Java-related Guides:
Java Support for Pocket PCs
Java compliance of Web browsers on Pocket PCs

Web Browser Guides:
Web Browsers Compared

GPRS Setup for non-PPCPE:
Step by step: Bluetooth+GPRS Internet & Email Setup
Bluetooth+GPRS Setup for Singtel Mobile
GPRS Configuration Guide for all devices

Web Browsing Guides:
RSS to Mobile-Friendly Web Page
Reducing Internet Bandwidth
A roundup of Cleaning Utilities (MemMaid, SKTools, etc)
Optimize your Internet access speed-relocate the PIE/NetFront cache
Customising PIE Start Page <Freeware>

Other Related Guides:
Internet & Network Related Tweaks

Some Mobile-Friendly Sites:
MobileTopSoft.com
PDA Hotspots
Some S'pore Sites
Google Mobile
Currency Conversion Tool
PDAMailChecker
Some links to Mobile-friendly Sites
Skweezer - Optimize any webpage to fit into small screen

Data Rates in S'pore
StarHub Mobile data plans (GPRS/3G/HSDPA)
SingTel Mobile Data Plans (3G/GPRS)
SingTel Mobile 3G/GPRS Roaming Charges
M1 Data Plans (3G/GPRS)

WiFi Hotspots & Rates in S'pore
SingNet Wireless Surf Zones
SingNet Outdoor Wireless Surf
StarHub Wireless Broadband Hubs
StarHub Wireless Broadband

HSDPA (3.5G) in S'pore
M1 Broadband
SingTel's Broadband on Mobile
StarHub's MaxMobile

PIE Enhancements for Pocket PCs:
Spb Pocket Plus
PIEPlus
Multi-IE

Web Browsers for Pocket PCs:
NetFront - Powerful Internet Browser & Java Virtual Machine (runs java apps and applets)
ThunderHawk - Most powerful browser around; requires monthly/annual subscription charge
ftxPBrowser - Internet Browser with multiple windows support; Freeware
Minimo - Mozilla browser on Pocket PC; Still under development & Testing
Opera - Shareware
Webby - Free Web Browser with tabbed browsing

Webpage Download for Offline Viewing on Pocket PCs:
AvantGo
Sunnysoft World Off-Line

Webpage Download for Offline Viewing on Smartphones:
AvantGo

E-Mail Clients for Pocket PCs:
FlexMail

Java-Related Softwares for Pocket PCs:
WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment MIDP - Java Runtime Environment

Internet Traffic Counters for Pocket PCs:
All-locations GPRS Traffic Counter
Spb GPRS Monitor

Other Internet-Related Softwares for Pocket PCs:
+StartPage - Freeware to customise Start Page for PIE (or other Web browsers)
neoFTP - FTP Client Freeware

Internet Traffic Counters for Smartphones:
Spb GPRS Monitor
Smartphone GPRS Traffic Monitor

Web Browsers for Smartphones:
ThunderHawk - Requires monthly/annual subscription charge
Opera - Compatible with WM2003/WM2003SE

Some Cleaning Utilities for Pocket PCs:
Refer to this post for the recommendations.

Instant Messengers for Pocket PCs:
ICQ - Freeware
MSN Update - Required for PPC2002/WM2003
Agile Messenger - Unified Instant Messenger (Monthly/Annual Charge to Phone Bill)
IM+ - Unified Instant Messenger
imov Messenger - Unified Instant Messenger
VeriChat - Unified Instant Messenger

Instant Messengers for Smartphones:
Agile Messenger - Unified Instant Messenger (Monthly/Annual Charge to Phone Bill)
imov Messenger - Unified Instant Messenger
IM+ - Unified Instant Messenger

IRC Clients for Pocket PCs:
Pocket IRC
ProChat - Free IRC Client
GatorChat
wmIRC
PocketCHAT - Freeware
SmartIrc.net - Freeware; Also available for Smartphones

RSS Readers (Sharewares) for Pocket PC:
Egress
PocketRSS
Mobile News
NewsBreak
RSSToGo
Spb Insight

RSS Readers (Freewares) for Pocket PC:
NewsBreak Lite
RSS Sync
pRSSreader
NewsMonger
News Interceptor 3 Pocket
FeederReader

RSS Readers (Sharewares) for Windows Mobile Smartphones:
FeedBurner
Mobile Feeds
NewsBreak
Skookum

RSS Readers (Freewares) for Windows Mobile Smartphones:
Skookum Subscriber
smartFeed
moRSS
Dealexec RSS

The internet config settings seem to be all over the place, so here's a compilation of the 3G/GPRS/SMS/MMS Configuration Settings.

