hello, i m new to streak 7 or any android device. i m trying to see if there is a way i can use my sim card with Tmobile which have voice / data / text on my streak+7. i have try to put my sim card in and i do get 3G/4G. but when i try to browse internet it redirect me to tmobile account loggin page. i try with all diff APN setting i can find online already but nothing is working for me. i even called tmobile and talked to a few diff tech. i think tmobile can detect the device is a tablet and they want me to get a tablet data plan. i have try to use the sim card on a iphone and ipad. both i can get edge with the right apn setting. is there a way to bypass this or any work around way ?
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T-mobile has this device type locked down, you must have a tablet plan on your account for the SIM to give you data access (other than their site) with this device.
T-mobile sucks, stay away from them................
There an app in the market that let you use your google account to make calls
I believe the the app is call groove ip
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only text & SMS message will work with a "phone plan" on the DS7 otherwise you have to have a data plan or if someone makes it a software to make your device appear as a phone on thenetwork then it would work...
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I have had a G1 with Tmobile for 6 months or so. The price for used G1's have dropped alot on ebay and my son is thinking about buying one as a cheaper alternative to an iPod touch. At a minimum, he wants to play music, video and install apps. Ideally, it would be great if we could get it to work on TMobile without a data plan. Here are some questions that if anyone has answers I would appreciate:
1. Could the G1 simply be used as a mp3/video/gps device without a voice or data problem?
2. It looks like the G1 can work on TMobile without the data plan (despite TMobile's official word), but what does it take to do so?
3. If #1 and/or #2 are possible, will a rooted phone be required?
i have a g1 without data myself. everything works fine except you cannot send picture messages. you can still browse the market and the internet as long you are connected to wifi
If you don't care about the always available marketplace, google services, browsers or google maps then go for it.
The only issue is when trying to activate the phone, but for this just borrow someones Data Activated sim card.
Thanks for the replies.
1. So, do the google services for gmail and maps still work with a wifi connection or do they not work at all?
2. If we root this thing, then it looks like whenever we do a wipe we will need to have an active sim card ready. Is this correct?
3. Do the OTA updates only come through the data plan? I assume so.
4. Once you activated the phone with the active sim card how did you get a sim card with voice only to work with it. Did you pull it from another phone?
Sorry for the questions, I have rooted by phone, but am a bit of a noob when it comes to sim cards.
Thanks.
1. Yes, you can do everything over wifi.
2. Not always. The newer roms (since 1.5+ I think) lets you skip over activation when you first start up. You can then set up your wifi connection and later sign into your gmail account by launching any google app. Not sure if this is in the official 1.6 version but it is in any modded one.
If not you could always try launching "am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings" through adb if development is enabled by default.
3. No OTA updates work over wifi too.
4. Not sure. I guess just pop in the voice only sim card and delete the APN so it wont automatically sign in.
If your buying the phone new it should come with a non activated sim card used to just start the phone up at least and not have it ask for a network. I did this with my Behold II and I'm still running it through my wifi as a mp3/app phone. I wouldn't see why the G1 would be any different.
I have a G1 on AT&T without a data plan.
The thing is that my G1 tries to connect to edge (2g) services when I initially set it up. This can easily be disabled in settings (in some roms) or you can modify the apn so that data won't go through, but SMS and calls will. Although I can connect to edge data whenever, I am charged for it as if I were sending MMS messages.
Seeing as you are on Tmobile, when you initially try to set it up, I'm guessing it will connect to a 3g network (that is if your plan is like mine and you have the capability to access 3g, but just don't because of the price). If you have no 3g or edge services at all, then you won't connect and you will have to get around the registration process another way. (I.E. Installing adb and opening the settings window on the phone through the computer to activate WiFi, or somehow getting to a rom which lets you bypass the activation process)
Good luck!
I have a G1 without a dataplan. I get full HSPA service and 2mbps web browsing (all data works) with my $20 dollar unlimited fun bundle intended for dumb phones.
I got lucky
Thanks again for the feedback. This is looking better and better. However, I still don't understand how you get voice plan to work in the first place.
1. Will I have to sign up for a voice/data plan with TMobile and then drop the data plan or is there another way?
2. Are sim cards 100% interchangeable?, i.e. if we have some other voice only phone on TMobile and remove its sim card and place it in the G1 will the voice then work on the G1?
jfrankman said:
Thanks again for the feedback. This is looking better and better. However, I still don't understand how you get voice plan to work in the first place.
1. Will I have to sign up for a voice/data plan with TMobile and then drop the data plan or is there another way?
2. Are sim cards 100% interchangeable?, i.e. if we have some other voice only phone on TMobile and remove its sim card and place it in the G1 will the voice then work on the G1?
