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September 24, 2006 / Santosh

AirTel GPRS settings for prepaid users – Nokia 6230

Important: To those who found this page while searching for settings for airtel gprs. Make sure you have activated Mobile Office first. As far as I know, Mobile Office or AirTel GPRS is not free for prepaid users. If you were to e-mail me – please note that I cannot help you if your phone is very different from a Nokia 6230, 6030, N-series, 3030 and some of the other standard Nokia gadgets.

Your best bet is probably to visit an AirTel shop like I did. If you must do it yourself – the AirTel GPRS access-point in Pune (and maybe other cities) is airtelgprs.com. Try setting that on your phone. There is no username and password needed, but you need to have activated Mobile Office as shown in AirTel pre-paid GPRS Activation and Usage.

More gprs related articles on Sukshma.net.

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Finally received GPRS settings for my phone. All I did was stop by my local AirTel prepaid shop, they fixed up my Nokia 6230 for GPRS usage.

While speaking to the salesmen at the shop, I requested for the settings to be (at least) written down so that I might share them here. Unfortunately, the gentleman who was aware of how the Nokia 6230 should be set up refused to write the instructions down (odd?). He setup the phone and handed it over.

After a quick glance at my phone settings, I could figure out he had made the following changes: Go into Settings >> Connectivity >> GPRS >> GPRS modem settings. Alias for access point was “Airtel live!” and GPRS access point was “airtelfun.com” (Update: Turns out, these settings are really rubbish – the settings in the next paragraph are the ones that work).

Step out of Settings, go back into Web >> Settings >> Connection Settings. Create a new Connection set by selecting an (empty) slot. Edit the new connection settings, call it “Mobile office“, set your home page, disable all proxies, select “GPRS” as the data bearer. Select Bearer settings, set the GPRS access point to “airtelgprs.com“, authentication type “normal“, login type “automatic“. Leave the username and password as empty.

Let me know if this works for you. Remember to activate GPRS. by sending over SMS “GPRSACT” to 511. Also remember that they are charging Re 12/- per day.

Web and GPRS network-enabled applications started to work fine immediately after.

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42 Comments

  1. nikunj / Nov 13 2006 9:25 am

    thanks, Sukshma, Santosh Dawara

    your airtel setting is working well on my mobile.

    I have received setting from airtel but it not working but your setting working well so thanks
    for help.

  2. zar / Nov 16 2006 6:56 pm

    i tried this its still not workin.Is there anythin else that u can suggest????

    please help.
    thanx

  3. savage / Dec 17 2006 4:22 am

    hi iv followed your instructions but it will not let me send the text GPRSACT to 511 is there anything els i need to do which u may have left out if so text me on 07895334530 thanks

  4. savage / Dec 17 2006 4:24 am

    also when i try and connect it says subscribe to GPRS first and then it says connection not avaliable please text me if you kno what is wrong thankz

  5. Santosh / Dec 17 2006 9:03 am

    Savage – what reply do you get for your message to 511? Let me know so I can help you out.

    - Santosh

  6. Bobby / Dec 21 2006 12:11 pm

    plz tell me how can i use free gprs on airtel.

  7. Bobby / Dec 21 2006 12:12 pm

    please tell me how can use free gprs on airtel

  8. naresh Pareek / Dec 25 2006 1:51 pm

    i am using airtel GPRS for net but I dont know smtp server details same are required for outgoing & incoming mail please tell me. I am using GPRS thru Samsung SGH X-200

  9. Pankaj / Dec 27 2006 5:54 pm

    Plzzzzzzzzzzz…. tell me how i can access free gprs?
    I have been dying to know it.

  10. anand sinha / Jan 13 2007 12:46 pm

    plz.tell me how to activate my gprs nokia 6670 mobile. and how to connect to my pc.

  11. Nachiket Karve / Jan 21 2007 6:11 pm

    Hello,

    I followed the GPRSACT instructions, but still my Nokia 6030 asks me to subscribe to packed data first.

    I couldnt find any place in 6030 where i can create a new connection for my phone.

    I am an Airtel Prepaid user, will this affect my connectivity in any way?

    This blogs seems useful, and its already helping people. Keep up the good work fellowz,

    ~JaguarNac~

  12. vishnu / Jan 27 2007 10:00 am

    can you please send me how to acces free gprs in nokia 6020.

  13. ankur / Jan 30 2007 1:18 pm

    can u tell me , how to acccess free gprs from airtel live. i am using nokia3230

  14. pandit / Feb 6 2007 1:08 pm

    hi,your answers about gprs are quite good.now would u salve my problem?
    i am using airtelgprs on my nokia 6681 & want settings for outlook express.

  15. vimal tandel / Feb 7 2007 4:57 pm

    AirTel pre-paid GPRS Activation and usage

  16. upendra tandel / Feb 8 2007 12:08 pm

    can u tell me , how to acccess free gprs from airtel live. i am using

  17. abhijit / Feb 9 2007 7:18 am

    i have nokia 6131 , i can use internet on the pc with the use of gprs. can u please tell me how can i use internet on my mobile screen..send me the settings…….thank u.

  18. Mukesh / Feb 11 2007 10:20 am

    I am using Sony k790i and Toshiba Pocket PC with Bluetooth & Wi-Fi capability.

