Currently I am enjoying my vacation at my native place in Kannur, Kerala which is 330km away from Bangalore (where I work). Internet is bread & butter for any IT professional, hence I thought of enabling GPRS before leaving Bangalore city. Now I have the internet access in my laptop which is shared via bluetooth from my Sony Ericsson handset. I had faced some issues while configuring the internet & GPRS, hence I thought of sharing my experience (through my airtel GPRS connection) 
- Call 121 from your post paid Airtel phone and select the option for GPRS and talk to the customer service executive.
- You have to send an SMS to activate the GPRS. Customer service team will assist you. I have selected 140 Rs (weekly unlimted) plan.
- Airtel will send the settings required for your handset and you have to accept the settings. I couldnt receive the settings from Airtel, still I am not sure the issue. My Sony Ericson handset was not able to receive the settings sent by Airtel.
- If you are able to receive the settings, you are lucky and ready to go. Otherwise do the following configuration in your sony ericson mobile handset.
- Goto Menu ->Serttings->Connectivity->Internet Settings->Internet Profiles->New Profile
- Name: MobileOffice, Connect Using->New Account-> GPRS, APN: airtelgprs.com, UserName: <blank>, Password:<blank>
- Goto Menu ->Internet Service -> Search ->Press Ok for User Name and Password. If you are getting google search page, you are connection is working fine and ready to use from your laptop.
- For connection sharing you can use USB, Bluetooth or infrared. I am using bluetooth now. To share the connection using bluetooth, you have t0 enable the bluetooth.
- Goto Menu->Settings->Connectivity->Bluetooth->Turn On
- Now swith on you laptop and enable the bluetooth. You can search for the nearby bluetooth devices (Control Panel -> Bluetooth configuration). You will find your mobile phone under bluetooth list.
- Now add the network connection (Control Panel -> Network connection -> Create a new connection -> Connect to internet -> Setup Manually -> Connect using dial-up ->ISP Name (Airtel) -> Phone number (*99***1# Or *99***2#) -> User Name and Password <Blank>
- Enjoy your browsing!! Similar settings can be configured other mobiles like Nokia, LG , Motorola, Samsung etc.
73 Comments on How to activate Airtel GPRS for Sony Ericsson Mobile Handset
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i m hvin sony ericsson w910i…plz tell me how to configure for airtel live manually as i m not receiving any settings frm airtel…plz help
kindly send me the gprs settings for airtel postpaid,chattisgarh.iam using lg kp220,in my handset gprs is not running satisfactorily where as in other handsets with the same sim it works satisfactorily,if possible kindly mail me the profile settings at ghosh8900@indiatimes.com
hii….i have activated the airtel gprs plan for Rs 174(1 week unlimited).its 24 hours now, and i haven’t yet recieved the settings. can somebody help me. anyone with any information please mail me at akhilbond.007@gmail.com
when i did the recharge of Rs 174, i recieved messege telling “RECHARGE SUCCESSFUL ON 02-02-2009
at 04:51 pm.Talktime Rs 0.10.MRP Rs 174.00.TransID 874529522.Dial *121#(Toll Free) for offer of Day”
Iam using Nokia N73 How to get airtel free gprs connection
plz reply my Email: id
I’m having Sony w595 with airtel Prepaid,
I have Airtel Live facility.
Please help me to activate GPRS to use my phone as modem,
give step by step procedure……
P
hello sir
i want to start net on my spice 707 will you tell me the seeting and hows i start net because i try to start the net many time but net is not working
Hello friends & seniors
i am using dial up connection and it’s speed is too slow. can you give any fastest network setting for Increase my web surfing speed.
Thanks
waiting for your suggetion.
send me setting of airtel gprs..for sony ericsson w810i
plz send gprs setting for spice s707 for airtel no
how can get gprs setting for spice 707
configuration of sonyericsson w910i failed pls. assist me with authomatic configuration settings direct to my no 07032908894 cos iwant to be using internet in my phone bu no way due to settings problems.
plz send me gprs setting for my spice s930 handset
I still try but not posible
Thank you. It worked. I was trying to connect laptop. The number was necessary.
hello sir,myself Raaj from Orissa
sir i’m unable to get Airtel gprs setting for Nokia E63
plz sir send me gprs setting for these as soon as possible
thanking you
Sir, I want GPRS Activation in my Sony ericsson (model=c510)mobile(no.9612000261.
i am not able to understand meaning of *99***2#.
can you provide example.?
thank you.
Fantastic !!
Sir,
I have sony w595 i an using airtel aon service. I can open the google page,but i can’t login in orkut site.display screen continue appear signing in but can’t open it. Plz solve my problem.
hello sir
i want to start net on my spice 707 will you tell me the setting and hows i start net because i try to start the net many time but net is not working
always shows the error in communication..
pls send me a message to activate gprs in postpaid sim
kindly send me the gprs settings for sony ercsson j20