Hey guys, I'm new here but I have some (nooby) questions. I'm currently using an iphone to tether my laptop using web2go from t-mobile. I got a g1 from someone and of course rooted and started tinkering with it so that I could get web2go to work on the g1.
My question mainly is if I port over say another android based os, like the droid eris os that is available, does that change the way the phone interacts with t mobile? Or would t-mobile still recognize the internal imei and not care about the os and settings? I'm mainly asking if I can port over another os onto the g1 so I can tether like I currently do.
I know there will be the people who say just buy the more expensive plans, but if I could I would. I'm tethering with these phones because I can't afford real internet!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
Tmobile will recognize the IMEI although I have used the wireless and wifi tether's both and not had a problem on Tmo.
wait you use the 9.99 web2go? What settings do you use? Because whenever I try it has trouble "finding internet connection" or whatever. although technically the internet should still be coming through right? It's just being subverted by the g1's software that requires the higher tier services?
If its rooted, just use the wireless tether app. You can find the link here and put it on your SD card. Download Linda file manager from the market and use it to install the tether apk. From there, you will change your phones 3G or Edge signal into a wifi one that your laptop can use. You can use that on any rom, and it doesn't matter wether its droid eris or stock. The only thing that tmobile can see is your imei and your radio version, not the rom.
ok I will try this tomorrow and get back to you. Thanks for all the help
well I tried it real quick right now and I guess I forgot to make clear whats going on. When using the G1 as opposed to the iphone, the web2go subscription gets subverted. So while web2go works with a proxy on the iphone, on the G1 it does nothing.
I have the tools to tether except the G1 / T-mobile subvert the internet. I wanted to know if this was based on imei or on a software lock. Because I have heard of people using their G1's with web2go I'm assuming it's a software lock. So if I use a rom of an os that can run web2go, will I be able to use it? or will the imei lock it out?
howardho said:
well I tried it real quick right now and I guess I forgot to make clear whats going on. When using the G1 as opposed to the iphone, the web2go subscription gets subverted. So while web2go works with a proxy on the iphone, on the G1 it does nothing.
I have the tools to tether except the G1 / T-mobile subvert the internet. I wanted to know if this was based on imei or on a software lock. Because I have heard of people using their G1's with web2go I'm assuming it's a software lock. So if I use a rom of an os that can run web2go, will I be able to use it? or will the imei lock it out?
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there's only really two different os versions. well, more, but two popular ones. 1.6 (donut) and 2.1 (eclair). does the g1 have a data plan? does it even have 3g? you say you just got it, so if you don't have 3g, there's nothing to tether. as for it not working - if you're rooted it will work. there's also a app on the market (for now) called easy tether. just use the free version.
edit: read top post more clearly - no. you can't tether if you don't have 3g. if you can, it's new to me.
one more edit: you can do what my friend did - take an old satellite dish, hardwire it to a router, and just connect a lot of wire clothes hangers to the satellite's receptor or.. er... thingy and steal wifi for like miles. ha ha.
The thing is web2go is a data plan that can access unlimited 3g through a proxy. T mobile wants users to use their strict g1 data plan, so any other data plans get shut off. I'm wondering if it's imei or software. If its a software lock then I can just install a different rom I'm guessing.
When I tether with the same data plan on my iphone i get edge speeds, the main reason i want to get the g1 working is so i can get the 3g speeds
Ok, then try this. Go to the tmobile.com website, sign in using your number and password (or create an account). When you get to the screen that shows you a picture of your phone, select the option right under the picture that says not my phone, then select any other 3G capable, non android device. That should put you in the clear for a few hours/days/weeks/months, or whenever they decide to check your account.
Ok I tried it but it still didn't work. I'm starting to think it might be the g1 software which is helping shut off the Internet. I'm going to install a new rom and hopefully I'll be able to set the settings for t mobile. Will keep u guys posted
Hey Guys I tried to do the usual search for this issue but didn't find anything so I must ask
Just got a MyTouch 4G brand new through a friend but without having to extend my contract/change services.
