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| Daniel Pifko New member Username: Dpifko Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2007 |
Hi there, I'm having trouble establishing an SMSC connection to my Nokia 6610 and need your help. I'm getting an "Unable to access modem at COM8: -- Error 20 -- The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" error. Here's the situation: * Nokia 6610 with active Cingular USA SIM card. Physically connected to WinXP computer with Nokia CA-24 USB cable. Phone is actually an unlocked T-Mobile USA phone, which may cause problems later. I don't think that's affecting things right now. * I installed Nokia PC Suite 6.82.27.0 and followed the steps to connect the 6610. Using PC Suite I'm able to see the SMS messages in the phone's memory from the PC. I can also browse the phone's memory from the PC. * Installed Now v2006.10.31 trial version and started up the NowSMS gateway. * On the SMSC tab, I clicked Add. * From the drop-down, I pick "Nokia CA-42 GSM USB Modem". * When I click "Test and Add Modem" an error window pops up with the following message: "Unable to access modem at COM8: -- Error 20 -- The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" Q: How do I clear this up? Q: Am I using the right cable (perhaps I should use the DKU-5?) Thanks, Daniel | |||
| Daniel Pifko New member Username: Dpifko Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2007 |
For what it's worth, I have a Nokia 6260 (Series 60) attached to the same computer with a Nokia DKU-2 cable and I can test the connection and send SMSes to my heart's content. All is good there. The reason I want another phone is the Series 60's inability to forward txt msgs into NowSMS. | |||
| Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Bryce Post Number: 7022 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi Daniel, Nokia PC Suite likes to grab the modem at startup ... and only one application can access the modem at a time. Do you get better results if you shut down PC Suite? -bn | |||
| Daniel Pifko New member Username: Dpifko Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2007 |
Hi Bryce, I did try turning PC Suite off and restarting the NowSMS service. No go. I didn't actually try setting PC Suite to not load and then reboot. That *might* work still, but it's rather kludgey. I'm also a little suspicious, since NowSMS could speak to my S60 phone with PC Suite on. Ironically, the reason I went with a Nokia phone is that I use PC Suite to connect to other phones on this computer and didn't want to have multiple manufacturers' apps running. The whole 6610 thing looked shaky to me even if I could get it to work, so I returned the phone and got a Sony-Ericsson Z520a. Without loading any SE software on the PC I connected via Bluetooth and had NowSMS sending and receiving in about 5 minutes. Thanks for your help. You may want to take the 6610 off your supported list or put some usage guidelines around it if it's going to stay on. Daniel | |||
