T-Mobile $5.99 T-Mobile Web "TZones" works with G1

[masters3d]

tzones will not let you do anything on the g1. In order for tzones to act as a regular internet it needs to be configured with proxies but on the g1 one a method to do this is still being investigated.
I renamed all the other apns except for the US one and nothing seems to change and I only get gmail and google talk.

[mZimm]

i am still a bit lost EVEN AFTER READING ALL THE THREADS...

can someone PLEASE VERIFY for me, what works with the TZONES feature only on your G1?

i mainly want to surf the net, access my hotmail.com account (via web) and log into my window messenger.

will the tzones plan only let me do the above?

thank you.

If you have the T-Zones plan and the G1 configured with the settings I posted in the OP then you will be able to do all of that except for windows messenger. For me the messaging applications don't work with the T-Zones.

[androidmonkey]

If you have the T-Zones plan and the G1 configured with the settings I posted in the OP then you will be able to do all of that except for windows messenger. For me the messaging applications don't work with the T-Zones.

Tzones does not work with Gmail, Market, Maps, or the other web apps.

BTW, Tmobile is going to be sending you a message soon from the browser app.

I got this today:

Get this in the browser:

address: 10.176.76.164: Plan Required

Plan Required

Your current plan is not compatible with the T-Mobile G1. Please visit T-Mobile.com from your computer, call 611 from your phone, or visit a retail location.

[animeking77]

Wait, if you were to happen to put a T-Mobile Sidekick $1/day sim in the G1, that has unlimited texting, e-mail, im, and web browsing would you still have to go through with all these settings? And would 3G work if I was to do that?

[androidmonkey]

Wait, if you were to happen to put a T-Mobile Sidekick $1/day sim in the G1, that has unlimited texting, e-mail, im, and web browsing would you still have to go through with all these settings? And would 3G work if I was to do that?

Of course you would have to use the settings. The SIM does not tell Tmobile what kind of phone you have, the phone does. The SIM I am using is from my old Motorola W490.

Tmobile knows what phone you are using, so everyone is going to start getting the same message that I did.

BTW, it works the same way with your personal computer. A remote website can tell what OS you are running and also what browser you are running.

[mZimm]

Tzones does not work with Gmail, Market, Maps, or the other web apps.

BTW, Tmobile is going to be sending you a message soon from the browser app.

I got this today:

Get this in the browser:

address: 10.176.76.164: Plan Required

Plan Required

Your current plan is not compatible with the T-Mobile G1. Please visit T-Mobile.com from your computer, call 611 from your phone, or visit a retail location.

I have been checking my tmobile every so often and at this point my plan has not been changed and my internet still works perfectly on my G1. Sorry to hear they cut you off.

[xaxis]

As many may know, there has been a hack for a long time that has allowed T-Mobile Customers to add the "T-Mobile Web", formerly known as "T-Zones" data to their account for $5.99 per month and connect to it through a proxy and access the normal internet, but with some port and application restrictions. I have been using this hack for a while on my T-Mobile Shadow and then an unlocked ATT Tilt. I purchased a G1 from ebay, thus was not forced into a data plan contract or the 2 year contract renewal. I can say definitively that the G1 will fully activate and function (minus data) without a data plan.

how to activate, i have only Tzones, and can't bypass google log in.??

[androidmonkey]

how to activate, i have only Tzones, and can't bypass google log in.??

Dude, if you read the thread you would see that Tzones DOES NOT WORK with anything except the Browser. Even at that, Tmobile will quickly see that you have a G1 and are using Tzones. They will then popup a message in Browser stating your plan is Incompatible with the G1.

[talonhawk]

Incorrect, although it is very close. You got the proxy wrong.
You said: proxy: 216.155.165.050

Correct answer is, Proxy: 216.155.165.50

Everyone enjoy unlimited internet for $6/mth! (Not to still your thunder, thank you it was very helpful but with that incorrect proxy it gives an error).

As many may know, there has been a hack for a long time that has allowed T-Mobile Customers to add the "T-Mobile Web", formerly known as "T-Zones" data to their account for $5.99 per month and connect to it through a proxy and access the normal internet, but with some port and application restrictions. I have been using this hack for a while on my T-Mobile Shadow and then an unlocked ATT Tilt. I purchased a G1 from ebay, thus was not forced into a data plan contract or the 2 year contract renewal. I can say definitively that the G1 will fully activate and function (minus data) without a data plan. I can place calls, receive calls, send and receive SMS messages, voicemail, etc, and access any application or internet when connected to wifi. I really don't see the point in paying $25 a month for 2G internet, so I looked for a way to continue using the TZones. I found some settings online and through some trial and error I got it to work. What I did:
Menu->Settings->Wireless Controls->Mobile Networks->Access Point Names->T-Mobile US
I input the following settings:
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: wap.voicestream.com
proxy: 216.155.165.050
port: 8080
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: unchanged from original (http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc)
MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.050
MMS Port: 8080
MMC: unchanged (for me it was 310, I believe it is based on your location)
MNC: unchanged (for me it was 260, I believe it is based on your location)
APN type: Not set

For me this works for me to browse the full internet on my EDGE network. Some have said that this works for 3G as well, but I am not in a 3G area. There has also been reports of epc.tmobile.com working and not needing the proxy (this worked for my Tilt), but I could not get it to connect. This also allows for MMS access. Google Maps would not download maps through the proxy, and I could not access the Android Market. I also could not get push GMail to work either. I am in wifi areas almost constantly, so I can access that stuff through wifi.

I would really like this to not desolve into a thread where people argue whether or not this is stealing from T-Mobile, as they have known about the hack for a long time and done nothing, and I would also like to keep the comments about how pointless the G1 is without an unlimited data plan also to a minimum. I don't need access to maps and the market all the time, and I don't have to have push email when I can check it on the browser, so this works perfectly for me. If this helps somebody else then great.

[sonny]

Just follow the steps on this link. It worked perfectly for my on a G1 that I bought from eBay. No data plan and working fine via Wi-Fi. =)