Why spend $19.99 for T-Mobile’s unlimited internet when you can get the same service using T-Mobile’s $5.99 T-Zones Plan. It is fairly easy to get the $5.99 T-Zones plan to work on your iPhone, you just have to follow a few easy steps below. Everything will work just as it does over Wi-Fi, such as, You-tube, mail, maps, weather, and stocks.
UPDATED for firmware 2.0-2.1: Go to Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network -> Enter epc.tmobile.com for the APN and leave the username and password blank.
For firmware 1.1.4 and below: just add the LEI installer source and have installer install the hack for you. Please follow the guide to add https://limitededitioniphone.com/lei.xml
Guide To Install Limited Edition iPhone’s Source
First: Enter APN, username and password Go to ‘Settings’ -> ‘General’ -> ‘Network’ -> ‘Edge.’ For the APN field enter wap.voicestream.com. Make sure the username and password fields are empty.
To Start you will need to copy a file called “Proxy.pac“. You can download and unzip or
You can create this file by opening a notepad and cut and copy this code
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
if (isInNet(myIpAddress(), "10.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0"))
return "PROXY 216.155.165.50:8080";
else
return "DIRECT";
}
Now name it as proxy.pac
PLEASE DO NOT SAVE THE FILE AS proxy.pac.txt but proxy.pac
and upload it to: /private/var/root
(if by exploring your phone you dont see the change in file name ,download mobile finder on your mobile thorugh ibrickr and rename it on your iphone itself….)
After Copying download the file below:
http://rapidshare.com/files/55487664/preferences.plist.html
Or
http://files-upload.com/files/507698/preferences.plist
Or create your own and save it as preferences.plist and make sure its NOT preferences.plist.txt:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>CurrentSet</key> <string>/Sets/590C7F8E-66F4-47C8-8094-978C51F78E76</string> <key>NetworkServices</key> <dict> <key>34C2DD45-CE10-4F80-9E97-E1E2AC32095F</key> <dict> <key>Interface</key> <dict> <key>DeviceName</key> <string>ip2</string> <key>Hardware</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string> <key>Type</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string> </dict> <key>com.apple.CommCenter</key> <dict> <key>AllowNetworkAccess</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>Available</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>Setup</key> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>acds.voicemail</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> <key>Version</key> <integer>1</integer> </dict> </dict> <key>67D14362-B948-48DF-BF15-E88C95AC39AE</key> <dict> <key>AppleTalk</key> <dict> <key>ConfigMethod</key> <string>Node</string> <key>__INACTIVE__</key> <true/> </dict> <key>DNS</key> <dict/> <key>IPv4</key> <dict> <key>ConfigMethod</key> <string>DHCP</string> </dict> <key>IPv6</key> <dict> <key>ConfigMethod</key> <string>Automatic</string> </dict> <key>Interface</key> <dict> <key>DeviceName</key> <string>en0</string> <key>Hardware</key> <string>AirPort</string> <key>Type</key> <string>Ethernet</string> </dict> <key>Proxies</key> <dict> <key>ExceptionsList</key> <array> <string>*.local</string> <string>169.254/16</string> </array> <key>FTPPassive</key> <integer>1</integer> </dict> <key>SMB</key> <dict/> <key>UserDefinedName</key> <string>AirPort</string> </dict> <key>F7FAC254-50FE-4A86-B07B-4533D90AB215</key> <dict> <key>Interface</key> <dict> <key>DeviceName</key> <string>ip1</string> <key>Hardware</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string> <key>Type</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string> </dict> <key>Proxies</key> <dict> <key>ProxyAutoConfigEnable</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>ProxyAutoConfigURLString</key> <string>file:///private/var/root/proxy.pac</string> </dict> <key>com.apple.CommCenter</key> <dict> <key>AllowNetworkAccess</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>Available</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>Setup</key> <dict> <key>apn</key> <string>wap.voicestream.com</string> <key>password</key> <string></string> <key>username</key> <string></