Psiloc Connect Solves the S60 Connectivity Problem
One of the biggest and most common complaints when it comes to S60 is the way that data connections are handled. For those who haven’t had an S60 handset, it’s pretty bad. Each connection path is stored as an individual Access Point (AP). Applications that need internet connectivity to operate most often have one and only one AP defined within the app settings. This means that users who pass through multiple WiFi networks for example, can only define one WiFi AP in an application’s settings. S60 tried to solve the problem by implementing AP Groups on some Eseries devices but only allowed a handful of OEM applications to access the groups. Crazy, we know. All that has changed as of this morning however, and we have the team at Psiloc to thank. Its latest application, a utility called Psiloc Connect, creates a new AP on your S60 device. Any app that uses the new Psiloc Connect AP will first try to connect through WiFi and will search for all WiFi APs, not just one. If no WiFi is available, the app will then connect through 3G / EDGE / GPRS or not at all if you configure Psiloc Connect to use WiFi only. Fantastic. This is how data should work on a mobile handset and it’s pretty crazy that it doesn’t on S60. Let the device worry about connecting via the fastest available data network and leave the user and individual applications out of it.
No support for E61????
already loaded the trial and it works like a champ on my N95 8GB! Finally! This is so worth it!
that E71 is startin to sound better by the moment
Requires the installation of DRM(Digital Restrictions Management). Who knows how long your license will work.
and it drains you’re battery!
WeFi provides a much more comprehensive app for S60. In addition to everything Psiloc does, they let you know where to find free WiFi (www.wefi.com). WeFi’s community is constantly updating the list of free WiFi locations (over 400,000 around the world). And guess what, it’s free!