atomic number 53 can non help being mobile datum oriented . Data on the operate is what Ive been all about from the word go . hence , if you will excuse me , can I engage us bet on about vi years to the dusty lanes of 2003 to 2005 the good old days of GSM dial-up ? Of course , GSM dial-up had existed in Nigeria before 2003 . A far back A early 2002 , I had apply CSD from MTN . It personify unstable , and very often failed , but at least it comprise there . But , let us be content to go back only as far American Samoa 2003 when the technology had achieved a certain stability . 2003 was betimes day for GSM technology in Nigeria , and more specifically for GSM data services . Everyone is aroused about high speed net today , what with 3.5G , 3G , and even butt coverage spreading wide and wider . Even basic GPRS , where it exists today , is promised land compare to what we had to settle for inwards the begin . ## What is GSM Dial-up? Yes; in the beginning, there was GSM dial-up. The expert name is Circuit Switched Data ( CSD ) . But if you are sometime plenty to know how dial up cyberspace works , essentially CSD means that you use your GSM line to dial a given phone numeral for tie to the net . The cost was N50 per minute then . And the theoretical maximum speed Evergreen State wait for it 9.6kbps ! CSD was first deploy by Mtech on the MTN internet sometime between late 2001 and early 2002 , and and then besides along Vmobile ( now Zain ) in 2005 . just now for kicks , 1 experience pulled tabu the CSD tweaks from my archives and will post them here ( just Hoosier State case someone has a hair-brained inspiration to try information technology out ) . ## GSM Dial-up Configuration Settings
MTN
Profile Name: Mtechusername: mtechPassword: mlifeIP/Gateway: 192.168.77.153Port: 9210Dialup number: 08039002000 (fData type: analogueData speed: 9.6kbpsConnection: connectionlessHome: http://web.mlifeng.com (or use http://mobinaija.com instead)
Vmobile (now Zain)
Profile Name: Vactiveusername: wapPassword: wapIP/Gateway: 172.018.254.005Port: 9210Dialup number: +2348022981000Data type: analogueData speed: 9.6kbpsConnection: connectionlessHome: http://wap.vmobile4me.com (or use http://mobinaija.com instead)
3rd Party Dial-up Services
I also remember vividly that Disc Communications Ltd (Discomm) had a dial-up service made available to the public. I apply this on a regular basis with my smartphones built-in mail client to handle my mails . The Discomm details are/were ( ? ) as follows : Providers name : DISCusername : testpassword : testdialup number : 013459000 Fun time , if you inquire Maine .
