Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

where to i change my apn ?? step by step please !! thanx.

Got it . it works .. 10 bucks and i get internet swwwweeeeetttt .. thanx

ED00 - thanks for the links .. :D your cool in my books.. love this phone . this phone keeps on giving and giving

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how did you do it? cant connect to internet...:mad:

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Click on - Settings > internet connections > connections > T-Mobile Internet > Edit > Next > Access point name
And then obviously click on "Finish" and Save all the way back. Setting icon you can find by clicking on upper right corner.


Cool glad it worked out ;)

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

I have 5 lines and all with the 5.99 Tzones unlimited web. The phones on those 5 lines are: N900, N82, Nokia Nuron, Nokia Nuron, HTC HD2.

Step 1:

Call Tmo and ask for CUSTOMER LOYALTY (DO NOT tell Customer Care that you are trying to change your data plan. CC CAN give you the 5.99 Tzones but most CC reps will put up a fight so to avoid nasty notes on your account, just ask for Customer Loyalty Department)

Step 2: After the CLD rep says "Thank you for calling T-Mobile, my name is......" You respond, "Hello (CLD Reps name), my name is (your name), How are you today?" That will soften up almost any CLD Rep into helpful tone of the call.

Step 3: Proceed to tell the CLD Rep that you are calling to save money on your lines (True, we all are trying to save money) and that you were told that you needed to speak to someone in the Customer Loyalty Department to have the Granfathered $5.99 Tzones Internet added to your line(s) and that Customer Care transferred you over to them (CLD Rep) You have to be sure you know WHY you are calling.

Step 4: You may get a response from the CLD rep that will just place you on hold and add the $5.99 Tzones Web right away or they may just try to explain the (false) benefits of the plan that you have with "smartphone" data plan and how you won't have access to the full web (false again). Just reaffirm the CLD Rep that all of that is ok and that your main concern is saving money yet still having *basic* access to the web and email.

Step 4: Just incase you get Johnny "By the books" Rocket who sticks to his fresh training material that says $5.99 Tzones is not compatible. JUST AGREE TO EVERYTHING AND CHANGE NOTHING ON YOUR ACCOUNT AND SAY "THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO HELP" and then call right back and start at step 1. Customer Loyalty's job is to keep customers happy at all costs so that they will stay with tmobile. Never get angry with them and always call back. They can help when no one else can.

Step 5: Once the CLD Rep has added the $5.99 Tzones Web to your line(s), proceed to thank the Rep several times in a show of gratitude that they have helped SAVE you money and keep your lines. That will go a long way and not only is it true but it makes the CLD have a job well done.

Facts about the $5.99 Tzones Web:

It overrides the $9.99 Tzones Web AND the "Smartphone" Dataplan. By override, I mean that the old Tzones plan does NOT contain any splashpages that tell you to upgrade to another data plan. It is THE internet plan that is "above" those other dataplans. It works with ALL unlocked phones that can be used on Tmo (with correct settings) and will work as if it IS the higher priced data plans. The $9.99 plan will tell you to upgrade to another plan based on phone model. The $5.99 plan is exempt (for now and has been since its designation as Granfathered: Thats the Granfathered Benefit, Overrides newer data plans.) EXCEPT.......

2: OS Specific Data Plans: $5.99 Tzones Web does NOT override Android, Blackberry and SideKick data plans. Those data plans are on a different Tier than the Smartphone Dataplans and cannot be overridden for that very reason.

I hope this helps someone save money. This has helped me for more than 2 years of the 4 with Tmo. I have dropped the granfathered plans, gotten them back, switched to Android, gotten them back, closed lines, opened new lines and got it back again. All by just telling the truth that the Customer Loyalty Department has free will to add this plan and that all I wanted to do was save money on my account while having basic internet usage. (browse the web, check email).

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

did that always faild to connect to internet... :confused:

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

You don't have to hide the phone type from T-Mobile. I took mine down to one of their stores when I got it a couple of months ago and signed up for the Even More Plus and added the Unlimited Web for $10. Since I didn't have one of their phones they just grabbed a sidekick out of the drawer and scanned it, then called into customer service and told them it really wasn't a sidekick and it was an unsupported phone. I get 3G & 3.5G at my house. I just ran mobile speed test and got 1826, 2128, and 2083 kbps download speeds using 500kb,1 mb, and 2 mb files. Not too shabby!

