Prodigy Internet
To connect your MobilePro to the Prodigy Internet service, first check with Prodigy on the availability of Windows CE installation software. Manual setup for Prodigy Internet is also possible, but requires you to have an existing Prodigy Internet account.
Use these steps to manually configure your MobilePro’s internal modem to access your Prodigy Internet account.
- Tap the Start button on the taskbar and then tap Programs. From the sub, choose Communication and Remote Networking.
- Double tap on Make a New Connection, and name it Prodigy Internet. Select Dial-Up Connection and tap Next.
- From the drop down , select Internal Modem on COM4.
- Tap Configure and change the baud rate to 115200 bps, then tap OK.
- Tap TCP/IP Settings. On the General tab page make sure Server Assigned IP Addresses is checked.
- On the Name Servers tab page, make sure that Server Assigned Addresses is NOT checked. Check with Prodigy for Primary and Secondary DNS settings (typically For Primary DNS, enter 198.83.19.241. For Secondary DNS, enter 198.83.19.244).
- Tap OK and Next to continue to the next page.
- Enter your Prodigy Internet access telephone number.
- Tap Finish to close the Dial-Up Connection setup.
- Open Inbox on your desktop and tap the Services button on the toolbar to open the Options dialog box.
- Tap on the Services tab, and press Add…to open the Services list.
- Select POP3 Mail and tap on it. Type in a unique Service name (for example, “Prodigy Internet Dial Up”) and tap OK.
- Fill in the required fields in the Service Definition dialog box. These include:
- Connection drop-down - select Prodigy Internet.
- POP3 Host - obtain this from Prodigy Internet (typically "pop.prodigy.net").
- User ID and Password - obtain this from Prodigy Internet
- STMP Host - obtain this from Prodigy Internet (typically "smtp.prodigy.net").
- Return Address - obtain this from Prodigy Internet (usually User ID@prodigy.net).
- Tap Finish, or tap Next and select any optional settings you want. Then press Finish.
Document Information
KBID# 055845, Last Reviewed: February 18, 1999
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