If you can access the internet fine using PIE ([tag]Pocket Internet Explorer[/tag]) on your [tag]Windows Mobile[/tag] device over Edge or 3G, but when you switch to [tag]Wifi[/tag] Internet Explorer always times out (It says “Loading…”) – then you are probably dealing with the dreaded “hard coded proxy” problem. In this situation you have Wifi wireless enabled and Opera and other internet applications work fine – but PIE will not work.
The issue is that PIE is trying to connect to the internet via a proxy, however if you are using WiFi there is no need for this and the proxy server can not identify you since you are not on AT&T’s (Cingular’s) network.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
The default setting that forces the proxy to be used is:
"EnableAutoDetect"=dword:00000000
Change to:
"EnableAutoDetect"=dword:00000001
Do a soft reset on your device and PIE should now be able to access the internet again!
Tagged: AT&T, Internet Applications, Internet Explorer, Internet Settings, microsoft, proxy server