by
Eriq Cook
You
can access the Internet wirelessly
from your Cassiopeia Pocket
PC using a Motorola StarTAC
phone and the Cassiopeia/StarTAC
modem cable (CELL300).
To do this, you will need
the following:
-
A
Cassiopeia E-1xx, EG-800,
EM-500 or BE series Pocket
PC
- Motorola
StarTAC/Talkabout/Timeport/V
series cell phone that is
micro-browser compatible
(most new StarTACs have
this feature).
- Internet/BrowseNow
service activated on your
StarTAC. This is an extra
feature provided by your
cellular provider. It is
usually $4.95 - $14.95/mo.
depending on your provider.
-
Cassiopeia/StarTac Modem
Cable, available directly
from Casio.
- Internet
Service Provider and dial-up
account/e-mail account info
- 5-10
minutes.
Before
you begin, make sure that
you have your ISP's dial-up
account info on hand, including
your username, password and
dial-up access phone number.
You may also need to know
your TCP/IP configuration
settings, but most ISP's provide
this automatically when you
connect).
The
first step is to setup an
Internet connection on your
Cassiopeia. To do this:
- Starting
from the Today screen, tap
Start / Settings,
then tap on the Connections
tab and finally the
Modem icon.
A
"Modem Connections"
window will appear.

- Tap
on New Connection...
- Type
in a name for this connection,
such as "StarTAC"
- Select
Hayes Compatible on
COM1 under "Select
a modem" if it's not
already selected.
- Select
19200 under "Baud
Rate" if it's not already
selected.
(If you need to configure
your TCP/IP settings manually,
tap on the Advanced
button, then tap on the
TCP/IP tab)

- Tap
Next
- Enter
your ISP's area code and
phone number, then tap Next
- On
the last window, de-select
Wait for dial tone before
dialing by tapping
on the checkbox besides
it. It should not be checked.
- Tap
Finish
Now
you should see your new connection
appear in the Modem Connections
window. Do not
tap ok. You will need to double-check
your dialing settings before
exiting.
- Click
on the Dialing tab
- Make
sure that the area code
is correct, and if you're
required to dial the area
code when dialing phone
numbers, you also need to
configure this by tapping
on the Dialing Patterns...
button.

- Now
tap ok
The
last thing you need to do
is configure Pocket Internet
Explorer and the Inbox e-mail
tool to use your new connection.
The following steps will show
you how to set this up in
Pocket IE only, but just repeat
this procedure to configure
your Inbox settings. You will
also need to know the names
of the POP and SMTP mail servers
(or IP addresses) when setting
up the Inbox to send/receive
e-mail.
To
use your new connection:
- Launch
Pocket Internet Explorer
- Tap
on the Tools menu
(bottom of page), then tap
Options...
- Next,
tap on the Connections
tab
- Tap
on the button besides Type
and select the modem
connection you just created.
It should be called "StarTAC
or whatever else you named
the connection).
- If
Access remote content
automatically button
is not checked, check it.

That's
it. Just connect your Cassiopeia
to your StarTAC using the
cable and you'll be ready
to surf the Internet wirelessly.
To connect to the Internet,
just enter a Web address and
tap on the Go button.
A window will pop-up asking
for your username and password.
Type this in and then tap
Connect. Your StarTAC
will begin dialing your ISP
automatically. You can also
establish an Internet connection
manually by tapping Tools
/ Connect (in Pocket
IE), or by tapping Services
/ Connect from the Inbox.

Surfing the Web wirelessly
from my EM-500

Checking E-mail using the
Inbox
If
you have problems connecting
to the Internet, remember
to make sure that your StarTAC
is Internet capable and that
you have Internet service
activated on your StarTAC.
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