This is probably old news, in some sense, but I haven't had much luck googling specifics, just the occasional 'yeah, they recognize it as an N900 and block it (from using web2go)'

To clarify - I'm assuming there's some module or packet in the update from PR 1.2 to PR 1.3 that tells T-Mobile (or plausibly any operator) that you're using an N900. Does anyone know anything specific about this?

Basically, it seems that if they know your handset isn't a 'dumbphone', they block the "web2go" service (the one you'd connect to via the internet2.voicestream.com APN) and you'd have to upgrade to a smartphone data plan - one that uses the epc.tmobile.com APN.

Interestingly enough, web2go isn't blocked for the Nokia Nuron...heh

Is there a workaround for this? Or - to start - can anyone else confirm this (that tmo blocks web2go upon upgrading to PR1.3)?

And, I guess from an ethical perspective, is the community ok with a module that identifies your handset to the operator...

Thanks in advance