Sony Ericsson W200i
W200i comes under the Walkman series.The best thing about this phone (apart from the fantastic music capability and other features) is that it comes along with a data cable. Previously I had a Nokia 6020 and had trouble connecting it to the laptop. The data cable has to be brought separately.
When connected to the laptop using the cable, two options appear in the phone - File Transfer and Phone Mode. If you want to tranfer files i.e., themes, music etc from phone to PC, choose File Transfer.The W200 is easily recognized under KDE - an icon for the Phone as well as the Micro SD Memory card (128MB) appears in the desktop.
If the phone has to be used as a Modem to connect to the Internet, the Phone mode is selected.
AirTel MobileOffice(GPRS)
I subscribed for AirTel MobileOffice(although I had used AirTel Online before).Once activated, browsing can be done on the phone or can be connected to the PC for regular browsing. It took me about a day or so for mobileoffice to be activated. To Configure the phone, go to Menu - > Settings -> Connectivity -> Internet settings -> Internet profiles and then select Mobile Office. Do the same thing for Streaming settings and Settings for Java.
For AirTel Online, activation can be done by sending an SMS. The charges used to about Rs.5/day. The advantage is that it can be deactivated anytime by sending another SMS. The disadvantage being that large files cannot be downloaded.
The speed in both can be a test for your patience. But, overall I felt it usable. Sometimes better than a regular dialup connection from BSNL.
Configure OpenSuse
Login as root or su. In the terminal type yast2. Select “Network Devices” and then “Modem”.
You will find “Sony Ericsson W200″ and “Modem Not configured”. Select it and then click Edit.
The Modem device will appear as /dev/ttyACM0 or something similar.Leave the default options and click “Next”
From the Select Internet Service Provider, Check “Custom providers” and then Click “New”.
For the provider name type “AirTel” and for the Phone Number type *99***2#. Type your phone number for the username and leave the password field blank. Uncheck “Always ask for password”.
Once done click next and then Finish.
Open Kinternet - Right Click and select the interface (in my case it was modem1). Make sure the provider is AirTel.
To connect, just click on kinternet icon. It should be connected now. To disconnect, just click on this icon once again.
Open the browser and visit a website. No configuration of the browser is required if using Mobile Office. For AirTel Online, the proxy server need to be configured. The IP address of the proxy server is 100.1.200.99 and the port is 8080
