Hey, I have a G1 phone unlocked and I have this problem "There is a problem communicating with the Google servers... etc". I did as said above and deleted all APN's then added 'wap.cingular'. This still will not work for me, I would be very grateful for any solutions or suggestions as I now have a brand new phone which will not function! Thanks, please get back to me a.s.a.p
On 25 Nov 2008, 01:58, Mark K <mark.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was able to get an unlocked G1 phone onto ATT without an AT&T > data plan. I had to add 'wap.cingular' as an apn, only had to provide > 'wap.cingular' no other fields. I was then able to log on with my > google account and boot the phone, which currently uses only wifi for > data . I guess the crux is you need to access an apn to do the initial > google account login, then once the phone is set up, you can use only > wifi. > > M > > On Nov 24, 4:26 pm, Alex B <alexba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Has anyone been able to surf the web from their G1 *strictly* via Wi- > > Fi? > > > ... how about, the wifi network created by their Mac laptop's Airport > > Internet Sharing? > > > Has anyone in Canada been able to successfully connect via Fido (or > > any other carrier)? > > > I am a developer in Canada -- and we don't have T-Mobile here -- so I > > purchased an unlocked G1 on eBay (CAN$820 or US$665 for the device, > > unlocking, shipping, and taxes). The phone arrived and worked as > > expected according to a few minutes of superficial use without > > networking being involved. The phone was unlocked by the eBay seller, > > and the notification bar had a message saying that there was a problem > > syncing (to the eBay seller's gmail account). Naturally there was a > > problem syncing, because no networking was turned on. I decided to try > > to figure out how to input my own Google account username and > > password, and get the G1 synced accordingly. However, there was no > > apparent way to do this. My next thought was to at least try to > > establishing network connectivity, after all, the G1 is has wifi > > support (i.e. I should not need a carrier's data plan -- just a wifi > > connection). > > > My plan was to connect to my own wifi network (using Mac OS X's > > Airport "Internet Sharing"). This is where the problems started. First > > of all, the name of my network (in the list of wifi networks) was > > appearing and disappearing, yet I was right in front of the laptop > > serving wifi. Moving away, to other parts of the apartment, did not > > alter this flaky behaviour. Just from that experience, I was starting > > to feel uneasy, as I've never had a problem with other devices sharing > > my wifi signal. The connection would get established periodically, > > with a private IP address obtained! I then clicked "home", opened the > > "browser", and couldn't load the google home page. Two hours of > > efforts were futile -- the G1 simply would not load google.com (or any > > website for that matter). Note that my other laptop had no problem > > connecting to the same wifi network. > > > At last I was frustrated enough that I thought that perhaps there was > > some setting that I was not aware of that was causing this issue. So I > > found the "reset" option somewhere in the G1's "settings". A dialog > > warned that all the data would be erased, but I didn't mind because I > > hadn't loaded any data. Following a power cycle, the device showed an > > animation of a box and a G1 being removed from within (presumably to > > indicate that this is an "out of the box" state). I only ever got to > > see this out-of-the-box animation that one time. From that point on, I > > have been stuck in the following "activation" loop: > > > (1) A screen with the Android logo, "Welcome to T-Mobile G1" and > > "Touch the android to begin." Touching the android shows a screen > > titled "Setting up your T-Mobile G1", and then the on-screen buttons > > are "Emergency dial" and "Next". The physical "menu" button brings up > > one item: "APN settings". > > > (2) Touching "Next" brings up a screen with two buttons -- one to > > "Create" a Google account, and one to "Sign in". Again, the physical > > "menu" button brings up only the APN settings item. As I have a Google > > account, I touch "Next", which brings me to a sign-in screen. > > > (3) The sign-in screen has two text fields: username and password. The > > on-screen buttons are "Back" and "Sign in". The physical "menu" > > buttons still only has APN settings. > > > (4) When I attempt to sign in, the screen says "Signing in...", "Your > > phone is communicating with Google servers and setting up your > > account. This may take up to five minutes." There is a kind-of > > progress bar and the process times out within a minute. > > > (5) The screen following the time out says "There is a problem > > communicating with the Google servers.", "This could be a temporary > > problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned for data services. If > > it continues, call Customer Care." There is a "Try again" button, and > > the usual "APN settings" menu. > > > (6) The "APN settings" menu has a list of APNs, and a submenu "New > > APN". > > > That's it. That's my loop. I cannot get to the "HOME" screen. I've > > talked to the following support lines: > > > - Fido technical support > > - Rogers support > > - T-Mobile's technical support > > - HTC > > - Google (yes, I've even called Google, and I was told that they don't > > support the G1, and that T-Mobile wanted to handle the support) > > > I've even gone to Fido and Rogers stores, and used their in-store data- > > provisioned SIM cards to no avail. > > > I have also eased the APN process by deleting all the T-Mobile APNs, > > and just working on one Fido APN setting at a time. Why you ask? > > Because not even Fido has a definitive answer for what their settings > > are. Try surfing the web for this info, and you will see a variety of > > settings. The only way for me to be somewhat sure that I have the > > right settings is to have deleted all the APNs, and then adjusted one > > variable at a time -- my indicator of success is the GPRS/EDGE > > "service connected, data flowing" icons. When I have a good setting, > > those icons show up, and once in a while light up the up-arrow or down- > > arrow. When I have a bad setting, those icons don't appear. Based on > > this, a setting that seems to work is: > > > APN: wap.fido.ca > > Username: fido > > Password: fido > > Server: 205.151.011.011 > > MCC: 302 > > MNC: 37 > > > The Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) are both > > filled automatically, based on my Fido SIM card. When I put the Rogers > > SIM card in, those two numbers were automatically different (for the > > "new" APN I created. > > > So that's pretty much the bulk of my situation with the G1. It is > > currently a brick. And it totally blows my mind that there is no way > > around this activation loop. Like, why shouldn't I be able to use this > > device without activation? > > > Has anyone else seen similar problems? I've seen some people mention > > similar things on various forums, but I would like to hear what the > > developers think. Does anyone have any ideas about what I should try > > next? > > > In a week I will be going to a T-Mobile store across the boarder, and > > trying their T-Mobile G1-data provisioned SIM card. Other than waiting > > another week, I have no idea what else to try. > > > Any tips would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thank you for your time! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
