I got an unlocked T-Mobile G1 today. Woo. There is a bunch of mis-information out there on blogs and forum about how to get the phone set up. Here’s the real deal, I found these settings on Piaw’s Blog.
Name: whatever_you_want_the_name_to_be APN: wap.cingular Username: wap@cingulargprs.com Password: cingular1 MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com MMS port: 80 MCC: 310 MNC: 410
Now, on to my first impressions of the phone.
Works:
- Calling works.
- Google contact import works.
- Google Chat works.
- EDGE data works.
- WiFi data works.
- Keyboard works. It rocks
Doesn’t work:
- AOL Chat does not work. Complains it can’t read my mobile number from my SIM card.
- 3G data does not work. I read that the phone doesn’t support the 3G band used by AT&T.
Works, but not well:
- The browser works, but it sucks compared to the iPhone. Feels very slow. I was expecting a lot more given that it’s using MobileSafari/WebKit.
- Video download/playback works. The player was branded with the YouTube logo, so I’m guessing it only supports YouTube out of the box.
- The UI feels clunky at first. Sort of feels like Nokia S60, too many menus and inconsistency in how different tasks are done
Horace | 31-Dec-08 at 6:10 pm | Permalink
The username and password aren’t actually necessary.
Also, even if you disable all data settings, you’ll still be charged for random “pinging” used by the various Google apps. I use an app called “APNdroid,” which switches off all data services. I also use “ToggleWifi,” which toggles Wifi on and off.
I have the Adroid Dev Phone 1, and usually keep both data and wifi off until needed.
matt | 09-Jan-09 at 7:53 am | Permalink
On the MMSC setting I dropped the (Http.//) and it seems to work much better now, thanks
Micho | 21-Jan-09 at 1:31 pm | Permalink
does mms work?
Jai | 18-Apr-09 at 11:12 am | Permalink
How do you get email to work on G1 with at&t???
allenday | 20-Apr-09 at 4:13 pm | Permalink
@Jai
I didn’t test the email setup. I use gmail, which works fine with the EDGE connection.
uatesamich | 28-Apr-09 at 5:56 pm | Permalink
I couldnt get the MMS to work.
Andy | 24-Jun-09 at 10:15 am | Permalink
Thanks for the APN settings!
I originally used T-Mobile with the G1, and thus far the only noticeable difference between AT&T/T-Mobile is (as you mentioned) the lack of 3G speeds (however, even with T-Mobile in the Chicago area, I did not get a 3G connection all the time).
A smith | 10-Jul-09 at 8:55 pm | Permalink
THANKS ! i got it ; i kept using them fakes it and it never worked. =}
Amanda | 04-Dec-09 at 9:03 am | Permalink
I think I’m missing a step. I have the wap.cingular APN set up as instructed above as well as without the username and password and I can’t connect at all. Not even to register the phone with Google.
What am I missing?