Against my own judgment, I purchased a touch screen phone.
I have the bad habit of throwing phones, so the $179 price tag sold me. Here are the connection details for unlocked phones to work on T-Mobile.
T-Mobile picture messaging settings
- WAP GW IP Address: 216.155.165.050
- APN Name: wap.voicestream.com or epc.tmobile.com or internet2.voicestream.com
- NOTE: Use the first APN, and try to send an MMS message. If it does not work, try the second and then the third.
- Messaging Server: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
- Data Mode: Connection Oriented
Samsung S5230 specific settings
- Set Name: T-Mobile MMS
- Access Name: wap.voicestream.com
- Auth Type: Secure
- User ID: (blank)
- Password: (blank)
- Protocol: HTTP
- Home URL: http://216.155.174.84/servlets/mms
- Proxy Address: 216.155.165.50:8080
- Linger Time: 300
- Advanced Settings: (blank)
Every phone’s interface is different, but that is the general idea: Gateway/Proxy IP address, APN name, login credentials, home/messaging server address.