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Treo 180?
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Posted by: joako

I found an unopened Treo 180 and was wondering if it would be worth my while to use it, if not I'll just toss it on ebay.

It seems they do not ship with GPRS, but you have to download the GPRS update from your provider. My question is this: say I download the update from T-Mobile, will I be able to change the settings, specifically the APN?

Posted by: TheBabySitter

I can tell ypou this much. I have a new one off eAbay and it has the GPRS, I got the SIM unlock done right away but they lock access to the Network Settings. You cant c hange the APN. I have spent 3 hours from TMOBILE to HandSpring and you know the deal, no one knows SH_t. You get two choices the internet2 APN or t6he VPN APN. All I want is wap.voicestream.com Is that too much to ask I say?
lol

Posted by: joako

Yes, that is what I want to do, I think im just going to open it up and see what I can get done. They have a European update which does not appear to be provider specific, but I wonder if it is only for the 900/1800mhz version.

Posted by: joako

Guess what, got it to work. I was able to make a call in my house so the RF isnt that bad.

Do this: go to preferences -> network and then tap the menu box in the top left corner and select new.

You cannot edit the GPRS profiles, but you can make new ones. I'll go outside in a second and test it. Wow, Handspring's support doesnt know anything

On another note the box says "GPRS enabled" and I didnt have to install any extra software to use GPRS.

/edit: yes, it works!

Posted by: Wireless

Yes, it has GPRS and it finds it, but can you access the FREE TZONES? I bet not. You only have 2 Internet choices under NETWORK, one is TMOBILE Internet and TMOBILE VPN. Neither one of them will work unless you subscribe to the $19.99 internet plans. What needs to be done is add a APN of wap.voicestream.com This post below I am about to post, will explain it.

Aboout to post the following:
As per usual, I am in the midst of a TMO support "LOOP". The TMOBILE Branded/Distributed TREO 180 has 2 APN's setup in it's Network Setup. You have a choice of TMOBILE Internet (uses APN wap.voicestream2.com ) or TMOBILE VPN ( wap.voicestream3.com ) The Network Setup page is LOCKED. So you cannot add or alter any of the APN settings. Thus, to access TZONES or use FREE Internet access APN ( wap.voicestream.com ), I need to add that APN, and cannot.

My question is this, has anyone had TMOBILE unlock the network Settings so you can add the wap.voicestream.com APN or tell you where to download a file etc, so that you can access the FREE internet access? ( So far I have met with claims after 3 different calls to Customer Support, who transferred me somewhere, even though I asked for Data Support, that they have no access to that feature)

Also, Handspring says it is a carrier dependant feature and they cannot help.
So basically the world is trying to tell me that unless I want to use the 2 NETWORK settings that are in the TREO180 now, I could just as well throw it away. And that, I am not buying. What if TMO changes their APN settings, all TREO 180's become worthless? Also, it is already SIM unlocked, so that is not the answer wither.

Posted by: joako

I didnt have a problem at all, even before I entered the SIM unlock code, I think the pictures speak for themselves.

I still cant figure out how to change the homepage in Blazer...

Posted by: Wireless

I appreciate the effort. After all my complaining, I ended up thinking that maybe it was Unit issue. I got another one sent to me and was in the settings in no time. The short version is looks like a Firmware issue. Anyway, I a, all setup and it works fine. Nice lil unit, but hard to go to a greenish screen after a Tungsten T and Ericsson T515. But it's just a toy to play with. I can see where a 300 or 600 would be quite nice. But anyway, cant beat the unit with an EasySpeak SIM and just cruisin along, as long as the Free Access lasts. Anyway, I will now see if I can return the favor, and figure out Blazer. At first glance it has that "Perma Installed" look. Once again, thanks for your efforts to try and help.

Posted by: vishpool

Could some actually say in words the steps needed to access GPRS in treo?

I have been using Cigular GPRS just fine.

Just got a new Easyspeak Tmo Card.

I am using the following:
GPRS
username:Tap to Enter Name
password:-Unassigned-
APN: wap.voicestream.com

It will successfully sign-on, but can't download any pages.

Please help!!

Thanks

Posted by: mkhan27

There are 4 feature that T-mobile has at this time for data service on any mobile or data device excluding Black Berry, Danger Sidekick.

2 features are designed for handset phone such as a nokia phone or samsung and etc that has a WAP Browser.

- Included wap FREE
With free t-zones you can only access wap.myvoicestream.com which is the home page for T-zones. You would only be able to download ringtones and graphics and etc for only those phone that t-mobile supports and sell officially. You cannot access any other external Website such wap.yahoo.com or wap.google.com and etc. This feature is only for Handset such as nokia, samsung and etc.

- T-zones $4.99 or $9.99
With T-zones 4.99 or 9.99 you can access unlimited internet onto your handset phone only. You can download stuff from t-zones menu only for t-mobile officially sell and supported devices. You also get E-mail access included. If you have a corporate exchange server e-mail account then you need $9.99 T-zones otherwise if you have just have a POP3 or IMAP 4 e-mail account you donot need $9.99. $4.99 would do.

- Old grandfathered T-zones $2.99
With T-zones 2.99 you can access internet and downloadable stuff for supported devices and e-mail access for pop3 and imap 4 and mms and 300 text messages included.
This feature is no longer offered by but those customer who has this feature please keep it because SMS, MMS is included in this feature. YOU ONLY GET 1 MB DATA PER MONTH WITH THIS FEATURE. IT DEPENDS ON YOU HOW YOU USE IT. YOU CAN USE ALL FOR MMS OR YOU CAN USE IT FOR ALL THE SERVICES THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE WISELY.

** APN address for all of these above features are wap.voicestream.com

2 feature are designed for PDA' s Phone edition such as T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone edition Or Palm One treo's such as treo 600, treo 180 and etc that has a HTML Browser.

- T-Mobile Internet $19.99 Unlimited Internet Access
With T-mobile Internet feature you get Unlimited Internet access onto your phone pda phone that has HTML Browser or If you want to make your handset phone such as nokia, samsung act as modem to get the internet access onto you Laptop or PDA or Desktop. This feature also includes 100 Picture Messages a month it depends on you how you use it. E-mails is a part of this service also.

** APN address for T-Mobile Internet is internet2.voicestream.com

- T-Mobile VPM $19.99 Unlimited Internet Access
With T-mobile Internet feature you get Unlimited Internet access onto your phone pda phone that has HTML Browser or If you want to make your handset phone such as nokia, samsung act as modem to get the internet access onto you Laptop or PDA or Desktop. This feature also includes 100 Picture Messages a month it depends on you how you use it. E-mails is a part of this service also. The only difference is that you data goes through the tunneling process and your data have a little bit more security. Both of the feature are excellent in terms of security.

**APN address for T-Mobile VPN is internet3.voicestream.com

Posted by: vishpool

Hmm....thanks for talking the time to lay things down.
But, I really didn't need at that (but truely; ty, for the effort).

Actually, I figured out the problem; Blazer browser was acting up for some reason or another. So, I got Xiino, and it worked just fine.
So, thanks again!