Vodafone India GPRS without Data Plan

[daksh_jay]

hi. im on firmware 3.0 on an iPhone 3G. the prob is dat im nt able to edit the preferences.plist on 3.0 bcz how many ever times i do it, the original file is restored within the cell automatically after a restart (or evn after a respring maybe). so im not able to use edge on 3.0 whereas on 2.2.1 edge used to work totally fine with the edited preferences.plist and the proxy.pac method. iv evn noticed that "ip1" in the preferences file now has all the mms settings and the gprs settings are in "ip3". also the previous proxy settings used for gprs are now also identically same for mms(im a bit confused as to is this normally the same or wod). anyways im stuck without gprs on 3.0. pls help if u can/hav solved this problem.

any1???????

[ganginaka]

any one please help same problem

[daksh_jay]

so u noe...im getting an i.p. frm vodafone(as i cn view it in sbsettings) and can also send MMSes bt cant access edge thru vodafone live...so are u also experiencn de same probz???

[dirk99]

i have the same problem

[daksh_jay]

so any1 gt a solution???

[dirk99]

yes:

you must edit your preferences.plist located in:

/private/var/preferences/SystemConfiguration

			<key>Interface</key>
			<dict>
				<key>DeviceName</key>
				<string>ip1</string>
				<key>Hardware</key>
				<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
				<key>Type</key>
				<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
				<key>UserDefinedName</key>
				<string>com.apple.CommCenter (ip1)</string>
			</dict>
			<key>Proxies</key>
			<dict>
				<key>HTTPEnable</key>
				<integer>1</integer>
				<key>HTTPPort</key>
				<integer>80</integer>
				<key>HTTPProxy</key>
				<string>172.25.0.107</string>
				<key>HTTPSEnable</key>
				<integer>1</integer>
				<key>HTTPSPort</key>
				<integer>80</integer>
				<key>HTTPSProxy</key>
				<string>172.25.0.107</string>
			</dict>
			<key>UserDefinedName</key>
			<string>com.apple.CommCenter (ip1)</string>
			<key>com.apple.CommCenter</key>
			<dict>
				<key>AllowNetworkAccess</key>
				<integer>1</integer>
				<key>Available</key>
				<integer>1</integer>
				<key>Setup</key>
				<dict>
					<key>AllowNoDNS</key>
					<integer>1</integer>
					<key>apn</key>
					<string>goam.com</string>
					<key>password</key>
					<string>wap</string>
					<key>username</key>
					<string>wapuser1</string>
				</dict>
				<key>Version</key>
				<integer>2</integer>
			</dict>

[daksh_jay]

thanks a lootttt dude!!!the same method wasnt working b4....bt now it simply clickd...i obviously changed de settings according to vodafone india...so the exact settings for vodafone india are...

<key>Interface</key>
<dict>
<key>DeviceName</key>
<string>ip1</string>
<key>Hardware</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
<key>UserDefinedName</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter (ip1)</string>
</dict>
<key>Proxies</key>
<dict>
<key>HTTPEnable</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>HTTPPort</key>
<integer>9401</integer>
<key>HTTPProxy</key>
<string>10.10.1.100</string>
</dict>
<key>UserDefinedName</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter (ip1)</string>
<key>com.apple.CommCenter</key>
<dict>
<key>AllowNetworkAccess</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Available</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Setup</key>
<dict>
<key>AllowNoDNS</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>apn</key>
<string>portalnmms</string>
<key>password</key>
<string></string>
<key>username</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
<key>Version</key>
<integer>2</integer>
</dict>


so its lyk...if u switch off edge wid sbsettings..u get an ip which is fr mms messaging..n if u switch on edge frm sbsettings..u cn use both vodafone live and mms...so dats kewll mahn... ;-)

[dirk99]

have you got the push service?

when i create my proxy push service don't work

[daksh_jay]

iv hardly tested push on 3.0...2day i usd im+ wid de push n it ws sooo l8...i sent an im to me n de push alert came 15-20 mins l8r on WIFI...n EDGE...dunno bout dat...so lemme see...tell ya sumtym...

[dirk99]

better later and on wifi then nothing like me

another thing: have you forget to type a proxy for https sites? I only see normal http in your preferences.plst

[daksh_jay]

ya i did dat on purpose cz vodafone india hasnt specified any https...so i jus omitted dat...n workd flawlessly...

[man2rhyme]

does this work for iphone2G also??

[daksh_jay]

dunno...try it out dude...itl hardly take 2-3 minutes...

[ssarcastic]

very useful post guys....but i was wondering if anyone can help me with the vodafone egypt settings to use the iphone without a data plan?
anyone?

[daksh_jay]

its not much of a deal dude..hope u are on 3.0...jus gimme the data in *settings>network>cellular data network* and il giv u de code after editing it...den all u gotta do is paste it in preferences.plist..

[mattrobell]

I need to learn how to do this

[ssarcastic]

the problem is that when i go to settings---network---- there is no cellular data network menu!!!!
there are only
Enable 3G menu
Data romaning menu
Setup internet tathering menu
VPN menu
WiFI menu

while i take out the vodafone egypt sim card and put Etisalat egypt sim card i borrowed from my sister who is on a data plan ....the cellular data network menu was there and the tathering menu was not.

i appreciate ur help and time ....but i was wondering if that is a dead end and that i have to get a vodafone data plan?

[daksh_jay]

not a problem at all...first go to cydia n type"apn" in de search..install the only package that will b found...n ul get ur cellular data network menu...n den in dat...input de apn settings dat vodafone egypt has...m nt sure abt de settings of egypt(obviously.. :P)....

now u gotta edit ur preferences.plist..ssh into ur iphone n go to var prefs systemconfig prefs.plist...edit my above coding with your vodafone egypt settings...

[ssarcastic]

i downloaded APN settings thing from Cydia....installed it....restring...and then nothing

still no Cellular Data netowrk ...

any ideas? and yes iam on firmware 3.0

[daksh_jay]

its gotta come...if it aint..den install supreme preferences n in de phone tab inside de supreme preferences tab, select "cellular data editing"(or sumthng) to "on"...