iPhone [Merged] iPhone Users with T-Mobile Service (USA)

[utahoboe]

T-Zones

Hmm.. not that I know of. It just 'worked' for me once I unlocked my iPhone. What error messages do you get?

OK...I go to SMS....select the contact...compose the message...hit send...get the "Sending" progress bar...then "Error sending message"...I think I remember reading somewhere about possibly needing to change a port or something...not sure if thats the issue or not...hmmm

 

[zkmusa]

OK...I go to SMS....select the contact...compose the message...hit send...get the "Sending" progress bar...then "Error sending message"...I think I remember reading somewhere about possibly needing to change a port or something...not sure if thats the issue or not...hmmm

Hmm, have you adjusted the settings in Settings>General>Network>EDGE? If you have the $19.99 T-Mobile data plan, set the APN to internet2.voicestream.com and leave the username and password blank.

Setting up the $5.99 T-Zones plan requires some more work. See this site for more information.

 

[utahoboe]

Hmm, have you adjusted the settings in Settings>General>Network>EDGE? If you have the $19.99 T-Mobile data plan, set the APN to internet2.voicestream.com and leave the username and password blank.

Setting up the $5.99 T-Zones plan requires some more work. See this site for more information.

Hi zkmusa....Yes, I did the APN settings, although where I am I had to change it to wap.voicestream.com to get EDGE working...(just tried it w/internet2 and it doesn't work)...Still wondering why I can't do text messages....

 

[WindoraBug]

Has anyone updated to iTunes 7.4.2 with an unlocked iPhone?e?

I unlocked my girlfriends iphone to use T-Mobile and was wondering if the iTunes update that came out this week would lock it up again.

Also, about the data plan on T-Mobile...
When we finally got her phone unlocked and working, the EDGE was not working. So my girlfriend called T-Mobile to see if she had the right data plan set up and they freaked out when we told them we were using an iPhone. The guy didn't know what to do, or say. He got a Manager on the phone, and the manager said my girlfriend was the first person to call them with a working iPhone on T-Mobile. They then said that they would make a note of it on her account and that she could have a discount on her data plan. I think she got the total internet plan added on for like $5.00!

 

[bbarnhart]

There is thread on the "official" T-Mobile US policy regarding the iPhone. LINK

It states, basically, you can run any phone compatible with T-Mobile's network, including the iPhone. And, it also states they would know you are using an iPhone because of the phone's ID.

Interesting that you got a data discount.

 

[ldhilljr]

I unlocked my girlfriends iphone to use T-Mobile and was wondering if the iTunes update that came out this week would lock it up again.

I may be wrong, but my belief is that iTunes itself wouldn't lock up ro relock an iPhone. There were previously problems when iTunes upgraded from 7.3 to 7.4, but those occurred in a few specific instances where (a) people were trying to unlock, and (b) people were trying to restore.

For instance, if the iPhone was jailbroken with an older version of iNdependence, you only wanted to restore that iPhone with the older version of iNdependence, or else you might get a serious error. But just using your iPhone that was jailbroken with a new version if iTunes didn't by itself brick or cause problems with your iPhone.

I'm still waiting to hear that doing a restore with iTunes 7.4.2 won't cause a problem with an unlocked iPhone that used iNdependence 1.1.1 (I know that doing a restore with 7.4.1 presents no problems).

 

[zkmusa]

Hi zkmusa....Yes, I did the APN settings, although where I am I had to change it to wap.voicestream.com to get EDGE working...(just tried it w/internet2 and it doesn't work)...Still wondering why I can't do text messages....

Hmmm... I'm not sure what's wrong in that case. You may want to try to post to the hackint0sh.org or modmyiphone.com forums. They might have a better idea.

 

[megfilmworks]

Well I paid 10.73 for a year of service with tmobile. On prepaid once your gold(over $100 added) you get a free year of service with every addition, the smallest being 10+tax. 10 cents a minute calls, 10 cent out going and 5 cent incoming text. Can't beat that with a stick.

