Setup Fido EDGE Settings for the iPhone

hey i have fido pay as u go will the edge still work?

hey man..
i have a fido phone.. and im thinking of switching to the iphone V 1.1.3
I was wondering first if there is an unlock availiable for the V 1.1.3 and if not.. how long will it be before one is out or how would i get around it ?
Second… once i get it unlocked.. will it work on my fido network???? and how would i grt it to be activated if it is possible

Panic,

You need to do a file mod, as Safari can’t process WAP data. Its on the net somewhere. And for iPhone Fan, there are 2 internet settings for iPhone. For those on Fido’s 12mb plan, you HAVE to use WAP.fido.ca apparently.

sorry I forgot to tell u than I got the 7$ unlimited data from FIDO

THX

KEV

Any idea if surcharges apply?

Be careful with Edge on Fido….. I surfed about 4 websites one nite using the settings mentioned in this blog… worked great.
it turned out to be 4,421kb of downloaded text and graphics.
and at .05/kb my bill was over 221 dollars.

now I found this link….
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1323932
there is a setting for Fido and one for Rogers there.
I have not tried it but this time I am waiting for someone to confirm this. if this is true then $7.00/month is worth it.

Someone confirm this please.

Here is an article on FIDO data costs why the iPhone still isn’t officially in Canada: http://vividpicture.com/aleks/articles/iphone.html

Watching YouTube would work out to $1.25 per second. A DivX movie download would cost $2850…

I just got my iphone this week and it took 3 phone calls with fido and my data still wasn’t working. i was still getting the Edge not enabled error.

Turned out, there was a space behind internet.fido.ca, such a simple mistake! It’s all good now (except for the prices)

I love all these workarounds people keep coming up with.:)

Bruno Daigle, not sure what you’re doing, but if properly unlocked, you only do it once per Apple update. I have 2 of them from week 2 and 2 more weeks 46 and 49 all are very happy, it sounds like you either used a goofy approach to unlock or bought one that had been messed with by a kid on crack.

Oh yeah, they all run 1.1.4.

Download Zibri’s ZiPhone app and do it right.

Get the details from iClarified.

After that, if no go, you have a serious problem.

the IMEI number from your device comes up on Fido/Rogers end…that tells them what make/model phone you are using.

$7 internet plan is a SCAM

I spoke to the FIDO reps all day today and figured this out. The fido plan is only free when you use the http://wap.fido.ca portal to browse the internet. On a regular fido cellphone that is the home page and will be free, there are a bunch of websites that can be accessed from there like facebook. If you go to a regular website, like google, you will be charged 5c/KB.

I am getting my iphone in a few days so I am not sure if safari can open wml pages. If they are not, then the data will not be free.

Hey guys.
So i just spoke to Fido about an hour ago regarding the $7 unlimited surfing package. Pretty much got the same answer as Fahad did in the post before mine.

If you use the wap settings then your surfing is unlimited. But the pages you can visited WILL be limited as not all sites have a wap address. But from what i’ve READ, some of the most used and popular sites are supported. Don’t know how much truth there is to that, but i’m guessing it will be different for different people as everyone has their own idea of what sites are popular.

There is a second “data” setting the Fido rep. mentioned to me. I’m guessing this is internet setting that is provided at the top of the page, which is the one i tried out early this morning when i stumbled onto this lovely site. Whatever this data setting is, it is NOT UNLIMITED, but does allow you to visit ANY/ALL websites and view them REGULARLY like on a normal computer. It has a 25mb a month limit.

I mentioned to him that i was using an iPhone asked him to verify with his supervisor if it would be supported. He told me it would be. I asked him to verify with his supervisor. His supervisor said that as long as you know where to input the settings to get the EDGE network up and running the iPhone would be supported, however, you’re out of luck if you need any help as they don’t know anything about the iPhone and as a result would not be able to help you input or fix any settings issues you may have.

I think we’re better off using plain old WIFI than paying for a data plan. Conversley though, the 25mb limit from Fido is bigger than Bell who only offers an 8mb a month limit, which is apparantley their highest limit.

The Fido rep also mentioned that there was a “Value” package for $20, which includes: 2,500 text messages, enhanced voicemail, who called feature and unlimited internet surfing (using wap settings of course). That’s a pretty good deal i’d say. I’m paying an extra $19 a month with taxes and all i have is the 2,500 text feature. If i add a dollar more i get 3 more features i didn’t have before, including the unlimited surfing.

One could also get the date settings which allows you 25mb a month and use it only when you need it. Otherwise, just use your WIFI. From what i’ve heard, web pages on a cell phone are smaller in size so you don’t won’t be using up too much of your 25mb when you’re viewing sites. Use it when you really need it when there’s no WIFI around and you could have internet everywhere, all the time.

If there is anyone out there who has used the edge settings with the date package from Fido could you please tell us if you had any extra charges?

My apologies for the long post. Figured i’d share as much as i could in one go. Happy iPhone-ing!

mine its work everything fine as the plan $7 fido edge plan set the my edge APN internet.fido.ca after i called the fido to get access the $7 plan then set it up after 3 mins turn wifi off tried it and completely works (hopely continuesly) but its work as wat the plan…. thanx anyways for the info…..

Hey I was reading some of the fine print on fido’s website and it says that they will charge an extra 5 cents for evey KB on a phone not authorized by fido even if you have a surfing plan. Is anyone aware of this or if they charge for the iphone.

