Unlocked 8320-saying upgrade

[aggie00]

I unlocked by at&t 8320 to use with t-mobile. I am paying for the 10.00 t-mobile data plan and I cannot get on the internet. My TCP is still for at&t.

Do I need to change the TCP address for t-mobile or does t-mobile know I am using a blackberry and wants me to upgrade to the bb service?

[Artemis68]

Change your APN settings to T-Mobile...

epc.t-mobile.com is the one to use.

You will get basic net (like via Opera or something) but no push email or BBM.

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[aggie00]

I tried that and it's still telling me I need to upgrade my subscription b/c the current plan is not compatible with my device.

[aggie00]

I can't go to facebook or ebay mobile, but I can go to my yahoo mail and yahoo home page. What does that mean?

[Artemis68]

You're not on a BB plan so web is going to be limited.

Have you downloaded Opera Mini?

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[aggie00]

No, what does that do and how do I do that?

[Artemis68]

You'll need to download it when you're on wifi or something.

It's a browser. It's free. I'm using it right now in fact. It's very fast and works with any data.

Having a BB w/o a data plan isn't easy though, you'll have to do a lot of work arounds. If you want it to be easy, I'd just get the BB data plan and use it.

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[aggie00]

Downloaded Opera Mini and it works perfectly for my work wifi, which we are blocked from social sites and I can now get fb. Bad news is it still doesn't make my tmobile data work.

Now what do I need to try?

[Artemis68]

Did you set the APN settings correctly to tmobile?

You may want to try other APN settings...
wap.voicestream.com comes to mind...

[drpainmd]

hate to say it, but a bb data plan is the only way to go! while transferring data via wifi, you will still be using data from the carrier....believe me..i know(300 data bill..yuck)

[aggie00]

But I don't even have a SIM card in my phone when using WIFI at home and here at work. Explain that one! Which carrier am I using then?

[aggie00]

Originally Posted by Artemis68

Did you set the APN settings correctly to tmobile?

You may want to try other APN settings...
wap.voicestream.com comes to mind...

I went to Opera Mini's help and it has three different T-Mobile settings options. T-mobile (web, Blackberry), T-mobile (Internet), T-mobile (VPN) and there are different APN's for each and then for DNS, DNS, and Proxy address and port.

I am not sure which T-mobile option to choose to use the correct APN setting and I don't know where the DNS and proxy address and port goes.

[Artemis68]

No, you fix the APN through your BB, not Opera...

Settings > Options > Advanced > TCP/IP

Enter in the APN and enable it. No authetication needed.

I would do that and then run a "network test" on Opera mini to determine the right connection for the internet.

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[Artemis68]

If this doesn't work, please let me know so I can do additional research for you. There's a solution here somewhere.

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[aggie00]

I got this one going, somehow, someway! Now I am having issues with my 8110 and that browser gone when the tmobile sim was inserted and it's an att phone. I have a thread on that one, but thanks for all your help...it worked whatever I did with all your help.