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For the B2G Test Driver program duration, participants (who are paid contributors to the project) can expense $30 per month either for a prepaid monthly plan (T-Mobile in the US) and $35 in Canada OR you can expense $30 off your monthly phone bill if you use your personal SIM card (the one that's your own phone number).

T-Mobile Prepaid

Order a SIM card

  1. Order a $0.99 sim activation kit online at http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit
You might be able to do next-day shipping for free, it was true on Oct 10, 2012
hopefully that is still the case

 

    1. You can also add to your order (and thus pay up front for) from the "Accessories" tab on the SIM page a number of $30 prepaid refill cards although later you have the option of just setting up monthly $30 payments on a credit card if you prefer that option

The accessories tab :

 

Will take you to a page where you can add the prepaid refill card :

 

Once SIM arrives

1) As per "Step 2" of the Activation Card instructions, fill out the information needed for the activation

 

2) Insert SIM into phone

 

2.1) Replace the battery in your phone, close up the back and power your phone on

3) Follow "Step 4" of the instructions provided by T-Mobile:

3.1) Setup your phone

  • Enter your details (SIM serial, IME, etc)

 

3.2) Setup your account

  • Enter your account information

 

3.3) Select your plan and services

  • Select the (web only) $30 unlimited text & data plan

 

3.4) Fund your account

  • Pay $30 via credit card OR use a $30 refill card (if you bought some with purchasing the SIM card) if you pay with a credit card you can setup recurring withdrawals via credit card

 

If during this activation process you get the following screen, just start over from the beginning of the activation process and do it again  

4) You should get an SMS on the phone saying you are good to go (as well as an activation confirmation email)

 

5) If data isn't working go into Settings - Cellular & Data, turn on the Data Connection, then go into APN settings and make sure the top option (Internet/WebConnect) is selected and hit OK. You might have to restart. I found after restarting the Data Connection option turned off but I still had data working.

Put your B2G Phone Number in Phonebook

 

Please do this, it will help us with reaching out for test challenges and sharing news with you.

Canada

Existing Rogers or Fido customers who want to use their existing SIM

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  • Insert your SIM and ensure Data is turned on in the Settings app
  • Expense $40-$45 of your monthly bill

Existing Bell/Telus/Koodo/Virgin/WIND/Mobilicity/Public Mobile customers who want to use their existing SIM

  • Sorry, your SIM will not work with the Unagi phone, as these carriers don't have an EDGE network, and the Unagi isn't compatible with their 3G frequencies. Rogers/Fido and resellers are your only option.

A new SIM

cityfone (a Rogers reseller) seems to have the best option of all the limited EDGE options

  • Call Brian at cityfone (1-866-305-3663 extension 50311)
  • Ask for the $40 smartphone plan (500 MB / 150 7 AM-6 PM minutes / unlimited evenings & weekends and txts) without a contract. The SIM card will cost $20.
  • Note: you'll unfortunately have to give lots of information for them to do a credit check
  • Mention a name below which is not yet crossed out to get them a $50 referral credit!
  • Cross out the name below that you gave as a referrer
  • Add your name below so the next person can get you credit
  • Wait 2-5 business days for SIM to arrive
  • Call 30 days before you want to cancel to end your service and get no more charges on your credit card

cityfone subscribers

  • Rebatey McCheapsalot
  • Andrew Overholt
  • Joe Drew
  • Chris AtLee
  • Mike Conley (signed up with Yen, since Brian was out)
  • Jon Buckley
  • Lawrence Mandel
  • Blake Winton
  • Victor Ng
  • Olivier Yiptong

A new Fido/Rogers SIM

Getting a new Fido or Rogers SIM is also an option. There are a variety of plans that may be suitable.

Setting the APN to enable mobile data

To enable mobile data, you will need to check that you have the APN settings properly set. Certain parts of these settings may be prepopulated.

Go to the Settings screen, into Cellular & Data menu. In the Advanced Settings section, there is an APN Settings section

Rogers:

There should be a profile that appears in the list as internet.com. Select that and the following settings should prepopulate

APN: internet.com

identifier : wapuser1

password : wap

additional details can be found at http://thekidd.ca/blog/tech/rogers-apn-settings but those settings weren't needed since it seems the prepopulated ones work as is.

Fido

APN Settings: 

   APN: Fido-core-appl1.apn

MMS (Picture & Video Messaging Settings): 

   MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca

   MMS Proxy: 205.151.11.13
   
   MMS Port: 80
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