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Hi. I've already searched about this problem and the answer was "can't be done", but maybe someone knows.

My n900 has a GPRS connection in Internet Connections that can't be deleted.

Now here are some probems that I'm facing and I would like to delete it (I can ssh into my phone, I just need the file where it's stored):
- I've setted up the I.C. Manager to always ask where to connect (wifi/gprs) -> he isn't obeying, it's connecting to gprs automatically anyyway when I don't have wifi.
- My phone provider uses 3 APNs ("wnw" [the one I'm setted to for internet], "internet" and "apn"; "internet" charging 1 euro when I connect and then 0.70 eurocents for every hour) -> I tried altering the settings for my connection and then it goes to the default apn (which is internet) and overdues me

currently my phone bill is 15 euros, everything made just because it connects me automatically.

I would like to delete that connection for ever, so if there's a method .. let me know.

Thanks
 
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Have you tried fAPN?
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yes, but it doesn't list the APN I have (it was sended automatically to me after I activated the internet option with my service provider and I pressed "Yes" on the "accept gprs settings screen?").

I also tried adding another entry with fAPN hopeing that I can delete the other one .. but no luck
 
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anythiiiiiing?!
 
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Isn't it possible to just go to settings>Internet connections>>connections and delete it from there? Or did u already try that and failed?
 
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the "Delete" button is disabled for GPRS connections I can't delete
 
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It's because those GPRS connections are stored on your SIM card, and thus can't be deleted.
 
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Originally Posted by WorldKaoss View Post
Hi. I've already searched about this problem and the answer was "can't be done", but maybe someone knows.

My n900 has a GPRS connection in Internet Connections that can't be deleted.

Now here are some probems that I'm facing and I would like to delete it (I can ssh into my phone, I just need the file where it's stored):
The connection settings are stored in gconf . You can list this settings with the command:
Code:
gconftool --all-dirs /system/osso/connectivity/IAP
One of this entries is your GPRS APN for example
/system/osso/connectivity/IAP/PROVIDERNAME
now, you can list all entries for this APN
Code:
gconftool -a  /system/osso/connectivity/IAP/PROVIDERNAME
Originally Posted by WorldKaoss View Post
- I've setted up the I.C. Manager to always ask where to connect (wifi/gprs) -> he isn't obeying, it's connecting to gprs automatically anyyway when I don't have wifi.
This is strange. I use this option as well and it never autoconnect to GPRS.
What happens if you set it to autoconnect for WIFI only?

Originally Posted by WorldKaoss View Post
- My phone provider uses 3 APNs ("wnw" [the one I'm setted to for internet], "internet" and "apn"; "internet" charging 1 euro when I connect and then 0.70 eurocents for every hour) -> I tried altering the settings for my connection and then it goes to the default apn (which is internet) and overdues me

currently my phone bill is 15 euros, everything made just because it connects me automatically.

I would like to delete that connection for ever, so if there's a method .. let me know.

Thanks
Do you want to disable any GPRS or just exchange this APN with another one?
You may try gconf to "unset" all config settings for your GPRS APN.
But I must admit I don't know what would happen :-)

Originally Posted by WorldKaoss View Post
yes, but it doesn't list the APN I have (it was sended automatically to me after I activated the internet option with my service provider and I pressed "Yes" on the "accept gprs settings screen?").
Maybe a simpler solution, can you request another config sms from
your service provider for the APN you want.

regards
Nicolai
 
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well this works, I used the gconf thingy and it shows 5 things there (all of them having names like "AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD").

now how can I delete them? just remove the directory name of the specified APN and restart the n900 ?
I tried using rmdir, however I can't remove the directory of any of the APNs because that's not it's physical location. (like /usr/blabla)

I want to delete the GPRS settings/disable them without using other ones

I tried requesting another sms some days ago so that I could delete the old connection, but it didn't work, the new settings weren't applied/added and the old connection remained there

if I set my mode to "autoconnect to wifi" then it connects just to wifi
 
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gconftool --recursive-unset /system/osso/connectivity/IAP/NAME_OF_YOUR_APN

and reboot.
 
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