If you have a device and telco combination that's not in the list below, and managed to setup your 3G/GPRS, please feel free to add on to the thread with your settings, using format similar as those below.

SingTel GPRS: Pocket PC Phone/Smartphone
APN: internet
User ID: 65IDEAS
Password: ideas
MMS Server URL: mms.e-ideas.com.sg:10021/mmsc
Link: http://www.trendsmobile.com/main/showsecti...102&ParentID=97

SingTel GPRS (hi Card): Pocket PC Phone/Smartphone
APN: internet
User ID: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: 65ideas

SingTel GPRS: Pocket PC with Sony Ericsson Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99***A# (where A is the CID aka External ID)
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: <e-ideas password>
Extra modem command: <empty>
Proxy server: <empty>
Link: http://www.ppcsg.com/http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=30479

SingTel 3G: Pocket PC with Sony Ericsson 3G Phone via IR/BT
Remark: You can try these settings if the GPRS Settings above do not work.
Dial Number: *99***A# (where A is the CID aka External ID)
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: <e-ideas password>
Extra modem command: Z
Proxy server: proxy.e-ideas.com.sg
Port: 8080
Link: http://www.ppcsg.com/http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=3...ndpost&p=510718

SingTel GPRS: Pocket PC with Nokia Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99#
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: <e-ideas password>
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","internet"
Proxy server: <empty>

SingTel GPRS: Pocket PC with Motorola Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99*0*1*1#
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: <e-ideas password>
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","internet","0.0.0.0"
Proxy server: <empty>

SingTel GPRS: Pocket PC with Siemens Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99***1#
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: <e-ideas password>
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","internet";^sgauth=1
Proxy server: <empty>

M1 GPRS: Pocket PC with Sony Ericsson Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99***A# (where A is the CID)
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: user123
Link: http://www.ppcsg.com/http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=30547

M1 GPRS: Pocket PC with Siemens Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99***1#
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: user123
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","sunsurf";^sgauth=1
Proxy server: <empty>

M1 GPRS: Pocket PC with Nokia Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99#
User name: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: user123
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","sunsurf"
Proxy server: <empty>

M1 GPRS: Pocket PC Phone/Smartphone
APN: sunsurf
User ID: 65
Password: user123
MMS Server URL: 172.16.14.20:8002
Link: http://www.trendsmobile.com/main/showsecti...101&ParentID=97

M1 GPRS (M Card): Pocket PC Phone/Smartphone
APN: miworldmcard
User ID: 65xxxxxxxx (phone number, e.g. 6591234567)
Password: user123

StarHub GPRS: Pocket PC with Motorola Phone via IR/BT
Dial Number: *99*0*1*1#
User name: <empty>
Password: <empty>
Extra modem command: +cgdcont=1,"ip","shwapint"
Proxy server: <empty>

StarHub 3G/GPRS: Pocket PC Phone
Starhub SMS Centre no :+6598540020
APN (Prepaid card): shppd
APN (Postpaid card): shwapint
User name: <empty>
Password: <empty>
MMS Server URL: mms.starhubgee.com.sg:8002
Link: http://www.trendsmobile.com/main/showsecti...114&ParentID=97

General Configuration for 3G/GPRS
GPRS/MMS Configuration Guides for all 3 Telcos
PDF Guide for SingTel GPRS over IR/BT with PPC
General Settings for SingTel
Configuration Guides for M1
StarHub Configuration Guides
Step by Step Manual Configuration Guide

Sometimes, the GPRS settings above may not be sufficient, e.g. some people may want specific GPRS profile setting. So, here's a list.

