Originally Posted by dsawhney (Post 708161)

change the APN to internet2.voicestream.com

Originally Posted by rahilfa (Post 729580)

I'm planning to buy the N900 and currently don't have a tmobile account.I was wondering how can I proceed to get the 10$ unlimited data.

Originally Posted by mikedaul (Post 624874)

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!

Originally Posted by patt2k (Post 729717)

sign up for t mobile then online you can make all the changes , select your phone on t mobile website as a standard phone which can do basic web things like "IM,Web Browsing maybe youtube? it doesnt matter then signup for 10$ internet" but you should ask someone else how much MB or GB you should use a month ;-)

Originally Posted by gsever (Post 736752)

By sign up you mean purchase a plan right? Be it contract or pre-paid?

Originally Posted by rabilon (Post 743221)

Is it possible to buy a T-moblie sim for prepaid access and then add the $10 data plan?

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 743234)

No, I don't think so. But if you don't plan to use the Internet much you can get a prepaid plan and spend about $10 a month.

You don't have to ask here; you can read all the details online. On the days you use the Internet you can use it all day for $1.

Originally Posted by rabilon (Post 743284)

Thanks. I've looked on-line and to say it's confusing is an understatement. If I buy a T-mobile sim ($6.99 on the web), I guess I can add time by going on-line. Do I have to do anything else to get Internet access?

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 743313)

You should choose the prepaid plan that gives you the choice of Pay As You Go, Pay By the Day, or Sidekick. You can switch among them at will. Pay As You Go and Sidekick both allow you Internet access. I switch to Pay By the Day on days I am at home using Wireless. It costs nothing when you don't use it.

Sidekick gives you unlimited Internet access for $1 a day, but it costs $1 every day, whether you use it or not. So I only switch to Sidekick on days when I plan to use the Internet via Tmobile.

Whatever you do, once you are on this prepaid plan, the costs are low.

BUT, there is a catch. See the following thread:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37887&page=8

in particular message #72, the numbered one by me. You need to use either a proxy or Tor. Tor is easier.

All this looks intimidating, but it is cheap and interesting and can be fun.

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 743313)

You should choose the prepaid plan that gives you the choice of Pay As You Go, Pay By the Day, or Sidekick. You can switch among them at will.

Originally Posted by te37v (Post 751087)

I remember reading about this before...doesn't it cost 1 dollar every time you switch to a different one of those?

Originally Posted by Dgonik (Post 759335)

I have T mobile 10$ unlimited plan and I think it's great for the buck :p. Will this work on another unlocked phone like N900? For example Droid, HTC HD2, etc? Thanks. :)

Originally Posted by trump29 (Post 759938)

I've read that you can use a Nexus One before, as well as the N900, but that you can't use Android phones? I don't get that though, aren't those two both Android?

Originally Posted by trump29 (Post 760185)

Okay? Good for you for knowing something that is not common knowledge. lolkfcbbqsauce, my frnd.

Nexus One is a droid phone though according to wikipedia, so maybe answer the question without the asshattery because it's been asked about a dozen times in different ways in this thread already.

Originally Posted by trump29 (Post 760994)

I'm just saying that the question has been asked multiple times by people other than me, so it's obviously not sheer stupidity on my part and a response to that effect is pretty rude. I don't have the n900, I don't have a maemo device, I know nothing about either; I'm here for information so I can purchase a phone aware of my options, I wouldn't be here if I already knew everything.

I still would like an answer to the question. So the n900 is not an Andorid phone. To my knowledge the Nexus One is though. Does anyone know what the commonality is between them that allows them to use the $10 plan?

Originally Posted by trump29 (Post 760994)

I'm just saying that the question has been asked multiple times by people other than me, so it's obviously not sheer stupidity on my part and a response to that effect is pretty rude. I don't have the n900, I don't have a maemo device, I know nothing about either; I'm here for information so I can purchase a phone aware of my options, I wouldn't be here if I already knew everything.

I still would like an answer to the question. So the n900 is not an Andorid phone. To my knowledge the Nexus One is though. Does anyone know what the commonality is between them that allows them to use the $10 plan?

Originally Posted by ZedThou (Post 759914)

My wife is using it on a Nexus One.

Originally Posted by Deaconclgi (Post 620346)

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).

Originally Posted by 3xploited (Post 842950)

Could you please tell me the APN settings on her Nexus One. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Pulkit

Originally Posted by ZedThou (Post 843012)

These are the complete settings for the Nexus One APN, not including MMS

Name: T-Mobile US
APN: internet2.voicestream.com
Proxy, Port, Username, Password, Server, MMSC, MMS proxy, MMS port: not set
MCC: 310
MNC 260
Authentication Type: not set
APN type: default,supl

Originally Posted by ceroberts75 (Post 843050)

you should get a standard non-pda device and stick your sim in and use it for a while then call in and fix the data plan.



then after you can confirm that you have it, put it back in y,the device you ant.


the downside is that if yhou still try to use a tmo branded device rather then an unbranded device, thier system can auto detect it being a high data use device and make it so that every time you try to use the internet opuitside the tzones, it will give you an error to pay an addition 1.99 per mb.


you can use

internet2.voicestream.com

or

epc.tmobile.com


i have found recently that i had to change the apn back and forth as i started getting errors.

but......still working! :)

Originally Posted by 3xploited (Post 842951)

It actually worked.....the CR put me on $5 data plan on each line and I also got $15 unlimited msg shared on both lines...and also got 750 minutes instead of 700 minutes.... thanks a lot for the suggestion..!!

Originally Posted by Deaconclgi (Post 843736)

WOW!!!!! Just when I thought I typed all that for nothing!!!!! I am so glad you were able to save money and get better internet. Enjoy your $5.99 unlimited internet and all of the benefits that come with it!

Hearing of your success made my day! :)

Edit: Also, as mentioned in my original how to, the $5.99 Tzones plan does not override Android plans by design. All Tmobile Android phones will ask you to upgrade your data plan.

Originally Posted by 3xploited (Post 847217)

Yeah, I wasn't able to get my G2 to work with $5 data plan but I was able to get the upgraded data plan for $20 instead of $30 by talking to CLD again :P (but I have $5 data plan on my second line with iPhone and the speed is pretty decent, I also have a 15% student discount applied to my account so that would make up for it :)) T-Mobile has discount associated with AAA and Universities...!!!