IS THIS TRUE? if you remove data plan the G1 doesn't work at all???

[mZimm]

I have the G1 and do not have any sort of a data plan and voice, web, everything works perfectly fine. I just sync and surf on wifi instead of Edge. I just find it hard to rationalize another $20 a month for crappy Edge network.

[iPostNak3d]

thank you all for the replies. but yeah... BOTTOM LINE is that the rep at tombile made things up... and they should not be doing that.

people just need to learn to be honest with others... it boggles my mind how hard is for humans to understand that...

[TheMan42]

thank you all for the replies. but yeah... BOTTOM LINE is that the rep at tombile made things up... and they should not be doing that.

people just need to learn to be honest with others... it boggles my mind how hard is for humans to understand that...

They didn't make it up, they have guidelines to follow and they're not allowed to sell or activate a G1 without the data plan - the proper data plan to add that. Yes we know it will work without or with a separate plan, but you do need it to activate the phone via Google's Gmail servers and you do need the G1 data plan to receive the OTA.

Calm down, the world isn't out to get you.

[DonPablo50]

I love how people here say that the T-mobile rep has to be honest, yet try to get the G1 working after agreeing to a contract to have the G1 sold to them in the first place.

I'm not placing blame, I just see some irony there.