T-Mobile Unlimited GPRS $39.99 CONFIRMED

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10/01/2002, 12:59 PM
BladeZ

T-Mobile Unlimited GPRS $39.99 CONFIRMED

OK folks, here it is. The T-Mobile SideKick plan is available. I called and converted my account to this new plan. This was over an hour ago and my Treo with GPRS is still working. I have been reading a lot about how this is going to be "locked" somehow to sidekick devices only, but so far I have yet to see this. Also, unlimited GPRS is only for first year, then it's 15MB Max, I forget what the MB cost was. And the rep said it is only for T-Mobile, when you roam the cost is $4 a MB I think she said, can someone confirm?

The link to the new plan is here: [url]http://www.t-mobile.com/plans/sidekick/[/url]

There is also talk of a new T-Zones Pro plan, but I can't find it on the web site.

Let's use this thread to monitor the progress of Unlimited GPRS on T-Mobile. I will post any new problems I encounter, if any.

Oh, and when the T-Mobile rep asks if you have a SideKick device, say YES!
10/01/2002, 01:32 PM
hyperenough

the big question is, are you sure your GPRS is really coming through as unlimited... when you get your bill should be the interesting time.

i'm very interested in this, however.

are you sure your account has been updated on the phone? did your treo get a series of sms messages from t-mobile updating the SIM?
10/01/2002, 01:48 PM
silverado

Re: T-Mobile Unlimited GPRS $39.99 CONFIRMED

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]
The link to the new plan is here: [url]http://www.t-mobile.com/plans/sidekick/[/url]

[/B][/QUOTE]

This is not just a data plan; it includes 200 whenever minutes and 1000 weekend minutes. Anyway to get more (no pun intended) voice minutes with still unlimited data?
10/01/2002, 02:03 PM
BladeZ

I dont have much time now, but let me just add that my GPRS DIED during lunch. I was shaking my whole way back to work. As clever as I was by telling them I had a SideKick, It appears I was wrong. I will convert my account soon and hopefully reenable GPRS.

No, I didn't get any SIM updates either. Just GPRS not working anymore. I will let you know what happens when I call, in an hour or so.
10/01/2002, 04:02 PM
BladeZ

T-Zones Pro

OK, so the Sidekick plan didn't work. But, the T-Zones Pro, which is now online, as I see, is very attractive. I dont have to suffer with low call minutes, and now I get 10 MB for handset use. What they did, is seperate handset only and laptop users. So, the SAME exact package with 10MB is $39.99 and called T-Mobile Internet 10. Here is what is included in the T-Zones Pro:

$9.99 additional
10 MB Included - $10 per MB Overage (WOW, that's high)
Corporate/POP3 Email Access
300 2-Way Text
Roaming GPRS $10 per MB

I am converting to this as we speak. Also, I asked if the Handspring Treo qualifies as a supported device and I was given the number for handspring. Heheh....
10/01/2002, 04:07 PM
BladeZ

Actually, for those SMS junkies, I am using the $29.99 T-Zones Talk and Text plan which is 500 messages. Adding the T-Zones Pro gives me 300 more, for a total of 800. Unless I am missing something, the two plans work hand in hand. I added GPRS back to my account and am now waiting for the phone to be updated.
10/01/2002, 04:09 PM
bigmdime

Re: T-Zones Pro

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]OK, so the Sidekick plan didn't work. But, the T-Zones Pro, which is now online, as I see, is very attractive. I dont have to suffer with low call minutes, and now I get 10 MB for handset use. What they did, is seperate handset only and laptop users. So, the SAME exact package with 10MB is $39.99 and called T-Mobile Internet 10. Here is what is included in the T-Zones Pro:

$9.99 additional
10 MB Included - $10 per MB Overage (WOW, that's high)
Corporate/POP3 Email Access
300 2-Way Text
Roaming GPRS $10 per MB

I am converting to this as we speak. Also, I asked if the Handspring Treo qualifies as a supported device and I was given the number for handspring. Heheh.... [/B][/QUOTE]

do you have the link for this plan?

thx
10/01/2002, 04:14 PM
prismenvy

Are you sure this Tzones Pro plan works with Treo? The Tzones plans are not supposed to work-- only the Tmobile Internet plans.
10/01/2002, 07:10 PM
BladeZ

You are correct. I am on the phone with them now and am switching back to T Mobile Internet 5. What device would the new t-Zones Pro be for then? They are really confusing people. I'm sure we will be able to use the treo's on an affordable plan, once someone figures out the settings. Until then, I am at $19.99 for 5mb.

Oh well...
:( :(
10/01/2002, 09:52 PM
prismenvy

The Tzones Pro plan would be for a heavy user of GPRS on a Motorola V60, V66, P280, T193 or other GPRS phone that Tmobile works with. I honestly cant see how you could use 10mb on those phones! It does work nicely though-- for email, getting scores, quick headlines and movie listings.

