Cool Gmail App ...

Have seen several people asking about apps to add to their phones. If you haven't tried Gmail, I really recommend it. I also recommend that you take a look at Gmail's new mobile email app which is very slick.

You can download it here ... http://gmail.com/mobile

I believe that the application available for download does not work with T-mobile equipment. As T-mobile has the recent habit of preventing third party Java applications from running on their equipment and the g-mail application requires Java. Too bad as I won't give up gmail for anything!!

Works fine on my phone.

Is your phone T-mobile branded and locked?

I have an allergy to carrier locked and branded phones. Haven't used one in years. Don't recommend them.

May change my tune if I get a Blackberry Pearl but unless that happens, I don't foresee me using a carrier locked and branded phone. Most advanced members of forums like this don't use carrier locked and branded phones.

the only carrier i have ever had problems with was US Cellular (because they used Brew which is a HORRIBLE technology).... i couldn't install anything on my Razr (way back when they were still new)

Well wireless is able to do it because his v3i isn't subject to the java block that most T-mobile branded phones are starting to see. Those of who are professed cell phone nerds will have no problem understanding this yet other, less educated users, the typical everyday user won't understand why T-mobile would block an application such as gmail mobile. Allowing access to such a program might in fact increase revenue by pushing users into a tzones package for example. Just a thought.

my parents and sister have T-Mobile and their phones have no such lock... are you sure this information is correct? It may only be your phone model, if a phone does not have enough memory sometimes it will not run the program...

I'm positive....its been mentioned quite often on other forums that this is becoming more and more the case as new products are being released. Samsungs newest model line, starting with the 519, 619, 629 cannot access these applications. These phones ARE java capable but T-mobile is not allowing external java applications to come into play.

There are many many phones that won't run GMail on their phones. I currently own 5 phones, and none of them will run the program on it.

Best way to check out whether or not your phone can run the program is to go to the above mentioned link with your phone, and it will tell your whether or not the program will run on your phone.

What do you expect? ...you're using Verizon.

This is really tacky. I'm glad I don't have this problem. TMo's customers deserve better.

I ran across this web post supporting your position ... Slashdot | T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones

Well I'm happy you found the article though it doesn't support the notion whatsoever as to why T-mobile feels threatened by external applications. Especially something that can be considered "official" such as a gmail application loader. If anything, it provides more reason for users to pay for services such as T-zones to run these applications, yet they wish to avoid such usage. Thats just strange, I don't know any other way to put it.

As for Verizon users, the Gmail application does NOT run with any Brew enabled phones, so Verizon, USCC, Alltel users are SOL.

Well I have my suspicions. T-Mobile is a good company and I can't see using anyone else out there ... Cingulbar is terrrible and Verizon has plenty of issues that don't work for me. But T-Mobile isn't by any stretch of the imagination immune from their own problems.

I've had several data problem issues over the years with T-Mobile and through these experiences I've come to learn that, internally, TMo can be very disfunctional. One hand many not know what the other hand is doing and sometimes one hand even tries to make sure the other hand doesn't know what it is doing.

My guess is that without any input from the sales and customer service side of the business, some mid-level teckie decided on his own that this policy should be adopted and simply adopted it without consulting anyone. Trust me, I've seen things like this done within TMo before.

The best solution is for people to call and call and call T-Mobile and express their displeasure over this policy. It's a very stupid policy and if enough people bring their displeasure to the attention of customer service, eventually it will get resolved to the satisfaction of the customer community.

As for me, I'm going to keep using unlocked and unbranded phones.

T-Mobile isn't threatened by external applications, I am currently using a T-Mobile branded and locked RAZR and the Gmail app works fine for me. I know there was an issue with Samsungs and java, but I haven't had any problems.