string> </dict> <key>Version</key> <integer>1</integer> </dict> </dict> </dict> <key>Sets</key> <dict> <key>590C7F8E-66F4-47C8-8094-978C51F78E76</key> <dict> <key>Network</key> <dict> <key>Global</key> <dict> <key>IPv4</key> <dict> <key>ServiceOrder</key> <array> <string>67D14362-B948-48DF-BF15-E88C95AC39AE</string> <string>F7FAC254-50FE-4A86-B07B-4533D90AB215</string> <string>34C2DD45-CE10-4F80-9E97-E1E2AC32095F</string> </array> </dict> </dict> <key>Interface</key> <dict> <key>en0</key> <dict> <key>AirPort</key> <dict> <key>JoinMode</key> <string>Automatic</string> </dict> </dict> </dict> <key>Service</key> <dict> <key>34C2DD45-CE10-4F80-9E97-E1E2AC32095F</key> <dict> <key>__LINK__</key> <string>/NetworkServices/34C2DD45-CE10-4F80-9E97-E1E2AC32095F</string> </dict> <key>67D14362-B948-48DF-BF15-E88C95AC39AE</key> <dict> <key>__LINK__</key> <string>/NetworkServices/67D14362-B948-48DF-BF15-E88C95AC39AE</string> </dict> <key>F7FAC254-50FE-4A86-B07B-4533D90AB215</key> <dict> <key>__LINK__</key> <string>/NetworkServices/F7FAC254-50FE-4A86-B07B-4533D90AB215</string> </dict> </dict> </dict> <key>UserDefinedName</key> <string>Automatic</string> </dict> </dict> <key>System</key> <dict> <key>System</key> <dict> <key>ComputerName</key> <string>Shawns Phone</string> <key>ComputerNameEncoding</key> <integer>134217984</integer> <key>HostName</key> <string>Shawns Phone</string> </dict> </dict> </dict> </plist>
and go to
/private/var/root/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and backup preferences.plist. Then transfer your new preferences.plist you downloaded or created.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO TOUCH THE EDGE SETTINGS OR APN SETTINGS. JUST REBOOT YOUR iPHONE AND YOU ARE DONE!!
Don’t check your edge settings after the hack. It does something to the plist file and everything stops working!!
Everything should be working with the $5.99 t-zones plan. Speeds are just as good as the $19.99 plan.
You can check you speed by going to: iPhone NetWork Test on your iPhone
-Thanks Wizkid
UPDATE: Here is a different tutorial if the other one did not work for you:
first on your phone go to Settings/General/Network/EDGE/
set your APN to wap.voicestream.com
leave user and pass blank
the copy this code into notepad/ text edit and save it as proxy.pac (PLEASE DO NOT SAVE THE FILE AS proxy.pac.txt but proxy.pac)
Code:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
if (isInNet(myIpAddress(), "10.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0"))
return "PROXY 10.23.8.3:8080";
else
return "DIRECT";
}
connect via SSH and save this on your iphone in “/private/var/root”
next you want to find “private/var/root/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist”
on your iphone and copy it to your desktop.
make a backup, and then open the file and search in it until you see
Code:
key>DeviceName</key> <string>ip1</string> <key>Hardware</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string> <key>Type</key> <string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
and right there you want to add this
Code:
<key>Proxies</key>
<dict>
<key>ProxyAutoConfigEnable</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ProxyAutoConfigURLString</key>
<string>file:///private/var/root/proxy.pac</string>
</dict>
so the whole thing looks like this
Code:
<key>DeviceName</key>
<string>ip1</string>
<key>Hardware</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
</dict>
<key>Proxies</key>
<dict>
<key>ProxyAutoConfigEnable</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ProxyAutoConfigURLString</key>
<string>file:///private/var/root/proxy.pac</string>
</dict>
<key>com.apple.CommCenter</key>
then save this back to where you got it “private/var/root/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist”
now you should be able to connect to tzones!
Don’t check your edge settings after the hack. It does something to the plist file and everything stops working!!
People are reporting that if you delete and re-upload the files a few times it will eventually work.
If you are still having problems, download services from installer. Turn off edge and then turn it back on. Select the T-zones option that pops up. It should be working again.