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i can confirm :) now i have data plan that fits in the budget:cool:

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make sure you spell it right . i was doong wrong the first time . just checking

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

Well, I'm missing something.

I don't yet have ANY T-mobile plan. I have a 2g iPhone (unlocked), which I've been using with AT&T's prepaid voice and data.

Will any of the methods posted so far result in my being able to buy the $100 prepaid voice plan and the $9.99/mo. data plan, and use them on my jailbroken iPhone 2g? (Obviously I use Skype, Unrestrictor, etc.)

Thanks.

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ya i'm getting the exact same thing from tmobile as well. yesterday it was working fine and now today it tells me to upgrade my subscriptions. i tried switching all the APN's to the one's available and they all say the same thing :\

am i best bringing a dumb phone into tmobile and asking why its not working?

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

i had the same problem i just called them and told them i had a nokia 9300 (i was using it when i called them)then they activated it on my account then i took out the sim dropped it in to my n900 and it works. i also have it set to internet2.voicestream.com. and yes it is 3g-3.5g i use around 3-4 gigs a month and they havent said anything about me using the n900.

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When I was planning to get my n900, I signed up for the 'even more' plan which included a free htc phone (which I promptly unlocked and sold on ebay to help pay for the n900). My current plan costs $39.99 + $30.00 for data ($69.99/mo).

Is it possible to switch my plan to the 'even more plus' (which doesn't have the 2-year contract) and also get the cheaper data plan ($29.99 + $10)? Wouldn't they charge me the $200 ETF fee? Would I still get 3G data with the $10/month plan? I suppose even with the ETF it would be worth it over the next 1.5 years of saving $30/month...

Thanks for any help!

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

I get 3G with $10 data plan. Everything is explained in previous posts.

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No one has said anything about ETF for those with existing contracts. That's what I'm most curious about. I suppose I can just call t-mobile and ask...

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I got the 500+text+web for $59.00. Now I notice that if I would have signed up for 500+text and then added web I could have saved $10.00 a month. So my question is, would I be better off canceling my plan and resign up or would someone there help if I explained why I should get it for $10 less?

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Sorry, which "cheep" plan you're referring to?
I've been using the $15 Unlimited MediaNet on AT&T for last 4 years until changed to T-Mobile for the N900.

There is no 2G or 3G plan difference for AT&T, it all depends on your phone.
I got 3G with my N95-3, 5800 and SE Z750 (AT&T branded 3G non-smartphone) and got 2G with other non-3G smartphone like N93i and other 2G AT&T branded phones.

The reason AT&T force a so-called 3G "smartphone" dataplan is to recoup the subsidize cost from people who only consdier the phone price and don't know they're forced to pay a more expensive data plan which has the same service as the regular data plan.

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

Have you tried change your phone to a dumb phone on their web site? The website can't recognize N900, so you can change it to whatever the phone is.
I don't think the data plan is part of contract, but it's just a smartphone is required to have a smartphone data plan.
e.g., many people on AT&T who sold their iPhone have switched to regular data plan.
Once you change to a dumbphone, you should have the $10 unlimited web service option.

I did everything on web when I got my N900 last Dec ($39.99 EM+ w/ text), change my phone to a Shadow and selected the $10 Shadow unlimited data plan. Everything works fine including tethering since then.

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I think I found the answer:
http://support.t-mobile.com/doc/tm24...eIndex=1&lid=y

For contracts with > 12 months remaining, you have to pay the ETF.

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As I replied above, you should also check if you can remove the $30 data plan as you're not using the HTC anymore but a dumbphone and switch to $10 data plan. It will at least save you $20/month

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I don't think anything said so far indicates you can get out of an existing contract, unfortunately.