*watches everyone go red over thier first at&t bill being over $100 alone*

My family plan costs less than 10 cents a minute (monthly service, tax etc.) included, with free long distance, free mobile to mobile and free US roaming, with four phones. In fact if I take off the data from my bill, I think I'm paying less than 8 cents a minute all inclusive. Just worked the math... 7 cents a minute. Without hacking.

 

[Lagmonster]

Hello,

I have read a ton and I can't seem to get a solid answer to this question. Thanks in advance for reading:

I currently have BB with unlimited data - and I must KEEP the BB on, and not swap sims.

I would like to add an iPhone with data only to this plan. Do I use the sim that comes with the iPhone? I should be able to dig up an older sim from a previous BB if that helps...

If you could point me in the correct direction, I would very much appreciate it.

Cheers

 

[zkmusa]

Hello,
I currently have BB with unlimited data - and I must KEEP the BB on, and not swap sims.

I would like to add an iPhone with data only to this plan. Do I use the sim that comes with the iPhone? I should be able to dig up an older sim from a previous BB if that helps...

Hi, if you want to use your existing T-Mobile plan on your iPhone, you must use the SIM card that is attached to your currently activated T-Mobile phone.

Since you said that you do not want to do that, you will need to contact T-Mobile to activate a new phone (a free phone is fine). They will send you a new SIM card in that phone which you can use on the iPhone. However, if you're going to go with this route, I think you'd be better off just signing up with AT&T for service. It would be much less hassle since you're going to have to pay for two plans anyway (one plan for your Blackberry and one plan for your iPhone).

 

[franny]

Whos internet/wi-fi is better (im in los angeles) AT&T or Tmobile???


And if you in LA who service is (call quality, dropped calls) better???

If you have the total internet package do you get wi-fi wherever your at or just at their hotspots, like starbuck??

please is excuse me if these seem lame, i haven had much experience with this stuff.

wow, its just like im a virgin all over again.

 

[cnicklo]

Visual voicemail after T-Mobile Germany launch?

Anyone wondering if T-Mobile US will support visual voicemail on iPhone after their German parent launches with it in November?

That would be awesome and complete the iPhone on their network from a features perspective.

 

[zkmusa]

Anyone wondering if T-Mobile US will support visual voicemail on iPhone after their German parent launches with it in November?

I believe the US and German networks are run totally separately. The US T-Mobile network is the old Voicestream network before Deutche Telecom bought out Voicestream. I don't believe they've merged the networks together.

 

[xy14]

can you get internet with prepaid? i have good credit but no desire for a 2yr contract.

Just go into the store and set up a plan without a contract, and buy a sim card. Otherwise, in some markets, there's a 'flexpay' option that allows you to prepay monthly plans with no contract/credit check and it's only a $5/month premium.

 

[godzilla2002]

Iphone on T-mobile

Hello there
I have had a iphone for about 2 weeks with a T-Mobile sim card in it and it worked fine until tonight. somehow it locked up and after trying to reboot it it says incorrect sim card. well I restored it and went to http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1
And did it all over again.
well after everything it still says incorrect sim.
I have done the unlock installer and everything. any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Bluler?

 

[princemarko]

Hello there
I have had a iphone for about 2 weeks with a T-Mobile sim card in it and it worked fine until tonight. somehow it locked up and after trying to reboot it it says incorrect sim card. well I restored it and went to http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_unlock_OS_X_Part_1
And did it all over again.
well after everything it still says incorrect sim.
I have done the unlock installer and everything. any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Bluler?

Did you put the lockdwn file in /usr/libexec/ ? That is usually the culprit.

 

[phungy]

Add another T-Mobile USA iPhone user to the list

EDIT:
Added t-zones for unlimited internet access (with t-zones proxy hack ) Saved myself over $14 per month

 

[mbarrera06]

so let me get this straight.

if i buy an iphone off the apple store online for $399. i can start it up, and follow the steps to unlock it without getting into any at&t conflict with the contract, plan etc..

or if i go into an apple store or at&t store and ask for a iphone, they will just give it to me without signing any contracts or agreeing to plans ?