I dont like the current Tmobile internet pricing at all. Thanks for keeping an eye out for some better options!;)
10/02/2002, 12:13 AM
BladeZ

Yeah, so I am back at Internet 5 for now. I dropped my plan from the 39.99 one to the 29.99 one to soften the blow. Reviewing my account showed only 200 minutes used per month anyhow. Anyway, all is working well, now back to some GPRS fun!

Sorry to mislead everyone!
10/02/2002, 12:24 AM
bigmdime

woohoo! just installed in the update. no problems!

now to figure out which plan i want...
10/02/2002, 01:23 AM
BladeZ

I just want to say also, that after juggling all my services aroung all day, the T-Mobile Internet connection on my palm doesn't work, but T-Mobile VPN does. Does this matter? Am I getting anything extra this way?
10/02/2002, 01:29 AM
bigmdime

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]I just want to say also, that after juggling all my services aroung all day, the T-Mobile Internet connection on my palm doesn't work, but T-Mobile VPN does. Does this matter? Am I getting anything extra this way? [/B][/QUOTE]

it just stopped working on that other setting? do you think it had something to do with t-mobile changing your different subscriptions?
10/02/2002, 06:13 AM
bananachunks

Ok, so it is decided then, that T-Zones Pro does NOT work with the Treos? And was it this thread, or another - the Sidekick package does NOT work either?

Geo
10/02/2002, 08:22 AM
BladeZ

Yes. To confirm, neither of the new plans worked for me and my treo. I am now back on Mobile Internet 5. Maybe support will be added for these new plans on next final GPRS release.
10/02/2002, 10:02 AM
bigmdime

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]Yes. To confirm, neither of the new plans worked for me and my treo. I am now back on Mobile Internet 5. Maybe support will be added for these new plans on next final GPRS release. [/B][/QUOTE]

i'm not too familiar with the t-mobile plans - which one is that one?

Thx
10/02/2002, 02:22 PM
BladeZ

Go to the tmobile.com web site, select a data enabled phone then view plans for that phone. You will see a list of all your options.
10/02/2002, 02:45 PM
grim02

Sidekick plan on treo...

So who is going to get the Sidekick plan to work with the Treo? What technical issues does this pose?
10/02/2002, 06:42 PM
bigmdime

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]Go to the tmobile.com web site, select a data enabled phone then view plans for that phone. You will see a list of all your options. [/B][/QUOTE]

so at this point, these are the plans you're choosing from?

[url]http://www.t-mobile.com/plans/internet/?blnOverride=False[/url]
10/02/2002, 07:09 PM
BladeZ

Yes, those will all work on the treo
10/02/2002, 08:12 PM
Jahead

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]Yes, those will all work on the treo [/B][/QUOTE]

Around 9 months ago Voicestream (before T-Mobile) had a "phone-only" GPRS service, where the APN was wap.voicestream.com (rather than internet2.voicestream.com and internet3.voicestream.com for the "any device" services). I have that plan but am not able to use any application level services with the GPRS connection I get (i.e. Blazer, Mocha Telnet, One-Touch). Anybody know if this is the same idea behind the T-Mobile Pro plan, or do you just not get any GPRS connection at all?

J.
10/03/2002, 12:09 AM
UniPalmer

Does T-Mobile GPRS work when roaming on a Cingular network? Is there additional cost?

Thanks.
10/03/2002, 10:00 AM
BladeZ

$4 a MB for roaming GPRS use or $10 a MB when used with a T-Zones Plan.

$10 A MB!!! I have to get a second job to pay for my GPRS.
10/04/2002, 01:39 PM
UniPalmer

Well, I took the now-not-so-daring plunge and did the GPRS 1.1 upgrade (figuring I have a backup phone and an m515 in case of trouble -- plus JackSprat to make a backup of the original ROM). It went fairly smoothly.

I don't intend to sign up with gprs though, because of the cost. It only takes 12sec for me to get an established connection with the t-mobile isdn line or an isp, and transfer speed isn't really an issue for me.

But what I feel is the most advantageous aspect of the upgrade isn't mentioned much: the Phone app is much peppier. I used to have a lot of errors because I would tap an on-screen button (such as the "extra digits" button) and nothing would happen, so I'd tap again. Then, it would turn out that the first tap had been recognized -- albeit very sluggishly -- and the second tap is likely now doing something I didn't want done. Since the upgrade, the app responds much more quickly.
10/04/2002, 01:49 PM
mitzeclipse

I'm glad T-Mobile is expanding into unlimited data --- this is good news for everyone.
10/07/2002, 03:11 PM
bananachunks

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BladeZ [/i]
[B]You are correct. I am on the phone with them now and am switching back to T Mobile Internet 5. What device would the new t-Zones Pro be for then? They are really confusing people. I'm sure we will be able to use the treo's on an affordable plan, once someone figures out the settings. Until then, I am at $19.99 for 5mb.

