 and 5600 users. The animated clips 'Leave Home' and 'Ready' are among the nicest looking streaming video clips yet seen. Well worth checking out.

I love the things some people come up with, and lets face it, who hasn't thought a watch phone would be useful? Sure its a little retro, but so practical...

From: Oh Gizmo!