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It might be best to just get one that is not wiped, and use it without a sim. I have one without a sim right here (extra) and it works fine over wifi. However once you wipe it there is not a fix that doesn't require rc29, I think. You can also use any simcard with it. When you remove the simcard and put it in another phone, the new phone gets all of the plans that were connected to that sim card
I was hoping to get voice to work on the phone. To do this I thought you did not have to downgrade/root. From what others have said, if the phone is wiped, you can need to insert a sim card with a data plan then activate the phone. From what others have said and I have read I think I can make this work by doing the following:
1. wipe phone new g1 phone
2. Take the sim card out of my "current g1" with a data plan and put it in the "new g1"
3. Turn on "new g1" and register/activate it
4. Remove sim card our of "new g1" and put it back into my "current g1" phone (the one with data plan)
5. Put TMobile sim card without data plan into "new g1".
Am I missing something, or should the above work?
jfrankman said:
I was hoping to get voice to work on the phone. To do this I thought you did not have to downgrade/root. From what others have said, if the phone is wiped, you can need to insert a sim card with a data plan then activate the phone. From what others have said and I have read I think I can make this work by doing the following:
1. wipe phone new g1 phone
2. Take the sim card out of my "current g1" with a data plan and put it in the "new g1"
3. Turn on "new g1" and register/activate it
4. Remove sim card our of "new g1" and put it back into my "current g1" phone (the one with data plan)
5. Put TMobile sim card without data plan into "new g1".
Am I missing something, or should the above work?
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That should do it.
Since T-Mobile has now gone and added a ton of no contract plans. I would just go and sign up for one and say you already have a phone and just need the sim card. If your adding him onto a family plan then get one of the free phones and sell it for $10 and keep the sim card. No reason to even suggest adding a data plan.
jfrankman: That looks good. Just make sure you go into your apn setting and delete them or it will automatically connect and start charging you.
"Just make sure you go into your apn setting and delete them or it will automatically connect and start charging you"
Change what in the apn settings? What will they start charging me for?
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"Just make sure you go into your apn setting and delete them or it will automatically connect and start charging you"
Change what in the apn settings? What will they start charging me for?
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Just delete them, or T-Mo will charge you for using data
Macmee said:
I have a G1 without a dataplan. I get full HSPA service and 2mbps web browsing (all data works) with my $20 dollar unlimited fun bundle intended for dumb phones.
I got lucky
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Yes you definitely got lucky Mac.
Forget running T-Zones on the G1.. its a lost cause trying to get past the big T and get everything working at 100%
I have At&T on family plan with unlimited data, unlmited messaging and 1400 minutes. I also have streak 5. thinking about going to Streak7.
Does anyone know if i have an unlocked Streak7 with 4G, if I pop my Sim in will I be able to use data? I don't care about voice. I'm sure the device allows it, I just want to know everyone's experience with AT&T allowing this.
From reading the Tab forums, it looks like if its a T-mobile tab they dont really pick up on it, but if its an ATT tab they make you get a 2GB data plan.
I would still like to keep my ATT number active though, because thats my main number, and I would set up s VOIP , SIP and Google Voice for calling on Streak7.
ready for some Honeycomb sweetness...
Need the sim unlocked. Multiple ways to do it. Once sim is unlocked drop in and enjoy
you mean device unlocked? my SIM doesn't have a lock i dont think.
I do know my SIM password, its ATT default, something like 1212 I think.
you mean get an unlock code for Streak7 correct?
have you done this yourself without ant text messages saying you have to change your plan? and still keep your voice number for VOIP?
Thanks and... Hellllllllzzzzzyeaaahhhhh Streak7!
What kind of download/upload speeds you guys see on ATT w/ Streak7 ??
Yes your sim is locked even though its an "unlocked" from dell. I have a unlock code for mine but don't have a att sim. Can't answer the other questions sorry.
Yep. I can confirm that 3G data on AT&T does work after unlocked.
You can get an unlock code from Dell by calling 1-800-308-3355 or emailing unlockcoderequest at dell.com
You will need your Service Tag number or IMEI number.
thanks mob1le!, this is the answer i was looking for.
did you have AT&T Sim card with a voice plan and unlimited data when you put it in and use it.
you mind me asking what your device shows up as in your at&t profile?
also do you have any kind of VOIP set up for in/out calling?
thanks guys!
chrisrotolo said:
thanks mob1le!, this is the answer i was looking for.
did you have AT&T Sim card with a voice plan and unlimited data when you put it in and use it.
you mind me asking what your device shows up as in your at&t profile?
also do you have any kind of VOIP set up for in/out calling?
thanks guys!
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google ipad sim card in iphone, same process. data only sim cards + adapter. or activate in a galaxy tab. or activate sim card mobile data in usb stick
So i'm definately thinking about getting a tablet, and know the G-Slate and Dell Streak 7 take SIM cars and 4G. I was thinking if instead of making my phone a hotspot, if there's a hack out there to allow my HTC Sensation 4G's sim card to work in one of these tablets or that the T-Mobile rep i called was just lying.
