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HELP! Do i need the T-Mobile 4.99 or 19.99 plan???
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Posted by: nvinfamouschase

hey guys wats goin on... so i've bought an iphone right and i'm about to unlock it and everything... but i seen so many posts about T-Mobile users having to switch their data plan that it got me all confused... so basically my question is

Do i need the 4.99 data plan or the unlimited data plan to have EDGE working for me?

Thanks!

Posted by: blackraven

$19.99 Unlimited Internet (includes Wifi)...if you want to sleep soundly at night and not have any hassle setting things up.

Posted by: dsigma6

you'll sleep better using t-zones. there are 38 stickied posts about it.

Posted by: nvinfamouschase

sweeet.. i'll definitely keep that in mind

Posted by: nvinfamouschase

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Originally Posted by dsigma6

you'll sleep better using t-zones. there are 38 stickied posts about it.

where do i find the 38 sticky posts about it???

sorry i'm new to this.

Posted by: dsigma6

Ok, so I exaggerated about '38.'

Sign up for T-Zones on the T-Mobile website. Give it a day to set up.

Get installer on your iPhone.

Add the following source: http://iphone.surrealnetworks.com/repo

From that source, install his (SurrealNetworks') T-Mobile T-Zones Proxy app, as well as the Sticky APN. Verify wap.voicestream.com appears under your EDGE settings under General>Network.

Posted by: nvinfamouschase

thank you guys so much...i just finished unlocking my phone... ima change my plan tomorrow and get the rest goin.

Posted by: pharaohMJ23

hey i did that, and my internet works, but my youtube doesnt work anymore.........wuts up?

Posted by: Greg Martz

Just to be clear if you unlock the iPhone and use the T mobile network/carrier, what features do you lose on the iPhone?

Posted by: pharaohMJ23

you lose visual voicemail

Posted by: charlie0369

T-zones will operate slower then the internet plan. and it depends on signal strength also. Many factors. I've got the 4.99 plan and at work i get as low as 39Kbps and sometimes 149Kbps. But for the most part i'm using wifi at home at work and lots of other places. At my buddies house 15 miles away (almost to podunk nowhere) i get 193Kbps on the 4.99 plan and it was the same when i had the 19.99 plan. Way cheaper for bout the same performance IMO. Wi-Fi i.e. "hot spots" are t-mobile specific wifi access points. You get a username and password to log onto t-mobile points. There are A LOT of wifi access points, more then tmobile points, unsecured you can jump onto. Houses business...etc. either way if there are is no wifi to even hook up to, then everyone gets to go to EDGE.

There is a youtube fix on installer also if that's a software problem. but if you are on edge 4.99 plan, it will take forever to load and youtube will finally give up and say "cannot connect to youtube" It still works on wi-fi right? if not then it's a software problem.

Posted by: dsigma6

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Originally Posted by charlie0369

T-zones will operate slower then the internet plan. and it depends on signal strength also.

It has the absolute same speed as the more expensive plan. Correct however (and obvious), that signal strength affects it.