Here's a Tor speedup tip I just learned today.

You can edit the file /etc/polipo/config with leafpad or vi or some other editor.

Polipo handles the proxy-like features for Tor.

If you look in that config file you will find the lines

Uncomment this if you have plenty of memory

followed by lines with # marks in front of them.

Removing the # activates that line and the speedup was very noticeable for me.

This is OffTopic. You mentioned edit text file like the config file. If you dont mind to do it on the N900. It is fine. I have since been spoiled with winSCP. I fire up winSCP from my desktop. I can edit any file from my desktop, using an explorer GUI, and save it to N900 effortless. Try it, you're goin to like it.

to setup winSCP.

bun

can some one tell me how to change APN and setup proxy for my tmobile connection?

i don't see anywhere in the settings where i can put them in

Go to Settings->Internet Connections->Connections

Click on T-Mobile Internet and then press Edit button
Access point name: epc.tmobile.com
leave Username/Password empty and "Prompt for password" unchecked.
Next... and then click on Advanced, now you have the proxy settings.

ok i have got tor working. I can browse all sites with sidekick $1/day plan.

There are several problems with this. not all applications work. For example, Assisted GPS doesn't work. it seems supl.google.com is not recognized. i am getting same locked time as my internal GPS.

Also SIP (gizmo and sipsorcery) doesn't work, gmail (using n900 email client) doesn't work...

Interestingly Skype worked without Tor enabled...

Yes, if you look at my messages about this in the thread you will see I mentioned that some things don't work. It's good to get specific reports, though. Some developers will fix those problems if you send them information about them.

The polipo tip I mentioned above has made my Tor connection actually pretty fast!

Thanks for the Winscp tip, bunanson. I'm installing it now. It happens that I have an irrational love of VIM, so I use it whenever I can! But I'm sure that winscp will come in very handy.

I have a t-mobile sidekick and I am under contract with the sidekick data plan.

I tried using it with my N900 with no luck. Set the APN to hiptop.t-mobile.com and the internet just would not work at all, but I had phone and text?

Any suggestions?

Because port 80 and 443 are blocked on the sidekick prepay plan. You need to use a proxy, or another way to get around the port 80 and 443 block.

Also, most 3rd party apps aren't proxy aware so they won't work at all.

looks like TOR no longer works... and https no longer works too