    What are the settings for connecting Pocket PC to net via GPRS Phone

    Thanks & Regards

    Mukesh

  19. AATUIF786 / Feb 11 2007 2:43 pm

    FOR Nachiket Karve
    PLS. NOTE :- ALL SETTINGS IN SMALL LETTERS

    IN 6030 GO TO MENU>>SETTINGS>>CONFIG. SETTINGS>>PERSONAL CONFIG. SETTINGS>>OPTIONS>>ADD NEW>>WEB.
    THEN NAME IT AS AIRTEL
    HOMEPAGE >> LIVE.AIRTELWORLD.COM
    USERNAME AND PASSWORD BLANK
    USE PREFERRED ACC. POINT >> NO
    ACC. POINT SETTINGS>>
    PROXY ENABLE
    PROXY PORT 8080
    PROXY ADDRESS 100.1.200.99
    ..
    .
    BEARER SETTINGS >>
    PACKET DATA ACCESS POINT AIRTELFUN.COM (OR AIRTELGPRS.COM, IF U HAVE MOBILE OFFICE ACTIVATED)
    AUTHEN. NORMAL

    THEN BACK>>BACK>>BACK>>OPTIONS>>ACTIVATE.

    NOW U CAN BROWSE

    PLS. REPLY HERE IF U HAVE ANY Q/S.

  20. AATUIF786 / Feb 11 2007 2:44 pm

    FOR FREE GPRS GOTO http://WWW.ESATO.COM >> DISCUSSION FORUMS. AND U WILL FIND IT

  21. AATUIF786 / Feb 11 2007 2:49 pm

    1. TO ACTIVATE BSNL PORTAL
    SEND MESSAGE PORTAL TO 3733

    2. FOR PREPAID GPRS(2PAISA PER KB)
    SEND gprspre TO 3733
    3. FOR GPRS 49 PLAN
    SEND gprs49 TO 3733
    4. FOR GPRS 199 PLAN
    SEND gprs199 TO 3733

  22. AATUIF786 / Feb 11 2007 2:49 pm

    1. TO ACTIVATE BSNL PORTAL
    SEND MESSAGE PORTAL TO 3733

    2. FOR PREPAID GPRS(2PAISA PER KB)
    SEND gprspre TO 3733

    3. FOR GPRS 49 PLAN
    SEND gprs49 TO 3733

    4. FOR GPRS 199 PLAN
    SEND gprs199 TO 3733

  23. AATUIF786 / Feb 11 2007 2:51 pm

    CALL 121 TO ACTIVATE AIRTEL LIVE
    IN 1 TO 2 DAYS

  24. ajju / Feb 23 2007 9:10 am

    kerala airtel free gprs is only 4 7610 and 6600

  25. ajju / Feb 23 2007 9:13 am

    call me 09895502260

  26. tushar / Feb 24 2007 1:54 pm

    hi
    i am having airtel hariyana connection. I want to activate GPRS settings for pc. What shall i purpose to do?

  27. devendra / Feb 25 2007 5:24 pm

    can you please please tell me how to use free gprs on nokia 6681
    i try but not work m living in pune

  28. Anirban / Feb 27 2007 12:30 pm

    i have Nokia N70 and a AirTel Bihar-Jharkhand connection. they have deducted 249/- but didnt send any settings. will u guys plz help me out step by step how to use gprs in my Nyo music edition?

  29. Jagdeep Singh / Mar 1 2007 9:22 am

    I want to activate my gprs in prepaid Airtel service in Himachal Pradesh.

    My airtel live is activated but my gprs not activte please activte my gprs or suggest me how i use gprs in prepaid Himachal Pradesh.

    i am in so much problem i always do chatting in redplanet… but i cant able to open that site plzzz do some thing

  30. Neel Mehra / Mar 1 2007 3:24 pm

    I’ve Moto SLVR L7. wud u Plz tell me, how i get settings for moblile office. i treid to call GPRS customer care call centre of AIRTEl. But ws unable. are u havng settings for L7? plz send me. I’m from Jabalpur(M.P.) plz do me dis favour. n i wnt to tell u, i’m using net, but it will not be accessable more than 5 mins, n the speed is very slow. wot shoul i do?
    plz tell me. i’m unable to contact customer care for this solution. plz help me out.
    my contact number is,
    +919827614449
    +919993351978

    Neel Mehra
    Jabalpur(M.P.)

  31. mahesh khandelwal / Mar 4 2007 4:57 pm

    i want airtellive .com

  32. Ritesh Sharma / Mar 7 2007 7:25 am

    i want 2 activate my gprs

  33. SHASHANK / Mar 7 2007 12:45 pm

    I AM USING A NOKIA N73. I LIVE IN INDORE USING AN AIRTEL PREPAID CONNECTION. COUND SOMEONE PLZZZZZZZZZZZ TELL ME THE GPRS(MOBILE OFFICE) SETTINGS IN MP

  34. SHASHANK / Mar 8 2007 12:50 pm

    AATUIF786 USED UR SETTINGS BUT NOT WORKING. PLZZZZZZZZZZ HELP

  35. Piyush / Mar 10 2007 11:42 am

    i am using nokia 7610
    i am in kota (raj)
    please give me airtel gprs settings

  36. manjunath / Mar 13 2007 10:51 am

    please tell me how to access internet and other wap
    sites from ailrtel live

  37. PIYUSH / Mar 13 2007 12:09 pm

    THANKS A LOT FOR THE SETTINGS. IT WORKED ON MY MOBILE. THANKS A LOT

  38. PIYUSH / Mar 14 2007 4:02 pm

    i am using nokia 7610 in rajasthan
    my mobile no is 9929239580
    i want free airtl gprs settings
    please help me with this

  39. Prashant / Mar 15 2007 4:56 am

    Pls tell me how to activate Free BSNL GPRS in my Nokia 6030 Handset. pls mail to me as soon as possible

  40. arumugam / Mar 15 2007 11:51 am

    i am stay in new delhi i have nokia 6600 handset i want to airtel gprs free connaction what do to know

  41. nitin / Mar 17 2007 1:51 pm

    can u just tell me the mobile office sttings for my Nokia 6030 plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  42. av / Mar 19 2007 8:46 am

    plz tell me how can i use airtellive free or as full gprs

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