Get your Palm III talking to your phone by Infrared

Posted in dev-sys, Featured on July 5, 2000

This article was first published in mid-2000 on Bealers.com, but this is a few years before a blog existed here.

[Nokia 7110, Palm III and a BTCellnet SIM with Data enabled]

What I did:

  1. Upgraded to OS 3.3

  2. Upgraded my IrDA stuff from Palm

  3. Followed these steps

Prefs => Connection => New
Name = 7110
Connection Method = IrCOMM to Modem
Dialing = TouchTone
Volume = Low
Details =>
Speed = 14,400 bps
Flow Ctrl = Automatic
Init String =

Prefs => Serial/IR
Serial Via = Infrared

Prefs => Network
Service = My Connection
User Name = any.old.free.isp.username
Password = the.same.free.isp.password
Connection = 7110

[on same screen bottom left]
Details =>
Connection Type = PPP
Idle Timeout = Power Off
Query DNS = Yes
IP Address = Automatic
Script =
  1. On phone
Menu => Infrared => Activate
  1. On Palm
Network => My Connection => Connect

Now, don't just assume that they can talk because they are close together and pointing towards each other! I kept getting "Modem not found" when everything was was just fine; try angling the Palm 20o or so from the horizontal

  1. Installed lots of crap and caned my mobile bill

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