Hey Jean the settings are at the top of the page.
Internet.fido.ca for APN
fido
fido
for user name & password

Make sure you call fido and add the $7.00 unlimited package to your plan
if they ask if you have a fido phone just say yes

Set your iPhone up and surf away. It works
I’ve called them back to see if there were extra charges and the answer was “No”

So we are good to go
I don’t think there system is set up to detect iPhones yet

All this typed on my iPhone

Any one has a iPhone in Ottawa that has tried this and it works…..

Hey Jean the settings are at the top of the page.
Internet.fido.ca for APN
fido
fido
for user name & password

Make sure you call fido and add the $7.00 unlimited package to your plan
if they ask if you have a fido phone just say yes

Set your iPhone up and surf away. It works
I’ve called them back to see if there were extra charges and the answer was “No”

So we are good to go
I don’t think there system is set up to detect iPhones yet

All this typed on my iPhone

The $7 unlimited surfing plan with Fido works. I just signed up for it on April 2nd. I received my bill yesterday. The billing cycle was from Marc 27, 2008 to April 26, 2008. I was charged $19.15 for visiting a few pages on March 27, which is undestadable since i didn’t have the surfing plan at the time.

I signed up for the plan and here we are a month later. No charges. I used over 11,000 kilobytes. and didn’t get charged a single penny for it. It’s awesome. To top it all off, i even mentioned to Fido that i had an iPhone. the rep was nice enough to advise me to just monitor my usage, but that if my internet was working fine and iwasn’t getting charged for it i would be okay. He also mentioned that if the settings are entered incorrectly then you could also get charged.

So make sure you enter all the info correctly and you’re good to go.

apn: internet.fido.ca
Username:fido
Password:fido

For those of you who are worried, just do it. It works. Also as a side note, back in late February and early March, i surfed the web with the settings i had entered WITHOUT being on the unlimited surfing plan. I only visited a few pages to make sure it was working. I ended up paying over $279 for it. So i guess you could say i’m an example of “before and after” lol. If you’ve used the settings and visted a few pages then expect to get billed for it very nicely depending on how many pages you visited. Sign up for the unlimited plan now or you’ll be crying about it later.

hi jean major im not sure what exaclty you mean by connect youre iPhone to fido because me i been using my fido sim card with the other previos phone what i have which is i just bought it in just a fido sim card like as good to go then when i have the iPhone i just transfered my sim to the iPhone no need such a IMEI thingy code, or you mean the edge all u hav to do is call fido and ask them u wana get $7 package for edge as like what i have and working perfectly then if u have sign up then u need to go iPhone setting, network, and edge u will see the APN Username and Password so u have to fill it up APN: internet.fido.ca Username: fido Password: fido thats all you hav to type in make sure you have it right then u can try turn your wifi off then the edge logo will appear at the top then try to use internet like safari…. let me know if im missing something…

Just figured I’d cleanup a couple things here… First off, I work for Fido myself as a customer service rep (call 611, hit ‘0’, and you have a 1 in 343 chance to get me). Second, down to the base of the information.

The IMEI number is not required to open internet access to your account. The only requirements are that you have the proper internet settings set into your phone, and to have an option (CSR’s call it a ‘SOC’) that adds pay per use GPRS access. The SOC code is GPPPU. Data is always at a base rate of $.05 / 1kb. Roughly 1024 kb per 1 mb, 1024 mb for 1 gb, and so on.
Anytime you are using an unlocked phone of any brand, make or model, you are automatically locked out on any and all technical support. And I’m guessing here that Jean is looking to get an IMEI number because he’s complaining of some sort of charge that he belives would have been caused by his phone, but rather than admit to Fido that he has an unlocked phone, he’s looking to get an IMEI number from another fido gsm locked phone to give them in attempts to pawn it off as the actual phone model he’s using. So please, do not give out your IMEI.

Anyway, back onto the the unlocked iPhone!

there are certain applications on the phone itself that automatically connect to the internet, such as the weather application, news feeds, and RSS links or bookmarks saved in your browser, stock alerts, etc. Each one off these applications connect at a set regular time (which we can see exactly when that time is 😉 ) and download little packets of data from the apple server to update itself with newer information. Each and every time these applications are updating, they connect to any GPRS network settings currently placed inside the phone. if those settings happen to be Fido’s, then guess what… you can automatically get charged a lot of data transferring. Upwards of $10,000. (I’ve personally dealt with accounts a little above $19,000). Yes, it is true that once you add either the $7 unlimited surfing or the $20 value package that you can avoid these charges, but the reason that is, is only because we currently have a lot of network issues with unlocked iphones. Normally those options will ONLY cover you if you are surfing in the wap.fido.ca portal, also known as the surf download and play portal. Soon enough we will be updating our systems to change this option, so that you will be charged for data use with the application updates like normal. AT&T’s contract with apple covers customers for the data transfer, but we’re not AT&T, and we don’t cover it, they are valid charges.

Anyway, I think that’s it. I’ll come back and check here again the next cpl day’s for any questions if you want. BTW, not every representative knows this information, because this is not required information to know. I know this because I have a technical education background. Please do not expect the rep that you speak to to have ANY knowledge about the iPhone, let alone that it even exists. We know Fido, because we are Fido