IDEAS WAP
APN: e-ideas
Username: 65IDEAS
Password: ideas
Proxy: 165.21.42.84
Port: 8080

IDEAS Internet
APN: internet
Username: 65IDEAS
Password: ideas

hi Card (SingTel Prepaid)
APN: hicard
Username: 65<phone> (e.g. 6591234567)
Password: 65ideas

MiWorld Mobile (WAP)
APN: miworld
Username: 65
Password: user123
Proxy: 172.16.1.23
Port: 8081

Sunsurf Mobile
APN: sunsurf
Username: 65
Password: user123

M Card (M1 Prepaid)
APN: miworldmcard
Username: 65<phone> (e.g. 6591234567)
Password: user123

Gee! 3G/GPRS (WAP)
APN: shwap
Proxy: 10.12.1.2
Port: 80

StarHub Internet
APN: shwapint

GREEN Prepaid (StarHub)
APN: shppd

Here are some IT-related RSS Feeds:

PPCSG
Microsoft Press Releases
PocketPCThoughts
SmartphoneThoughts
PocketGamer
PocketPCThemes - 10 Newest Themes
HardwareZone - Tech News
HardwareZone Articles
Digital Photography Review
Handango - 50 Newest Softwares
Windows Mobile Blog

If you wish to have RSS feeds converted to webpages so you can view them in internet browsers like PIE, NetFront, etc, you can check out this thread for more info. You can also make use of these converted RSS feeds to sync using AvantGo, Mobile Favorites, Sunnysoft World Off-Line, etc

Here are some mobile-friendly sites/pages that you can add to your AvantGo/WOL/Mobile Favorites channel:

MediaCorp TV Guide (Link Depth=2)
StarHub Cable TV Weekly Schedules (Link Depth=2)
StarHub Cable TV Schedules for 2 days (Link Depth=2)
Straits Times Interactive (Link Depth=2)
Business Times News
Singapore Lottery (Link Depth=2)
SG Weather (Link Depth=1/2)
HardwareZone Price Guides (Link Depth=3)
PPCSG - Hardware News (Link Depth=1/2)
PPCSG - Software News (Link Depth=1/2)
PPCSG - Buzz (Link Depth=1/2)
PPCSG - Press Releases (Link Depth=1)
SG Movie Schedules (Link Depth=2)

Do note that for WOL, channel depth (Max. Level) is one level more than link depth, i.e. it's inclusive of the index page.

Anybody have any other recommended AvantGo channel or mobile-friendly site for offline synchronisation? Please post here

Here's a guide for WOL users. Most parts of this guide also apply to Mobile Favorites or AvantGo users.

If you wish to subscribe/view a RSS Feed in WOL, i.e. do not wish to use RSS Reader, you can make use of certain websites to help you convert the RSS Feed to a HTML webpage, where you can add to your WOL channel.

Convert RSS Feeds to HTML Webpage:
- RSS to Mobile-Friendly Webpage (some feeds my not work well)
- RSS2HTML (work well with more feeds, but not optimized for small screens)

If the webpage is in a foreign language and u wish to translate to English, you can also make use of Online Translators to translate the webpage before you add it to your WOL channel.

Online Translators:
- Babelfish
- Google

The webpage is not well-optimized for small screen? Try Skweezer to optimize the webpage before u add it to your WOL channel.

Sometimes, u may need to use a combination of these tools, e.g:
Case 1: RSS Feed is not in English
- Step 1: Convert RSS Feed to HTML webpage
- Step 2: Translate the output page
Case 2: Webpage is not optimized and is not in English
- Step 1: Translate to English
- Step 2: Optimize page using Skweezer

Do you know u do not need to launch WOL to go to the index page? And do you know WOL works with ftxPBrowser? You can launch PIE/ftxPBrowser and type "wol:index" into the address bar.

You can add the WOL index page to your Mobile Favorites so that u can go to the page quickly & conveniently, rather than launching WOL program to do so. Alternatively, you can add the link to your PIE/ftxPBrowser start page, e.g.

