Cell phones forum: Help with T-Mobile MDA WI-FI Not able to connect to own Net

I am having the same problem. I even tried to change the key number on the router and the MDA. Still have the same problem.

OS: WXP Professional

Cable modem: Road Runner

Router: Belkin Pre-N MIMO wireless router

My HP RX 3115 PDA picked up the router right away, I typed in my key and away it went.

My MDA will not do that. I am able to connect to many other wireless access points, particularly at my favorite coffee house (not Starbucks, although I can connect there too, but it is a T-mobile hotspot.)

I just cannot connect to my own.

Also, does anyone know of a good WIFI access point organizer like Socket's WIFI Companion, that can be used with Windows Mobile 5.0?

After having the same problems and several conversations with T-Mobile support I found out the MDA will not work with the Belkin Router. I purchased a seperate Linksys and connected it to my Belkin Pre N wireless router. It saw the Linksys router and connected without any problems. This will sove any patches or download that you may have to do. Any router should work. For whatever reason, the MDA does not work with the Belkin Routers.

I have turned it off I am still unable to connect. It sees the connection trys to make contact then goes to the next one. Still not connecting.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Ron

Please read my posting July 14th. The MDA does not work with the Belkin Routers. I purchased a Linksys Router and connected to my Belkin Router. It solved the problem and works fine. They MDA will work with most routers except Belkin.

My MDA wasn't working either, so I lowered the wireless transmit settings of my router to "g" standard (instead of boosted to the dlink-compatible 22 mbps), and now it works. Thanks for the help.

You do not need to subscribe to T-Mobile's data plan to use the Wi-Fi capabilities. Assuming you get past the technical incompatibilities noted in this thread, the device will connect to any open network/hot spot.

Having a data plan is useful because it allows you to access the internet anywhere, via the T-Mobile GPMS cell phone network. The Wi-Fi connection operates independently of that (and at higher data speeds than the cell connection). For me, one of the best things about the plan I have is that it gives me unlimited access to T-Mobile hot spots without paying an access fee. I use that feature all the time (though from my MacBook, not my MDA), mostly in United Red Carpet Club rooms.

One thing to keep in mind is that when you activate Wi-Fi on the MDA, the battery will drain more quickly...

I first went to the comm manager and turned on the wifi connection. Next I waited for my device to detect the wireless connection and and a popup showed which connections were available. I then picked my home wireless connection on the list and waited for it to connect. Then another popup came up requesting that I enter the passcode/key. My key was located on my router under "wepkey". I entered that in and hit connect and voila! I hope this was somewhat helpful because I actually just figured how to do it today lol.