I was getting an internal error and 502 error while Safari said COMVERSE. Services fixed that for me.
ok, i think i got t-zone finally! and i think it working. now i trying youtube and it doesnt work. is that normally since it a 1.1.4. i know 1.1.3 it not going to work on tzone. is that normal for 1.1.4 as well?
thanks
Does this work with prepaid T-MOBILE
ok guys i just want to know if u have the t-zones with the iphone do you guys get push mail (auto-manual email alert). seem like if you have t-zones u need to manual refresh. is this true?
how can i get push mail on yahoo with t-zones is it possible?
thanks…!
ok, so i followed all of your steps(well actually i used the installer hack) but its still yours and after i reboot i turn the wifi off to see if it works and it gives me internal error “comverse” on top of safari unless i go to yahoo or wap.myvoicestream.com only those 2 websites work. and after i read the entire thing here i found your fix for internal error thing but when i do that thing with servicers it still gives me internal error thing so please help me fix this i called tmobile and told tham to give me the tzones plan just because this site i thought it would work
it takes a few days for tzones to activate. You will get a text message from tmobile.
ok guys i just want to know if u have the t-zones with the iphone do you guys get push mail (auto-manual email alert). seem like if you have t-zones u need to manual refresh. is this true?
how can i get push mail on yahoo with t-zones is it possible?
thanks…!
how long could t-zones need to activate? i didnt get the massage but i think its activated cause ive been waiting for more than a week. could it take that long????????????
i purchased that 5.99 tzonepackage and followed the steps but this Error 500. can anyone help me. thx in advance
how fast is everybody’s tzone hack? i went to the test and i only got 87 =\
i got 696 with wifi and 74.5 on edge! does the 20 dollar plan go faster??
my tzone was activated in 6 hours. i followed the lei guide exactly and it worked but im not very satisfied with the speed i was hoping it would be in the high 100’s kbps. does area have anything to do with the connection speed?
ok speed varies i just got 93 kbps now.
Those instructions do suck. How do you expect anybody to follow that. I have an easier way of doing it!!
I have t-mobile 5.99 plan for the internet for the Iphone. I have done the steps it takes to get it to work. It is working, however it is extremely slow. Most of the time it wont even work. Is the connection on this plan suppose to be that slow? Please help me with this situation. Thank You!
How do you find out what your connection speed is on the iphone. Thank You.
does anyone know if this would work for the Ipod Touch? let me know! thanks!
why don’t you people read what was posted on top before asking stupid questions
of course it would be slow
you get what you paid for
Yo Idiot, what do u mean by you get what you
pay for? Are you saying if I upgrade the plan I get better connection?
I am very new to iphones and I got one 5 days back. It is currently working with T-mobile – unlocked using iPlus2.0. I am still not able to know how to install a program like ibricker or SIMport in the iphone, which is actually downloaded on to the PC?
Also, what is /private/var/root? How do you go there or upload there?
hey people.. im using WinSCP and i put everything in order how its supposed to be but when i click login, this error comes out:
“Network error: Connection refused”
it was working for me just fine the other day but now it doesnt want to work. please help
i unlocked my phone and put in a tmobile sim but the internet does not work. they told me to go to tmobile and get the data plan for edge. but when i went the tmobile people told me that i wasnt able to get that that it wouldnt work on my phone because its from att and has different settings. what can i do to connect my phone to the internet. i need step by step instructions. someone please help
Hey I did this and everything was the same but when i open safari it says it cant open because it can not establish a secure connection to the server?
can someone please help?
hi. i have a quastion. everything works fine for me(the internet) but i was just wondering if it was supposed to be like that – Its slower than edge. i checked with my friend cause he has iphone 2 and he has at&t and the edge is a lot faster. like 5x
another way to test iphone network
i.dslr.net/tinyspeedtest.html
average speed tmobile vs att
tmobile: 5.99 speed 56-113 plan 39.99
att: 20 speed 113-130 plan 69.99
but i use tmobile sometime speed up to 126 and sometimes 52, 53. 67, 102(after tzone hacked), i think speed depends on area and reception of network too
hey i have a question, before i got my iphone, i had a t-mobile sidekick 3, and i had the sidekick unlimited plan to provide me with the internet, etc. would my sidekick unlimited plan still work with the edge on the iphone, how do i fix it?