Do you have ChannelNewsAsia as your Mobile Favorite/WOL/AvantGO channel? Did you realise that setting the link depth to 2 (max level of 3 in WOL) results in file size of over 1MB? That is very unusual because all the pages are supposed to be optimized for small screens and do not have much images. The actual file size should have been around 300-400MB instead.

Where did the extra 600KB or more come from? They are a result of bad HTML coding of the webpages which lead to WOL (or others) following "hidden" links to the actual site.

Well, do not fret. I have just written a script to optimize the ChannelNewsAsia page. Simply continue using link depth of 2 (max level of 3 in WOL) and allow link to external site of link depth 1. The link for the optimized page is here.

More customized & optimized webpages I've coded below...

Optimized Webpages:
ChannelNewsAsia (Max Level = 3)
Achieve-IT! (Max Level = 1)
Yahoo SG: Movie Showtimes (Max Level = 2)

Optimized and Translated Webpages:
Pocketpcitalia.com News (Max Level = 1)
PocketPCParadise (Max Level = 1)
PocketPC Universe (Max Level = 1)

Optimized Webpages converted from RSS Feeds:
CNetAsia Reviews - Mobile Phones (Max Level = 2)
PPCSG News (Max Level = 2)
PocketPCAddict News (Max Level = 2)

Others
StarHub CableTV Schedules

Do note that link depth to be set for Mobile Favorites or AvantGo is 1 level less than the Max level. Max Level is used for WOL. Happy synchronising & staying updated with the news!

Some Registry Tweaks:
Change the default storage location for Avantgo
Disabling GPRS and MMS
Changing temp internet files directory

Alternatively, you can also use Tweaks2k2.Net to change the location of temp internet files, cookies, history to Storage ROM or Storage Card.

Another useful registry tweak is to enable PIE to be identified as IE5 or IE6. It can also be done easily using Tweaks2k2.Net

If you are looking for a simple way to create a Start Page (Home) for your browser, you can check out this thread.

If you are looking for "Save Image As..." feature in your browser, you can try 3rd party PIE enhancements or 3rd party Web browsers. Check out the post above for the recommendations & links.

If you are having problems surfing using WiFi connection, the following troubleshooting steps apply:
1) On the device, go to "Connections" settings and go to the "Advanced" tab. Click on "Edit" and check that all the checkboxes in the "Proxy Settings" page are unticked. If it does not work, continue to next step.
2) Tap on "Select Networks" and try changing the first dropdown option to "My ISP".
3) If you have problems with GPRS connection because you changed the default connection to "My ISP", please refer to this post and this thread for the manual GPRS config guide.

If you have problems connecting to internet using ActiveSync connection, do refer to this post.

So anybody else have other internet or java related guides/tips/links to share? Post them here.

Hi, I'm still new to this... please help... I'm using AvantGo. But I don't knoe how to add this channel in to it... can someone please help...

Btw what is WOL?? & Where to find (AvantGo/WOL/Mobile Favorites channel)??
Thanks...

WOL is Sunnysoft World-Offline, which is another means to download and sync news for offline viewing. If you use AvantGo, you will need to login to the website and create a custom channel.

OIC.. ok...
hmm.. i try to create this channel (Yahoo SG: Movie Showtimes (Max Level = 2) I set the mx level as 1) but when i'm using my PPC to view it...
the link don't get me the the page that i view on the desktop... BUt It bring me to http://mobile-sg.com...
anyone can help me on this...

Actually, that wasn't the "original" page. The link I provided was a page I scripted. It grabs content from the "original" page and optimizes it for small screen, while removing all other redundant information and formatting. This is the link that I am referring to. And yes, the link depth is 1 for use with AvantGo.

Oh ok... Thanks lot Vicott, but than how do i go about setting it up to view the page u say in my ppc??
I copy the http add... but still it bring me to the mobile-sg.com in my PPC... hmm... is there any other setting that i miss out??

If it re-directs you to another page, it means that u have entered the URL incorrectly. so did you add the full link as it is as under a new custom channel in AvantGo?

Here's the link for the custom AvantGo channel I created.