 

[email68]

can you get internet with prepaid? i have good credit but no desire for a 2yr contract.

I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know the answer to this question?

How does the tzones that normally come with a prepay tmobile, ie. cnn, work on an iPhone?

 

[Karuto]

I am currently on the T-Mobile prepaid plan. This wasn't really clarified, so I was just hoping for a clear answer. Sorry if this is a stupid question.

So, if I go online, buy the iPhone from Apple, and then use my T-Mobile SIM card after unlocking the phone, am I good to go? I also have the same question as email68, wondering how Tzones works when you have a Prepaid phone. Thanks!

EDIT: Found the solution: You won't be able to use the EDGE data network with prepaid. The $5.99 and $19.99 plans can be added only to postpaid plans (including Flex-pay, which doesn't require a contract).

Not that big a deal, I suppose, if you sign a 1-year contract. Way better than $60 a year. I'm going to find out how much it costs to upgrade from a To Go plan to a 1-year contract.

 

[jeremyrader]

I'll be stopping by a local T-mobile store for clarification later on this week, but this is the way I'm reading it from their website:

- t-zones are an inluded service with prepaid plans.

- Web&Apps is a $5.99/month option through t-zones, giving you unlimited internet access with your web-enabled phone. It doesn't say anything about requiring a contract plan or excluding prepaid plans.

- It looks like you can bypass activating through AT&T to have a phone- & data-ready iPhone (refers to earlier version, pretty sure there's something out there for the latest rev.).

If you're already a T-Mobile customer, that's all it should take.

For those that want to go the cheapest route, starting from scratch, this looks like the way to go:

- Purchase an iPhone for $399+tax (less if there's a refurb available on the Apple site)

- Purchase a SIM card from T-Mobile ($9.99) and activate it ($35 - note: free activation over President's Day Weekend!) to get a phone #. (This is the part I'm not sure about, probably requires jailbreaking first).

- Sign up for T-Mobile's prepaid plan (ToGo). If you use your phone as little as I do, paying the $100 up front (1000 minutes talk time) for the first year makes sense; the second year, now as a Gold Member, I could pay $25 for 150 minutes and not risk losing them for a year (total airtime for me last year on my current phone was under 100 minutes).

- Sign up for the Web&Apps $5.99/month deal and have unlimited internet.

- Bypass activation - jailbreak, unlock, whatever you want to call it; I'm not totally up to speed on the terminology...

- Connect. Surf the net all you want, talk if you need to.

If you are dependent on your cell phone and typically talk more than 200 minutes per month, then a contract plan is probably more suited to you (haven't bothered looking up rates for voice+data).

 

[richardsan]

i just finished up

my iphone mini saga.
[ijailbroke] went to the t=mobile store, told them what i wanted and they gave me a sim card, no charge. signed onto flex pay and i'm up and running.

 

[Cybergypsy]

I use prepaid and everything works on it but edge, since i leave it in the car...sick of paying ATT 85 bucks a month,Love tmobile and will stick with the no visual voicemail, but still have regular voicemail.......ahhhhhhhh loving it

 

[NIPRING]

Anyone else heard rumors about iphone coming to t-mobile later this summer? My bb pearl has outlived its usefulness but i dont want to have to hack an iphone just to use it on t-mob. I've got 10 more months on this contract though.

 

[artgal]

Any T-mobile users yet?

Anyone else heard rumors about iphone coming to t-mobile later this summer? My bb pearl has outlived its usefulness but i dont want to have to hack an iphone just to use it on t-mob. I've got 10 more months on this contract though.

I'm in the same boat with my Blackberry and, additionally I live in Cheyenne, Wyoming and there are reception problems with AT&T here. I have also have been happy with T-Mobile for years wherever I have lived. Another question - if I replace the BB with an iPhone, I assume I should cancel the BB part of my TMobile contract but what do I replace it with to get my e-mail and so on?