hey i just received an iphone and i am with tmobile, im trying to set it up…. i just dont get it.. can some one please email me… perhaps one on one to get it ot work … thanks r.holtz.3 at hotmail com
so, if i download the T-zone hack from installer, does that mean, i don’t have to do anything else?
and i accidentally checked the edge setting, does that mean i have to redo everything?
well i had the 19.99 plan i just switched to 5.99 would that have any effect on why everytime i try to click and install t-zone from the iphone keeps giving me and error msg saying Package download failed ..
you need to be on wifi to use installer.
I’m still trying to access the internet on my iphone. i have the 19.99 sidekick function that gives me free internet but its not working. i have the E at the top and i typed wap.voicestream.com in edge.
hey i have a problem with my phone…although its not a iphone i still hope you could help me….i have an LG KU990 and i have all these cool stuff on it that kinda reminds me ihpone cuz i use to have an iphone…but the thing is just like 2 mins ago I got the 5.99 tmobile internet plan and i wanted to see if the youtube on my phone works and it doesnt…and i am really frustrated I dono what to do i just dont want the tzones I want to go to youtube and all other pages..but can u help please?
This might be a dumb question, but are there any plans to make this work on the new 2.0 firmware? I’m currently using 1.1.4 and want to upgrade eventually, but I don’t want it so that I have to pay the $20 a month for T-Mobile’s internet.
Yes. This will work with 2.0.
does it work with prepaid t-mobile?
Thanks in advance
Which tzones hack do i install? I see that you have 2. One says “T-Mobile 1.1.3/4 T-Zones” and the other one says “T-Zone’s Hack”. I’ve tried both with no results. I’ve even tried manually installing but I’ve never received a text from T-mobile. Thanks in advance for any assistance
so if i get the 19.99 tzone instead am i guaranteed to get internet at all times? im getting sick of this 5.99 plan going in and out on me. i have fw. 1.1.4 i d/l the tzone hack and tzone is activated. keep getting the internal error. and if i switch the 19.99 do i still have to install the hack?
READ. Thanx to limitededitioniphone for all the help. I’m here to help too.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY:
1) This hack is for “iPhones” ONLY!!. If you are having problems with a phone other than an “iPhone”, you are at the wrong place.
2) Your iPhone MUST be Unlocked/Jailbroken for this hack to work. If your iPhone is not Unlocked/Jailbroken, please do so. (Www.ziphone.org)
3) At this page, you will find ONLY information about the iPhones Internet connection known as the “EDGE” connection and how to install it on iPhone, THIS SECTION ONLY WORKS FOR T-MOBILE. If you are looking for other topics for the iPhone, please DO NOT ask here and find the topic you are looking for at the principal/main page.
4) Here at this website, we try to explain steps as easy as we can so you can understand and you can follow up, so if you have questions, read the whole post and if you don’t find what you are looking for, look at the comments. Please don’t ask questions that have been already asked and answered. Thank you.
5) Any questions you have concerning to this topic, please ask and we would be glad to help.
NOW LETS START!!
The first thing you want to do is call T-Mobile. Please don’t call from your iPhone (t-mobile WILL let you know that you are using a phone that u should not be using in the first place), call from your house phone or another cellphone. You are probably going to need to make up a story like this:
Tell the operator that you are currently using (the phone you was using before you started using the iPhone) and that you bought a “Razr” and you would like the $5.99 T-Zones Internet plan “just to check out the horoscope (lie)” they don’t need anymore info.
After hanging up, on your iPhone, tap SETTINGS, then tap GENERAL, then tap NETWORK, then tap EDGE, at the APN section (the first one you will see) and type: ” wap.voicestream.com” (without the ” “) make sure you leave the “username” and “password” fields blank.
EXIT THAT AND RESTART YOUR PHONE COMPLETELY.
