The following is my opinion. I have a dev g1 phone. I was not able to get it to register with google without a sim card. This means that I couldn't get past the registration screen until I had a sim card. I think google makes it have to go through a phone connection to complete the registration. I got a sim card from T-Mobile ($63/mo, one month minimum). I could not get a data only plan from them. I haven't tried it yet without the sim because my month isn't up yet but I believe that it works fine with just WiFi which is just any WiFi connection (That is to say the WiFi isn't going through T-Mobile.).
The point of a T-Mobile G1 contract is to get the phone discounted. If you don't want the phone discounted then you don't need the contract. The monthly rate is the same with or without the contract. You only need a T-Mobile account if you need to make cellular phone calls and to do the initial google registration. If you already have a GMail account the registration might not be necessary. On Tuesday 09 June 2009 19:35:49 tgustafson wrote: > Hi Todd, > > Thank you very much for the reply. Is there a charge for the wifi- > only data plan? I will be using this solely to develop and will > always be covered by wifi coverage. > > Cheers, > Tom > > On Jun 9, 7:16 am, Todd Sjolander <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using a G1 with the old non-Android (read: "Wifi only") data > > plan. The only downside that I've seen is the loss of connectivity > > outside of your Wifi networks. But if you're developing from inside a > > wireless network, it makes no difference. You can still buy apps on > > the market, and use all the usual network-based software. > > > > Todd Sjolander > > > > On Jun 9, 1:55 am, tgustafson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi John, > > > > > > Thanks for the tip, they look like they are quite expensive > > > unfortunately given the low supply. Have you had any experience with > > > developers using a generic t-mobile G1 phone for development without > > > data plan? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Tom > > > > > > On Jun 8, 10:12 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are a few of the unlocked HTC Magic phones available on eBay. > > > > These are the ones given out at the Google IO conference that will > > > > work without a SIM or on any capable network. Search eBay for Google > > > > IO and you'll find them. Nice phones, I wouldn't part with mine for > > > > anything. > > > > > > > > -John Coryat > > > > > > > >http://maps.huge.info > > > > > > > >http://www.usnaviguide.com > > > > > > > >http://www.zipmap.net > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
