At my university, you have to register your MAC address. It seems like you've solved your problem, but I wanted to add this to the troubleshooting ideas.
hey guys well i was able to connect to the internet but my 800 will not allow me to connect to gaim when i try to connect to gaim it just stays on the connecting screen ive waiting for like 5 mins waiting for it connect but that wasnt it i was getting very good signal to any ideas??