Buying yourself a T-Mobile G1 off eBay? Better hope that it's either unlocked or that you can get yourself an active T-Mobile SIM card. The G1's much-vaunted first step during the setup is to enter your Google login username and password. Once that happens, the G1 attempts to connect to Google's servers to get your email, contacts, and calendar set up.
Here's the thing, though, if (or when) the G1 cannot connect to the servers, you're done. There is no way to exit out of the Google setup screen, no clear way to reset the phone to bypass it (even in "safe mode"), no way to turn on WiFi. You basically have a sweet phone that can only made emergency calls.
In other words, you're stuck. We're on the phone now with T-Mobile to see how their representative manage trying to activate the device remotely. Stay tuned!
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[...] there’s no OS showdown yet, as the G1 won’t work without a data plan, period. [Digg [...]
[...] there’s no OS showdown yet, as the G1 won’t work without a data plan, period. [Digg [...]
[...] there’s no OS showdown yet, as the G1 won’t work without a data plan, period. [Digg [...]
Actually there is a little trick to it. To unlock the in terms of using it without a data plan, you have to sign up for it, let your phone register and unlock. Then you cancel your data plan the same day. I believe you wont get charged for it, and you should have a phone you can use off of WiFi
[...] wary, we’re not actually endorsing this option until we actually try it because we’ve already run into an issue with the T-Mobile G1 not working without a data plan. Let us know in the comments if you were able to rig this setup and have a halfway functional [...]
I bought T-Mobile from Ebay and called T-mobile to add data plan then cancelled it the next day. Had no problems canceling it. Now I have G1 with no data plan. Works fine can check my email etc
Nice update asshole. You said you'd update the page and you didn't. So what did T-Mobile say?!
Kamavel, did they charge you the full 24.99 or did they charge you a days worth
I did the same as Kamavel but I did everything online. When I got my phone, I went online on my computer and added the data plan to my SIM card. An hour or so later, I started my G1 and it was able to connect and authenticate my gmail userid/password. As soon as I was in, I canceled my data plan online. The bill will come next month, but I doubt they will charge me the whole $24.99. I have done such things before with other services (bundle SMS, data plan for blackberry etc) and they always charged partially... I think based on how many days you used it.
how about the blackberry?..how did you unlock that, I have a blackberry here, and I've been wondering how to gett the aim, internet, and emailing working, because I have an unlimited prepaid sim card with those three features, so please get back to me on this..please..
So, the author should kindly update his article and not spread such rumors, please!
What is unclear is, if google releases an update to android OS, whether I will get it automatically or not. And if not, what will I have to do to get the update. I have read somewhere that the updates are over the air (OTA), which means some sort of internet connectivity is needed. Not sure if they can do it over WiFi.
so pretty much all i got to do is get the data plan log in my g1 then the next day ill cancell it
this doesnt even work
Delete this article please. You don't even need to have the data plan in the first place kid. You can: 1) boot the G1 up in safe mode (bypassing the login) 2) setup your wifi 3) login 4) restart in normal mode 5) ?????? 6) prifit
Can you please help me with these steps? I'm totally confused.
I can't believe you didn't even research the subject. A simple google search shatters your statement. Your personal experience is based off of simply turning on an ebay phone with your sim card. Who would buy the G1 before finding out if it even works on his/her sim? YOU (syn. retard)=======================================================================================================
google: g1 without data plan
hahhahaha!! i bet the poster feels so stupid right now! probably acting like he aint checkin his comments. Go and blog your nonsense elsewhere basement dweller! You are the reason the government wants to take away free speech!
i got the g1, unlocked it buying a code online, thn activated the gmail account but my money is getting over very fast when i browse online, i try to connect to wifi but it says obtaining ip address, and thn disconnected, i want to cancel the data plan and use only wifi, how can i do that, i dont want to see the edge sign on top.........please help
I did the same. Cancelled hours after activation, but I was unable to do it online it says it's required, so I called in. I was only charged under a buck. Phone works awesome on wifi. As for Release updates I am unsure at this point.
how you think if i take sim from my friend(g1 to) & put it in my g1!can i activate like this?
well my 2 g1's work just fine without any plan services..im able to go online and check my emails and surf the web..plus connecting to any wifi when im driving or any place that im at
Are you able to get apps without the data plan by using wifi?
ok i boght a sim card and called becuase my g1 will not sign in the rep said i needed a data plan but i jus spent money on this sim card now they want me to buy another sim they buggin! then while on the phone with these morons she made me reset my phone now i cant even make calls... how can i bypass that? i need the help please!
I want to know the steps to sign in to my google account without data plan?
Yes it will. You need a USB cable and the Dev software. Just did it today :)
Iight i got a G1 on prepaid it says 3G in the cornor n everything but i cant use internet or aim or get apps how do u make the internet work without a wifi connection lik it worked at first jus fine internet aim apps then it stoped after a day how do i make it work all da time???
Had data plan on my g1 on the tmobile prepaid and I haven't paid my bill in a over a week and my internet works fine. Get like me.
Had data plan on my g1 on the tmobile prepaid and I haven't paid my bill in a over a week and my internet works fine. Get like me.
Correction, I don't have a bill technically but I haven't refilled my minutes for the phone...and my internet is still working fine, check emails, youtube works and etc....
so i got the g1 like two days ago..it was a family members before i got it..she had the rite plan for it and everything..so she gave it to me and i put my sim card in it. restored everything to factory settings. wen i started it up. it took me thru the google login prosses. created a acount and it was working fine..two days later (today) i was clearing up space on the app manager.after i was done i noticed my contacts were gone. i tryed to get them back from my sim card or sync from google. but google wouldnt let me sign in..i couldnt even add a contact manually. so i took out my sim card. restored factory settings again. put my sim back in and started it up. it took me thru the google login prosses again. but still wouldnt login. now im stuck in the damn google setup prosses and cant do anything with my phone. wats the problem??
But what about MMS? Will this still work if you cancel the data plan?
where do ii qo to qet the g1 plan and cancel iit afterwards
theres nothing i can do with out paying the money
I just received my G1 yesterday. It was delivered as a handset exchange because my Sidekick Lx broke. Anyway, a couple of days before I got my G1, I called cust. care and they told me that all I would need to do when I got the phone was cancel my Sidekick data plan and add the G1 plan. So I did, and they tell me since I have a FlexPay account that I have to pay around $70 for the data services or I have to wait til the end of the month to get it for $25 or $35.
I'm really mad because now I have a G1 and can't even use it, which sucks.
How do I use the internet without the data plan while having wifi?
What if i have t-moble can i still use the wifi
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