So my data service on my account is the old $24 Unlimitted BB Add-On which has worked just fine with a blackberry, TouchPro 2, HD2. Even an iPhone that I've used receives data(albeit in 2G).
With the HD2 I used many Android ROMs which work very well and have gotten up to 5mbps data.
However, the new MyTouch 4G refuses to get any data from T-Mobile and when opening the browser it says "Your Data Plan does not work on this device"
My question is, Is this something within the phone that rooting + flashing a custom ROM might fix?
Or is my data plan really not usable with this phone? And if its the latter, how come data works on the HD2 while running Android and even NANDroid ?
THANKS !
If you are with T-Mobile for quite some time, call them and get the $20 Android Preferred plan (unlimited 4G).
Really hoping I can get some help on this problem; pretty sure I've read everything on the Internet without finding a solution.
I have an unlocked Telus Desire HD running on the Rogers network, everything should be fine there as far as phone and network compatiblilty is concerned. I can get service on Rogers' GSM only Edge network just fine, but when I make the setting for the 3G connection (WCDMA network preferred) I get a connection for about 30 sec. then is disappears and never comes back. As far as I can tell this is a common problem and have found no solution that works for me, bummer. Also, when I am connected to 3G I cannot make or recieve calls or SMS.
My next move is a root, debranding, installing custom ROM and flashing a new radio in hopes that flashing a different radio is the solution. I run CM7 on my Nexus One right now with the same SIM card I tried in the Desire HD on Rogers with no problems.
Any opinion on the chances of this fixing the problem, or should I just sell the device and go with something else?
Thanks,
Hi
I had this sort of problem before. It was just a problem on the Network's side. Not the phone. Call Rogers in your case and ask them about it. If they say its fine then thats the time to start messing about with your phone.
They wouldn't give me a solid response because it's not a device supported by the carrier; went to Telus and they wouldn't help me out with anything because evem though it's a Telus branded device, I'm on the Rogers network.
They are all no help at all. Any way I appreciate my Nexus One much more now.
OK the next thing to do would be to take the SIM card and put it in your Nexus One to see if there are any issues with the actual phone. If it works fine in the Nexus One then we have something to work with here.
OK so my 3g was working fine before i permanent root my G2 and flashed a custom rom.
When i was using the custom rom i could only connect to wifi for internet.
I just reverted everything back to stock and the problem remains.
the problem is the "H" sign will appear with flashing arrows but webpages,market,youtube doesn't load anything. I get the error of no data connectivity.
i tried switching to EDGE but the same thing happens.
i know the APN is correctly set. AND its not a service issue because i tested same sim card on different phones and it downloads normally.
i Have no idea how to fix this
please help me, thanks
changing your current radio could fix the problem
Ive tried 4 different radios and its the same. I think i know whats the problem but can anybody confirm it?
I came from an tmobile HD2 which was wm6.5 so my internet is "smartphone unlimited data"
whereas i believe i need a specific "android data plan".
Is there a workaround for this ?
Nope. I came from an HD2 to a G2 and had to get an Android data plan. The good news was that I called T-Mobile and complained about the extra $5 and acted all upset and what not and they gave me the Android data plan for $25 like my Smartphone data plan was.
Darn ok so i guess calling them would be the only solution to fix it.
Did they say you had to pay extra to get 4g speed or is it included with that 25dollar plan?
They say that they can't guarantee 4g speeds and they just don't know but I can tell you. You definitely get the 4g speeds. Look at my sig. That's on the data plan I'm using now.
I bought a note 2 running on us cellular but whenever you call out or do anything calling related verizons automated voice comes on. I bought the phone for 50 bucks and its 9/10 condition so i figured if i cant get it to work the phone its self works perfectly. But now that i invested around 8 or 9 hours trying to figure out why i cant do anything and why verizon comes on a US cellular phone. But If anyone could help me out it would be great. The phone is indeed rooted running 4.4.2 and i have access to supersu and i have some CWM 6.0 version or something. Any ideas? Even if i can just get it back on the us cellular tower would be fine but if i could just unlock the device so it DOES work on verizon that would be even better.