Many thanks for your time on this! I have one question regarding skype. Did you download the skype application from Skype? I could not see that there was the 3 modified skype application in the 3.cab file. Some light on this would be fantastic.

Thanks

Glad to hear that you got it working fine! Glad that you found the problem – I don’t think that I would’ve guessed that you’d unzipped it. Lol.

Steven: I have uploaded a copy of hte file here; http://www.johnwordsworth.com/files/tytn/3UK.CAB

I hope this helps!

Craig: I would try downloading the above CAB file to ensure that all of the settings are correct and working. I can use Skype and the Mail application fine, as well as surf the internet. I don’t know if all of these are going through an HTTP proxy by default, but to be honest, Skype, MSN, Outlook and the internet are all that I want net-wise from my phone!

I have a tytn and i can’t get it to access the internet on three, I have used the settings you suggested.

Do you have a link to the 3.cab as i have tried searching for it on xda site but i can’t find it.

cheers.

All went well I toped up the new sim card and paid £5 for internet add-on, boy was I wrong what a total waste of money. The only thing I can do is view websites, MSN, Skype and anything else I try to run simply does not work. I rang Three but I’m just told that my phone is not supported which I can understand but I already have the applications installed so should be able to use them. (I didn’t bother arguing on the phone poor English Indian operators reading from scripts, waste of time)

Am I right in thinking that to use Skype and MSN you have to download Three’s special version which I’m assuming runs on port 80 as all ports seem to be blocked.
Seems they are trying to control what you do and stopping people from using there own phone unless its one that they support so you can download there own version of MSN etc.

Any info ?

Keyboard: The Keyboard slides out and is big enough to use your thumbs quite hap-hazardly. I wouldn’t recommend using it like a full-sized qwerty keyboard, but then, that follows for practically all PDAs with keyboards.

Wi-Fi: It has built in Wi-Fi, which is invaluable. When at home, in the airport etc, you generally get free internet access / email access etc. It even has built in VOIP functionality I believe, but I use Skype, which runs very well.

Calendar: The calendar synchronises with Outlook automatically (email, notes and to-do lists also sync when plugged in / blue-tooth linked). The calendar is pretty and works well – and of course, beeps when you ask it to.

Office: It also comes with very cut down version of Word / Excel, as well as Adobe Acrobat. You can also download a whole bunch of software for it too – Mame, SNES / Megadrive Emulators etc.

Phone: Contacts are nicely ordered for email / phone use, and you can get some great contact manager plug-ins that make it a dream to scroll through contacts without using a stylus (made for mashing with your fingers).

Without a doubt, it’s a 5/5 phone.

Reasonably sized keyboard (which is why I’m interested in the ones that clamshell open lengthways like that one.
Wi-fi. Internettery, both email and some light browsing is stuff I’m after. I’d quite like something where I can use the wi-fi to make VOIP calls on it, but that’s not essential.
Datebook/Calendar thing that’ll beep at me when I need to be someplace – this is the core thing that I used my PDA for.

I will admit that while the phone part of it is handy, that sort of stuff, and contract stuff is rather secondary – I find it very useful to have a phone, but make very light use of my phone, compared to most. Thus, depending on the costs, I may well go pay as you go on it, or else contract for the minimum length.

Anyways, if you could tell me whether that phone’s got what I’m after, it’d be dashed handy.