BTW, this webpage has been rather unstable for the past few mornings/afternoons. I have no idea why this is so. Maybe this is why you get the "error". You can check on the PC whether the links for the "main" page is really bringing you to the movie schedules page, or just a blank/error page.

I just figured out actually the "old" GPRS settings can also be used on 3G phones. So, there is no need for the extra modem command, proxy server or port. But this new modem connection has be created under the "My ISP" setting.

Hey Vicott... just to check is this add correct?? http://mobile-sg.com/pie/movies.asp
my pc bring me to the movie schedules but my PPC bring me to mobile-sg.com...
hai... don't know what go wrong....

Can you try visiting the page rather than using AvantGo on the PPC to confirm? I have been using this page to sync for quite some time but do not have such problems. It should not be re-directing to the main site in the first place, unless it's AvantGo doing something funny.

I'm sorry guys... don't mind i check with you... what's your CNA's sync size in total after sync?
As per normal settings.

Mine is 405KB, but I'm not using the default page and settings. I notice that the webpages are poorly coded and WOL will end up linking up all the non-optimised pages as well. The sync size could well go beyond 1MB quite easily. If you are interested in the tweaked version that I am using, you can try this link.

I cant get streaming for the football channels on my 838pro for Starhub Football Xtra. Was told by Starhub that they only know how to make it work for Nokia 3.5G phones now. Is that true?

There are 2 factors involved for streaming:
1) Protocol, e.g. "mms://", "rtsp://", etc.
2) The media type, e.g. 3GP

3GP support on WMP in WM5 wasn't very consistent as in some devices can open 3GP files while some can't. As for the protocol, WMP only supports "mms://", "http://" and maybe "https://". However, "rtsp://" is gaining popularity especially with thep presence of YouTube mobile. Unfortunately, only HTC's Streaming Media player supports this protocol. Nokia, on the other hand, has quite a number of their phones already supporting "rtsp://".

Vicott,
Thanks for the prompt reply. I was trying to get the football feed via IE, so what you just explained is all greek to me. I have an upgraded WM6 838pro. What software and settings do I need to enable the streaming?

Check on your desktop if the streaming link starts with "mms://", "rtsp://" or "http://". Generally, the WMP supports only "mms://" and "http://" for WMV files. On some devices, e.g. Dopod 838 Pro, I'm not sure if WMP supports streaming 3GP files as well.

hi i tried to look for java apps enabled browsers none seemed to work for my internet banking.. can anyone help

Did you try ThunderHawk?

aww man thunderhawk have to pay subcription... no trial version??

so anyo ther workaround other than using thunderhawk??

Hi guys. I'm still having problems getting my HP iPaq 110 to connect through my phone to the internet.

I am currently using a Nokia e51 & M1. I tried all the settings as given, and even tried different combinations of numbers to dial and user names. However, what happens is that my iPaq will ALWAYs hang while dialing the number.

I have also been unsuccessful in using my Win XP's bluetooth to use the phone as a modem as well. Are the instructions here out of date already? Thanks!!

IIRC, the connection string used for S60 devices is different. Unfortunately, nobody posted the information in the forum here before.

can anyone help me with this. (if its possible)

scenario:

i got one ppcphone with 3G. inside is my 3G simcard.
i got another simcard (i applied for the promotion for BBOM)

case problem:

i want to connect to the net using my phone.
Is there a work around so i can use my BBOM account to connect?

Is it for the same phone line?

two diff sims. but i want to keep switching sim cards.
is there a way?

this happened coz i applied for BBOM few months after my 3g line.

You can use the autoconfig to configure for SingTel GPRS or follow the manual config settings for IDEAS Internet in this post. Actually, you should have applied BBOM subscription for the phone line you were already carrying if you only intend to surf using the phone to save you the hassle of switching SIM cards.

Hi cyberazi,
Is it your both line under singtel?
If yes, There is one way u can try. (but need to pay)
There is a sevice that singtel have, u can ask them to add in the BBOM to your 3G line (which what I'm doing now) so you will have 2 sim card but both can be use for BBOM and calling. mthly have to pay around $10+

but just be abit careful, because when you didn't say clearly, the bill usually gives you a surprise!