i've had an unlocked, un-carrier-branded nokia on t-zones for a while, and when i first tried around 6 months ago to use the mobile Gmail and Google Maps apps, they could not connect to the network. i was told i had to upgrade to the full data plan to get access to these services. i hope that option still exists for me in case i ever decide i want it. i just point this out so that no one thinks that having an unbranded phone is a total solution to the crippled t-zones issue. (that is to say, if there is a workaround for unbranded, unlocked phones, i'm not sure what the workaround is.)
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i've had an unlocked, un-carrier-branded nokia on t-zones for a while, and when i first tried around 6 months ago to use the mobile Gmail and Google Maps apps, they could not connect to the network. i was told i had to upgrade to the full data plan to get access to these services. i hope that option still exists for me in case i ever decide i want it. i just point this out so that no one thinks that having an unbranded phone is a total solution to the crippled t-zones issue. (that is to say, if there is a workaround for unbranded, unlocked phones, i'm not sure what the workaround is.)