When your phone turns back on, open up your installer in your iPhone and add the source in red at the top of this page to make your job more easier. If you don’t know how to install a source, please don’t ask here, search on google or youtube. After installing the source, go to the “Tweaks” folder and you will find two T-Mobile $5.99 T-Zones hacks, please install the one corresponding to your iPhones firmware. If you are not sure, its OK to install them both. (if you have 1.1.4, you might want to try the “T-Mobile 1.1.3 TZones Hack” since I have 1.1.4 and that’s the one that works for me)
After installing the hack, click the home button and wait for the iPhone to refresh as it usually does after installing a program. THEN RESTART YOUR IPHONE COMPLETELLY.
Now you are good to go! Remember that you will need to wait up to 24 hours for T-Mobile to apply the changes to your account. Allow up to 2 days if possible, be patient. And remember you will need a Wi-Fi conection in order for you to download the hack for the first time.
I hope this really helped you guys.
My situation is weird. I’ve had the T-Web for few mnths now. i recently pwned my iphone to 2.0. via Cydia i installed the T-Mobile $5.99 hack. but wat happend is when i try to edit the EDGE settings n enter wap.voicestream.com , blank, blank. rebooted my iPhone and safari, mail, weather says i don’t have required internet service.
BUT, if i leave the
APN- blank
usename-blank
p/w- blank,
and reboot my iPhone. voila! safari, mail, weather all works fine, but the youtube is not available. has this happened to neone.
Well t10z, this sometimes happen because of the hack you installed, maybe the hack did all the work for you! That happens to me sometimes and its because the phone has it configured in the .plist already so it doesnt need to check the APN.
About the youtube issue, what you can do is open up installer, then tap the “Tweaks 1.1.4” then install the “Youtube Activator 1.1.4” and restart your phone.
If this doesnt work for you, maybe its because of your Internet connection, your EDGE network is too slow, try it on Wi-Fi and see for yourself.
I’m glad to help
iPhone Helper, you’r right. Youtube only works on wi-fi. one more thing, i updated to v 2.0, so only have Cydia no Installer. Is there any way to get Installer on a pwned v2.0 iPhone? appreciate ur help.
Well, i have no knowledge about that. Maybe theres one way out, go on iTunes, connect your iPhone and check if iTunes is recognizing it as a 1.1.4 still.
If iTunes is recognizing it as a 1.1.4, what you can do is restore it to the factory settings on itunes, but all the conctacts you have and music/videos are going to get deleted as well.
Youtube did work after i installed the youtube activator. It was very slow but it did work.
Hey i was using the Tzones hack and it was working perfectly (i have 2.0) and now im not sure what it is exactly that i screwed up but my internet wont work and i dont even have the E on the top of my screen. Haha so any help would be great
I’ve had the same problem with 2.0. That’s why I’ve downgraded to the 1.1.4 and have never had that problem since.
i just reset it and when i woke up this morning it was working perfect lol
Hello,
“After installing the source, go to the “Tweaks†folder and you will find two T-Mobile $5.99 T-Zones hacks, please install the one corresponding to your iPhones firmware.”
Every time I try to install this “T-Mobile $5.99 T-Zones hack” I get the error: “1.1.3 has its own T-Zone patch. Look for that instead”
not sure where to find that. under Tweaks 1.1.3 i have no t-zones hack available
Also my internet error reads COMVERSE
internal error. You do not have access to the site in
Please help. Can’t access T-zones after trying everything!
mine is real buggy now….. i upped to 2.0.2 and then it started in with “cannot activate cellular network” so i went down to 1.1.4 again and now it just wont work period
email me help plz so i can jump right to it
t-mobile have successfully block my 5.99 t hack can’t get to any web with edge about 2 day ago. Anyone know other ways to get it back running again like completely erase or formatted the iphone? ect…. thanks….v1.1.4
my 5.99 t-zone is blocked too, 500 error message. i got ip from edge is 25.233.241.xx instead of 10.xxx.xxx.xx. we need a serious tech help. thanks i am on 1.1.4 jail broken