Oh well...
:( :( [/B][/QUOTE]

Called and asked about T-Zones Pro today for my Treo 180. Wireless Data Tech said it would be fine. Said that the 2.99 was WAP only, and specifically answered Yes to my question of 'does the Pro Plan use internet2.voicestream.com'. I had it added, and without an SMS alert, all is go (did have to restart the radio).

Last thing now is to figure out why they won't give me tmob2tmob on my getmore600 plan (gf got a sidekick yesterday)...

Hope that helps! Can't beat 10M for $9.99!

Geo
10/07/2002, 03:15 PM
bigmdime

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bananachunks [/i]
[B]

Called and asked about T-Zones Pro today for my Treo 180. Wireless Data Tech said it would be fine. Said that the 2.99 was WAP only, and specifically answered Yes to my question of 'does the Pro Plan use internet2.voicestream.com'. I had it added, and without an SMS alert, all is go (did have to restart the radio).

Last thing now is to figure out why they won't give me tmob2tmob on my getmore600 plan (gf got a sidekick yesterday)...

Hope that helps! Can't beat 10M for $9.99!

Geo [/B][/QUOTE]

Is this plan WAP only? Can you not surf with Blazer using this plan? How about email using a client like TreoMail or Basejet?
10/07/2002, 03:20 PM
bananachunks

...the 2.99 plan it WAP only.
...the 9.99 plan is internet.

upirc, aim, telnet, pop3/smtp, xiino - all is working fine. Before I signed up, I asked him and was told that yes, the Pro plan would use internet2.voicestream.com. Even got 1M of WAP additional for some special they're running ATM.

I switched to this plan from the $5 300SMS/1M plan...

HTH
Geo
10/07/2002, 03:23 PM
bigmdime

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bananachunks [/i]
[B]...the 2.99 plan it WAP only.
...the 9.99 plan is internet.

upirc, aim, telnet, pop3/smtp, xiino - all is working fine. Before I signed up, I asked him and was told that yes, the Pro plan would use internet2.voicestream.com. Even got 1M of WAP additional for some special they're running ATM.

I switched to this plan from the $5 300SMS/1M plan...

HTH
Geo [/B][/QUOTE]

I'm confused. So instead of the Internet 5plan - which is 5MB for $20, there's a different plan that gives you 10MB for $10?

Is there a link anywhere for this?
10/07/2002, 03:30 PM
bananachunks

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bigmdime [/i]
[B]

I'm confused. So instead of the Internet 5plan - which is 5MB for $20, there's a different plan that gives you 10MB for $10?

Is there a link anywhere for this? [/B][/QUOTE]

[url]http://t-mobile.com/tzones/addonpricing.asp[/url]

:cool:
10/07/2002, 03:43 PM
KRamsauer

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bananachunks [/i]
[B]

[url]http://t-mobile.com/tzones/addonpricing.asp[/url]

:cool: [/B][/QUOTE]COOL!!!!!! 10 bucks a meg over the limit though, ouch. How do you check your data usage.
It might be time to make the plunge.
10/07/2002, 03:50 PM
bananachunks

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KRamsauer [/i]
[B]COOL!!!!!! 10 bucks a meg over the limit though, ouch. How do you check your data usage.
It might be time to make the plunge. [/B][/QUOTE]

Yup, kinda steep - so we shall see...

...and unfortunately, to check your data usage, you dial 611, and talk to your friendly neighborhood T-Mobile rep =)

I can easily see apps being able to handle this for us in the near future. Having this integrated with something like Cell Plan Tracker would definitely sell me on it...

Geo
10/07/2002, 03:53 PM
bigmdime

I just got off the phone with t-mobile. Their wireless group insists that this $9.99 plan is WAP only.
10/07/2002, 04:04 PM
bananachunks

I talked to a guy by the name of Brian, twice today. He was the one who told me that it was useable by internet2. And he even told me this after I *gulp* told him that I had a Treo. Even asked if I had the patch installed yet (this is the coolest person I've spoken to there...).

When I originally got the $5 300/1M, I basically had to tell the lady that whether it worked or not, just add it to my plan... She kept telling me that they don't support the Treo, that I had the wrong handset for the plan, etc....

*shrug* - you might have to go that route... Just tell em.

I'm currently able to connect to both wap. and internet2.

Geo
10/07/2002, 04:09 PM
bigmdime

i'd love to hear if anyone else has this working...

Michael
10/07/2002, 05:55 PM
KRamsauer

There is a new Reply to post 'T-Mobile Unlimited GPRS $39.99 CONFIRMED' at TreoCentral.com.
10/07/2002, 05:57 PM
silverado

There is a new Reply to post 'T-Mobile Unlimited GPRS $39.99 CONFIRMED' at TreoCentral.com.
10/07/2002, 05:58 PM
Marcus Adolfsson

Forum is screwing up again.. Please repost.
10/07/2002, 05:59 PM
silverado

The board ate my question :)...

Anyway, I have 2 questions:

1. How can you run both WAP and regular internet from the Treo?
2. Does anyone know if you could use VPN with the the $10 T-Zones Pro plan?

Thanks.

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