Prepaid Data

I was able to use my TM-506 on the prepaid Sidekick plan and I got 3G speeds.  Apparently the plan is not restricted to just sidekicks.  I have read where other people have successfully used it with an unlocked iphone. 

Here's the speedtest from when I was tethered to my netbook showing the 3G speed:



Just set the APN on your phone to: hiptop.t-mobile.com

It operates just like the postpaid data plan.  When you use the sidekick plan you get unlimited data for $1 per day.  The $1 per day is charged whether the plan is used or not.  However, if you don't need it everyday, just change the prepaid plan to Pay As You Go before the end of the day.  Then you won't be charged until you need to use it again.

It's great for people who just need occasional data.  You can just set up a prepaid account and slip in a secondary SIM card whenever you need it.  If you don't have an extra SIM, T-Mobile will sell you one for $7 including shipping.

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Detail.aspx?class=prepaid&device=53299206-c069-429a-82fa-000007a2ac12

It may appear that way but there is something going on with the way your provisioned in the system but its much more then it just working trust me. The luckest case I've seen is a guy that was on prepaid he had got service free for an estimated 3 months data and all and he didn't know why off of $2

The luckest case I've seen is a guy that was on prepaid he had got service free for an estimated 3 months data and all and he didn't know why off of $2

I didn't say I was getting it for free.  As soon as I switched to the sidekick plan it charged me the $1 for the day. 

But all you have to do is set the APN on the phone to hiptop.t-mobile.com.  I surfed the web just fine both in the phone's browser and by tethering.  No special system provisioning required.   

For about a month now, many people have been using the sidekick's prepaid plan for unlimited data for $1 per day on any device. 

As of yesterday, it appears T-Mobile has closed the hiptop APN down except for actual sidekick devices.   

Since most of T-Mobile's subscriber growth last quarter was in prepaid, hopefully they'll realize that prepaid data is a service that people want and they'll re-instate something. 

I was able to use my TM-506 on the prepaid Sidekick plan and I got 3G speeds.  Apparently the plan is not restricted to just sidekicks.  I have read where other people have successfully used it with an unlocked iphone.  

Here's the speedtest from when I was tethered to my netbook showing the 3G speed:

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Just set the APN on your phone to: hiptop.t-mobile.com

It operates just like the postpaid data plan.  When you use the sidekick plan you get unlimited data for $1 per day.  The $1 per day is charged whether the plan is used or not.  However, if you don't need it everyday, just change the prepaid plan to Pay As You Go before the end of the day.  Then you won't be charged until you need to use it again.

So, is this tactic still available on the sidekick phones, with tethering still working? Can I tether a sidekick to a Mac? If I switch to Pay as you go, then to enable the data plan, I will have to switch back on the T-Mobile web site or by calling customer service, right? So if I do this, I will need to anticipate my needs for upcoming days.

In a later post you say

But all you have to do is set the APN on the phone to hiptop.t-mobile.com.  I surfed the web just fine both in the phone's browser and by tethering.  No special system provisioning required.  

So are you saying that just changing the APN in the phone switches the plan back and incurs the daily fee?

So, is this tactic still available on the sidekick phones, with tethering still working? Can I tether a sidekick to a Mac? If I switch to Pay as you go, then to enable the data plan, I will have to switch back on the T-Mobile web site or by calling customer service, right? So if I do this, I will need to anticipate my needs for upcoming days.

The sidekick plan is now available only for sidekick devices.  About a month after I made that first post, T-Mobile blocked all non Sidekick devices from using data.

I don't know if it's possible to tether a sidekick to a MAC.  You'd have to check the Sidekick forum for that.

As far as anticipating the data plan switch, you can switch over to the sidekick plan during the day at any time.  If you don't think you'll be using the plan the next day, then switch back prior to midnight.  If the clock strikes 12, and you have the sidekick plan, T-Mobile will deduct an additional $1 for the next day whether you use the plan or not.

So are you saying that just changing the APN in the phone switches the plan back and incurs the daily fee?

No, changing the APN in the phone won't do it.  You have to log into my.t-mobile.com and change the plan.  As soon as you do, you are charged $1 for the current day.

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T-Mobile is a group of mobile phone corporate subsidiaries (all under the ownership of Deutsche Telekom) that operate GSM and UMTS networks in Europe and the United States. The T stands for Telekom. T-Mobile also has financial stakes in mobile operators in Central and Eastern Europe. Globally, T-Mobile has some 150 million subscribers [1], making it the world's eighth largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers and the third largest multinational after the United Kingdom's Vodafone and Spain's Telefónica. T-Mobile USA is the fourth largest wireless telecommunications network in the U.S. market with 33.5 million customers after Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, and Sprint Nextel. T-Mobile International has a substantial presence in eleven European countries (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom) as well as in the United States.

In late 2005, Deutsche Telekom attempted to acquire rival mobile network operator O2, but was beaten out by Spain's Telefónica[2].

In March 2008, the company announced they planned to acquire Siemens Wireless Modules (now known as Cinterion Wireless Modules) as part of the JOMA consortium. The Siemens Wireless Modules spin off to Cinterion Wireless Modules was concluded on May 1, 2008.

The T-Mobile ring tone was composed by Lance Massey.

T-Mobile is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and belongs to the FreeMove Business alliance.

T-Mobile is a group of mobile phone corporate subsidiaries (all under the ownership of Deutsche Telekom) that operate GSM and UMTS networks in Europe and the United States. The T stands for Telekom. T-Mobile also has financial stakes in mobile operators in Central and Eastern Europe. Globally, T-Mobile has some 150 million subscribers [1], making it the world's eighth largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers and the third largest multinational after the United Kingdom's Vodafone and Spain's Telefónica. T-Mobile USA is the fourth largest wireless telecommunications network in the U.S. market with 33.5 million customers after Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, and Sprint Nextel. T-Mobile International has a substantial presence in eleven European countries (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom) as well as in the United States.

In late 2005, Deutsche Telekom attempted to acquire rival mobile network operator O2, but was beaten out by Spain's Telefónica[2].

In March 2008, the company announced they planned to acquire Siemens Wireless Modules (now known as Cinterion Wireless Modules) as part of the JOMA consortium. The Siemens Wireless Modules spin off to Cinterion Wireless Modules was concluded on May 1, 2008.

The T-Mobile ring tone was composed by Lance Massey.

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