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I went in to T-Mobile today and got the $29.99 EvenMorePlus 500Talk and $10.00 PhoneFirstWebPlus. They will tell you the ''unlimited web for other phones'' won't work because its a smart phone, but i wanted all to know it will. BTW if they ask if your a AAA member just say yes and that will give 6% off and first month free and no contract or activation fee. My first payment is due 5/1/2010 for $29.67, sweet! Hope this helps.

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AAA-Shoot, have it, but didn't mentioned it.

I got the same as you, but didn't do the $10.00 "Unlimited Web for phones" till now online. Had to change to internet2.voicestream.com for it to work. other than that, works great.

speedtest.net
ping 342
download .5-.97Mb/s
upload .32 Mb/s

Edit....
By the way.

Bought a Motorolla W233 phone off craigslist. Went into the store with that phone and got a SIM card only. just an FYI.

Last edit...I promise. :)
Called T-mobile (cried about activation fee/etc..)
Evidently AAA discount is gone (the guy told me it was 14%, but only on the 2 year contract..not sure...) Activation Fee would have been waived.

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

I'm hoping someone perhaps familiar with phones and T-Mobile's offerings might be of assistance.
After reading through this and similar threads, I'm about to buy an N900. I currently have the National 400 plan from T-Mobile (an older plan, I believe) on a Sony-Ericsson TM506.

With my current phone, can I change my plan as directed in this thread and switch the SIM with the N900, or do I need a more advanced handset than the TM506?

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Can you please clarify how these plans cannot be overridden? If I buy an unlocked blackberry and have no contractual obligations for a data plan, can I still not get the $5.99 Tzones?

Thanks.

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I just got the N900, and i just got the $10 data plan at the store, and i think i am getting 3.5G at while using the N900, but i am not able to go anywhere, it didn't open any website. however, when i tried to edit the connection, it said it's GPRS connection and i am not able to edit it. Any ideas? thanks

where is the place i can change the APN? thanks

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hit next when you get to the Tmobile gprs part then change the apn to Internet2.voicestream.com. ,Leave everything else blank and hit finish. That should be it

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Can anyone confirm this?
I am ready to get a dataplan on my phone, but I wanted to make sure before I go withthe $10 dollar plan. I really dont want to go through all of the customer loyalty part if I don't have to.

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i just switched to the $10 unlimited tzones plan. and my phone wont get the internet even after i chaned the apn to internet2.voicestream.com it just says internet connection failed. i tryed to use wap.voicestram.com and epc.tmobile.com it gets the internet but says i need to upgrade to the smartphone data plan. anyone got any ideas how to get this working.:mad:

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is this "unlimited" really unlimited? or is there certain amount of data I can use within a month.

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no, not exactly the same. im not sure if anyone else pointed this out, but there is a difference. i tested both the smartphone and dumbphone internets 3 gtimes each from speedtest.net

smart and dumb internet had almost identical download and upload rates, but the response times for smartphone internet were in the 100s of ms, as opposed to the dumbphone internet being in the 300s of ms...

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what the heck? did you have epc.tmobile internet before? did they somehoq catch you?

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/29629961@N03/4686135393/

so this wont work?

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anyone????

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Out of curiosity, is there any way a cellular service provider can tell what type of phone you are using?

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i dont know if its realy unlimited internet, i just know thats what its called. and no i did not get cought, im not under a contract, they had no idea what i was trying to do, i just simply called them and said i wanted to change my plan to the unlimited tzones form a old nokia i had lying around, and they said ok your good to go. but no matter what i could not get it to work. i dont know if its just my phone or just the area im in. but no go!!! for me at least.

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so did you guys get it to work on n900? internet2.voicestream ?

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Okay, one thing I keep reading is you are trying to get tzones plan. That isn't what you want. You want the Phone First unlimited internet for $10. It really is unlimited, but if you abuse it your download speed may be throttled down. Your device will switch to the fastest avaiable 2.5, 3G, or 3.5. Mobile speed test shows over 2000 kbps on 3.5G.

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

My tmobile unlimited internet is not working for some reason. I get a page saying that I need to upgrade my service. Anyone know how to fix this?

Re: How to get T-mobile $10 Unlimited Data Plan?
 

change the APN to internet2.voicestream.com

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Thanks dsawhney. Its working for me now.