[Q] Tmo prepaid won't connect to Google servers

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Hi folks,

New here, did a search but couldn't find anything, apologize if this is a duplicate

I got the S2 two days ago at the T-mobile store unlocked and put it on the $60 prepaid plan and i'm wondering if anyone is having the same problem

basically any service having to do with Google refuses to work - can't add gmail account, can't use the market, navigation, etc... they all give out a generic no connection error. The only thing that works is the browser.

This is only over the data network, regardless of signal strength or whether it's on edge or 4g - never works. Over wifi though? everything works perfectly, i can add my google account and all that, but as soon as i go back to data everything stops connecting/syncing.

Talked to countless phone reps, went through countless reboot sequences to no avail.

I finally talked to one clerk at a store who sounded like he knew what he was talking about, said it was a problem with the prepaid plans (he had an S2 on contract which worked fine). That they had the same issue with some blackberries a while back and i just had to wait for Tmo to fix it on their end.

So i just wanted to know if anyone is in the same boat or maybe can shed some light on when tmobile might fix this? I really don't want to return the phone but only have two weeks to wait for a solution

It looks like this issue was happening with people on the NEW $30 a month plan from Walmart/T-Mobile. The issue was with connecting to any SSL (HTTPS) site and downloading apps from google, android marketplace, etc.

It appears to have been fixed as of a few minutes ago...

http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/9...art=0&tstart=0

I've read this is on tmonews.com.It seems(or seemed,if fixed) that all the prepaid plans were prevented.Even the new $60 and $70 prepaid plans.

Originally Posted by experiment 626

I've read this is on tmonews.com.It seems(or seemed,if fixed) that all the prepaid plans were prevented.Even the new $60 and $70 prepaid plans.

the prepaid plans are so crippled it's hard to tell what's supposed to be broken and what isn't.

i was able to download something off the market for the first time today while at work, but a little while later it was back to not working - maybe 1 in 10 attempts to open the market will load

really hoping it's just launch issues or a busted tower somewhere, this is my first smartphone and has so far been a super disappointing experience :[

if anyone was having this same issue, everything started working late thursday/early friday of last week