The reason I think he's lying is because a few weeks ago, i used my SIM in my dad's Samsung Tab and i was able to use Messages. I had WiFi, so i didnt bother to try the internet. I can't try that now because my rebate won't be "validated" says my dad, who used to work for T-Mobile.
Anyway, has anyone tried a mobile data plan SIM Card in their tab? If it requires a hack, please link it because i can't find it :/
Also, what would you pick?
G-Slate or Streak 7?
Doesnt work I tried it in my streak, redirects you to the tmobile website, streak can nativly send text messages as well as the tab, the 3/4g versions at least, just not phone calls
So I either have messaging or internet via hotspot from my phone. Thanks for clearing that up for me
Just purchased a used Tmobile dell streak 7. It is stock and has been reset to all factory settings. The wifi works and everything looks to be ok. I got a tmobile sim card with a 2gig mobile broad band data plan. I know the sim is good and activiated because it works just fine in my buddy's stock tmobile g slate. When I insert it in the streak it recognizes the sim card and restarts but I cant use the interent via the sim. I went through the settings like the user manual says and turned off the wifi, I searched for networks and selected "Tmobile", then it says "registered on network" but no 4g/3g icon show up in the right corner. I just get the wireless bars with an x? I am new to tablets so maybe there is something that I am missing? I need to figure this out today because the guy I purchased it from gave me 24 hrs to try to get it working or I could just get my money back. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jared
anyone? Im running out of time here... I tried my at&t sim out of my iphone and it instantly wanted a "special code" which was expected. Could somebody have tried to enter a code too many times while using a tmobile sim card and somehow locked out the tmobile capability?
Jaredm83 said:
anyone? Im running out of time here... I tried my at&t sim out of my iphone and it instantly wanted a "special code" which was expected. Could somebody have tried to enter a code too many times while using a tmobile sim card and somehow locked out the tmobile capability?
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You need to call T-Mobile customer service, or go into a T-Mobile store, and have them activate the SIM card for the tablet. They have to be tied together.
EDIT: Activate it for THAT specific tablet.
is that true for all tmobile tablets because the sim works fine in a tmobile g slate and the card was not tied to that tablet in any way, but I will try
Jaredm83 said:
Just purchased a used Tmobile dell streak 7. It is stock and has been reset to all factory settings. The wifi works and everything looks to be ok. I got a tmobile sim card with a 2gig mobile broad band data plan. I know the sim is good and activiated because it works just fine in my buddy's stock tmobile g slate. When I insert it in the streak it recognizes the sim card and restarts but I cant use the interent via the sim. I went through the settings like the user manual says and turned off the wifi, I searched for networks and selected "Tmobile", then it says "registered on network" but no 4g/3g icon show up in the right corner. I just get the wireless bars with an x? I am new to tablets so maybe there is something that I am missing? I need to figure this out today because the guy I purchased it from gave me 24 hrs to try to get it working or I could just get my money back. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jared
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It just occurred to me that the wireless bars with an x over it could also means that someone has removed or renamed the phone.apk & telephony.apk. I don't have a t-mobile DS 7 so I cannot be certain of this, but you can check it out for yourself. Use a file manager program and go to the directory /system/app and look to see if phone.apk and telephony.apk has been renamed or removed. I have the DS7 wifi edition, and I removed these 2 app so that the DS7 does not drain the battery. My DS7 has the wireless bars with an x over it because I have removed those 2 app.
If ya need those files let me know and ill put em up..im stock t-mo rooted...
just got my streak and ill be around now
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hi.
Recently i bought Galaxy Note white from Amazon. It is originally from HongKong.
and I didnt rooting. I bought a ATT Go Phone sim card and activated($50, everything unlimited),now it is working for calling and txting but web and internet is not work
even H+ is shown on top of my screen.
when I try to connect internet, it says " Media Net. To use data service, you must have a data package. go att.com/mygophone"
I already tried vary of APN setting but still not work.
Here is my question.
1) Do I have to buy another sim card? because mine isnt read 3G on sim card.
2) I have a dumphone. Should I put in my sim card to dumphone and call ATT my phone doesnt work for internet?
any other advise will be very welcome.. plz help me..
Apparently, ATT knew you have a smartphone...so your unlimited data plans are block.
I have the same problem...you can check if your dump phone can use for web.
If can't ..call the CSR with your dump phone...see they can fix it. Then try to insert the SIM again when it's fix.
If it's don't work...your have to purchase a data plan.... I got the 250 minutes for $25 and 500MB data plan for $25. And the 500MB data plan will roll over if you enrolled Auto payment every month.
Good luck