T-Zones Hack for G1?

[galaga_zee]

Anyone hear any news on a possible T-Zones Hack for the G1? The $5.99 plan is way cheaper than the $34.99 G1 data plan. I don't know how long I can afford it. By bill is now $100 + dollars with my new G1. This crap blows

If I didn't search hard enough, my apologies

[aziatiklover]

i'm down for an answer too

[psydrop]

The G1 uses way to much bandwidth to downgrade to GPRS, which I believe is all that 5.99 plan is, although please do correct me if im wrong. We all know it works with Edge, which is still to slow for my taste.

[aziatiklover]

ok here is wat i found on other forum
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.

[galaga_zee]

You are too awesome, my friend!!! Thank you for your participation in this forum. It wouldn't be around if it weren't for people like yourself. I'll give it a try and post my results

Again, ty

[galaga_zee]

works like a charm!

[jack]

Does the 3G work?

[galaga_zee]

I'm not in a 3G area so I couldn't tell ya. Sorry. 2G works okay tho

[trancemode]

BLAH wish it works on ATT 3g .. -_-

[Balucanb]

So when you bought the phone off ebay was is it cracked/jailbroke? if not how did you get past the sign in screen for gmail? Or did it connect through the edge network once you changed the settings and that is how you got past the 1st screen?

[gmalhotra]

I want to try to get the Tzone hack to work on my G1. but How do I reset it back to default IF for some reason it doesnt work?

There are two fields under - APN -> T-Mobile US:

Password: ****
Server: *

If i change the setting for the hack, how would i get that back if the hack doesnt work. I dont know what the password or the Server #.

[living_sword]

Originally Posted by gmalhotra I want to try to get the Tzone hack to work on my G1. but How do I reset it back to default IF for some reason it doesnt work? There are two fields under - APN -> T-Mobile US: Password: **** Server: * If i change the setting for the hack, how would i get that back if the hack doesnt work. I dont know what the password or the Server #.

you could create a copy of this APN and play around with that.

[gmalhotra]

Is there a way to copy the whole APN? Can you make a copy of T-Mobile US? for now I just went in and copied the password and the server and made a new APN and just pasted it in there. Hope that works.

[youngharlem]

ok so what i did was instead of cahngin the original tmbile us settings..wich is the 3g speed i went in to tmobile uk (since im not goin there anytime soon) and changed the name to tmobile us and switched the rest..i used internet2.voicestream.com as i have the total internet plan..
so far ive had everything work excpet aim and the market place but where i live i ont have to good of serivce ill update yu guys tommrow as to what works..

[rickyscivic]

when i try it says(internal error access is not allowed for this user agent) then it shows the website i tried accesing