Solved: Treo755 "radio Reset Before Internet" Problem (Error 3000)

[ami1 237]

I have been using a Palm Treo 755p since last 1-2 years. All Treos have the issue of requiring you to reset the radio (switch off & on) before connecting internet otherwise one gets error 3000 as they are configured for sprint EVDO while in India we can only use 1X on reliance or tata.

Though its only a minor irritant, but as the treo takes over 30-40 seconds to reset the phone/radio it had been troubling me a lot as i sometimes need to quickly use the net for small things and get restless while doing the reset. Plus if someone calls or i've to call someone in between i have to reset again before connecting to internet.

There didn't seem to be any solution for the problem either on the forum or even anywhere else on the web.

Somedays back my co. put our netconnect broadband modems on VPN plan i.e. we get connected to office network and all internet requests then go through the office - resulting in No facebook, youtube or exe downloads. So i started using my Treo tethered to my laptop when i wanted to access certain sites (though 1X speed s**ks once you're used to broadband+)

While earlier i had used some app for tethering this time I just used windows to create a dialup connection through 'modem over bluetooth' and dialling #777 with login pass as my no. This results in the treo getting connected and a small laptop like icon appearing near the top right.

I noticed that this thing never gives an error 3000 or any other issue even right after a call. So i explored the treo menu to create a manual connection which wouldn't have the problem and found the following to work flawlessly:

Go to Preferences>Connections. Create a new 'connection' with the 'connect to' field set to 'modem' and 'Via' field set to 'wireless modem' (plus usual things: dialing - touchtone, volume-off, details>speed-230,400 bps, flow ctrl-auto) and give it any name say TEST

Then go into Preferences>Networks and create new service with any name and select TEST in the drop down and enter usual login/pass (cell no or UTS@.. etc) and phone: #777 (plus usual settings like: details>advanced: IP Address Automatic and Query DNS)

Now whenever I click connect for this service i do not get error 3000 while using the earlier connection/service (which uses HiSpeed Wireless in the drop down) gives this error. and both opera mini and email work fine.

Unfortunately, I've found this only now when I am on the verge of changing my handset. Though i still love this handset - lets me edit MS Office documents, email works flawlessly, one of the rare handsets to have a perfect call recorder, and though it only has opera mini it works better than mini on other phones as i can use netbanking and online demat/trading accounts which i couldn't do with mini on nokia 6265.

Still.. have just documented the above in case there are still any Treo 755p users left and need this info.

[dkaile 1,051]

Good find... +1 for your efforts..

[rohitgaur 78]

+1 to you bro.....this rocks....You just given the treo another reason for being better than shifting to GSM...

it works great

[kshah 452]

GReat palm is one of the best operating system for hand held so far.

[sarangboss 0]

I dont know whether this is related to the topic or not, but I found worth mentioning it here.

Me too using 755p since Oct-08 (bought from Sadik). After struggling hard for a month I gave up & started using R-connect after resetting radio by ##000000# & clicking "Cancel" regularly. The connection also used to go dormant when idle for even a few seconds & then it takes a while to become active (Green) again & you cant surf while it's Dormant. But I left bothering it as I loved this piece of tech 755p & PalmOS5.

But since a month or so I noticed both these issues are gone & forever. Nowadays it connects without resetting radio. It does go dormant (Grey), but comes up active (Green) as soon as you click a link or fire up a request.

This may be b'coz I think Reliance guys are up with huge upgradation on their Data services (My Guess!), before they could mass market EVDO on phone, which is much awaited.

To mention, I had both these network connections in my 755p connection profiles, but to no help till this happened.