Ah, blogger. Sadly, I come not to add anything meaningful, but instead to record some details of my hunt for a free WAP gateway.

For a couple of months now, my bootlegger WAP Gateway on my cell phone has not been working, and I've been too lazy to figure out why. Today, inspired by the discovery that I can access my ISP's Web mail client via WAP, I have decided to get to the bottom of it.

First thing: I double-checked the old WAPTunnel.com settings and verified that I had them right. Apparently, WAPTunnel is no longer providing a free gateway at 207.232.99.109 (Port 9201). :-(

Next: research. Though the old FAQ site that I had relied on still claims that WAPTunnel is the way to go, I finally stumbled into other threads elsewhere that insist that "WAPTunnel is dead." Fortunately, someone listed the alternative gateway 12.25.203.11, which they claim was given to the public by OpenWave.

Well, trying that one, it does work: it sends me to an OpenWave homepage that gives me some access to news, sports, etc., and urges me to get a real account. And indeed, when I go to Advanced and try to change my homepage to my WAP page, I am denied! So, apparently, this new WAP Gateway is free, but it isn't open in the sense that it will let me get to arbitrary places.

Searching Google for "207.232.99.109 12.25.203.11", I found only one hit: a sort of Master Guide on this topic that was posted in January 2004.

Looks like I'll find the love I need there! Off to screw around with my phone.

By the way, I'm screwing around instead of working today because my work group is busily having a little party in honor of an Award we won. This is my exciting way to join in!
- posted by John @ 2:52 PM