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  • rommel

    tmo whored themselves,nokia and se built the tmo usa network,-where are those phones?,the tm506 doesnt count-g1 sucks.-have fun with that htc shit.

  • me2

    A couple things are confusing to me. #1, reading the words on this page imply that it IS “available in all stores within 3G boundary area”. so can I buy this tomorrow? or should it read “will be available at some point”? #2 What does “open system” mean; can I run software meant for plam OS or pocket PC Windows on it? little help please?

  • barokzi

    not sure if this has been covered, but just a quick one:
    while there is currently no tethering, exchange (e-mail) support, video recording, stereo bluetooth, support… are these going to be addressed via firmware/software updates or do you have to get the next version of the phone?

  • B.

    Open software means that ANYONE who wants to develop programs for the OS can do whatever they want with it. No restrictions. The white color is not in the preorder but will be availible at national launch. Almost everything that people are compaling about (no video, no A2DP profile, no uma. Ect) can ALL be fixed with 3rd part programs. And yes our favorite internal site specificaly says that CSRs and RSR will be able to purchase the G1 “before launch” so we can use it and become familiar with it in order to better sell/support it. I’m so excited. For once I’m not sad that employees weren’t included int the preorder. And last lastly, to Holden, OWNED!!!!! That is all

  • addictist

    The 1 gig cap and tethering are my only two HUGE problems with the phone. This almost makes it unacceptable even though I will wait and buy the white one. It’s enough to bring myself to pay $25 to transfer 1 gig of wireless data but then to have to worry about how many videos I am watching on top of that? Ridiculous.

    PS – I may even wait to see what Sprint’s Android offering looks like if T-Mobile doesn’t do something about this and I am a diehard T-Mobile fanboy.

  • Random!!!!

    ive noticed on the disclaimer for the g1 that you can only use 3g speed for 1gig then your service slows down to 50kbps or less… That pretty much broke me. Ill pass. Lets hope the next sidekick brings something nice

  • http://www.leviathan-avc.com Seablade

    John and the rest hit on it for me. I was looking forward to this phone, but it has some large dissapointments…

    1. 1GB Cap. Sorry this is just to little. If they raised this to about 5GB and the speed to which you got kicked down to to at least EDGE I would be happier.

    2. No UMA. Another thing I really wanted to see on this phone. Possible to be fixed in a future update or software development down the road, but less likely than some of the others.

    3. No Tethering. Yea, this one likely will get fixed down the road. But till it does it is still another strike against it.

    4. What was that about bluetooth? Haven’t heard that but it could become another strike against it depending on what that pans out to.

    1-3 are all major strikes against it, and possible deal breakers for me. Yes they may be fixed down the road, but until they are, I will be holding off. 4 could become so once I learn details.

    The poll on the page is kinda lacking anything to answer for this as I won’t be going to the iPhone, which is the only negative response.

    Seablade

  • Iasthai

    Although the Android software looks neat, I’m just still not convinced on the phone’s design. No headphone jack, 1GB cap on data, NO UMA, etc. I’m waiting for something else. No, that doesn’t mean I’m going to rush out and buy an iPhone. Just kind of disappointed in T-Mobile.

  • J

    @rommel

    There is a Nokia and Sony Ericsson android phone in the works. Those phones are coming. This just happens to be the first.

  • http://bapie.blogspot.com Chotpy

    Personally, I don’t use tmo@home. I don’t use bluetooth because my ears are too small. I use EDGE right now so I don’t care about a cap, and it’s very possible that the cap can be changed with time. I don’t even listen to music, but a headphone jack adapter probably exists.

    Geez, ya’ll. I like it :]

  • http://bapie.blogspot.com Chotpy

    google “headphone jack mini usb adapter”. There are options there. One is $16. WOO. *puts on list to buy*

  • http://bapie.blogspot.com Chotpy

    Sorry for triple post. Type “audio mini usb adapter” and you have cheaper options. Tada???

  • colin small

    hello, car insurance company. my policy is up in a couple of months and I have been with you guys for like 7 years and think i’m paying too much. can you look over my history and offer me a better price?

    i’m sorry sir, you are not special. I am so tired of people like you calling and thinking just because you’ve been giving us money for 7 years that you mean anything to us.

  • D1Netz TMO

    Nokia and SE with android, are you serious? That is interesting and surprising. Does Nokia approach the open scource / developer base? WOW – I consider the Mid and High-end Nokia’s still to be best in signal, voice quality étc. and they are often low on radiation…
    Where did you get this Nokia and SE androis info, any scources please.

  • christina

    im really disapointed… no headphone jack, no uma, data cap, ect ect… i expected more!!
    eh i guess ill stick it out for a GSM storm and stick with my curve and iphone for now…

  • dat chyk

    The most important aspect about this phone is that whatever it lacks…can eventually be added. SO for all of the people who are bumbed about what doesn’t come standard…please remember that it may just be a developer program away. It is better than having a phone that lacks what you desire (like Wifi on the Blackberry curve) that can never be changed. I like the fact that whatever I may desire on my phone is a possibility away. I ordered the black through pre-sale yesterday and I am excited about it!

  • dean

    interestingly enough i have been using a nokia n82 and absolutely love it. one problem is the NO html email. if they would fix that i would stay with that phone. how funny that i have been watting for this phone only to find it does not have it either!!!

  • orozco731

    Question: so how come it says the G1 is $179 on here and when you go to pre-order it the cost of the phone is $299 with a $100 online discount subtracted?

  • tim

    no uma? how can this phone have wifi and be on tmobile network and not have UMA. this really sucks bad. i was going to pick up on ebay because i will pay $340 with tax and up grade fee and a two year contract or I could pick the phone up for less the $425 in Nov. i don’t care about the video but I must have the UMA because the service sucks at my house.

  • Caseybea

    It’s interesting indeed to see all the pre-sale G1′s going up on eBay. Someone above said they’re “going for $1,000″. Um, no. A few silly folks are ASKING $1,000– and not getting it. However, some of the existing bids are ranging from $300 – $520.

    Hmmmmm. I might just bail, make a tidy profit, and wait got G2?

  • http://www.bkenney.com BK Broiler

    I pre-ordered as soon as the T-Mobile site went live. For months I’ve been salivating over what this phone can (and will eventually) do. Over time you WILL see a video recorder, stereo bluetooth and all that. The hardware looks simple sleek and functional, which is what Google is all about, right? The 1GB cap T-Mobile mentions is a ‘soft’ cap, meaning they most likely won’t enforce it unless you truly abuse it, and if enough people make a stink about it that will probably change. Some of the more reactionary posters really need to relax and consider what this phone represents: a revolution of openness and flexibility.

  • ciocpa

    No tethering, no corporate e-mail? No deal.

  • http://editmix.com EditMix

    I pre-ordered. I don’t really see any other choice right now. I prefer the iPhone hardware and OS but don’t want to leave T-Mobile and believe that an “open” OS will eventually lead to a better selection of apps. I’m confident that stereo BT will be added soon as an Android upgrade. I’m sure video recording can be added too (the iPhone didn’t have it in v1.0). I hope that Android will become a leader in mobile OS’s and I want to stick with T-Mobile right now and I doubt they will be offering any other Android handset choices for a while.
    Does anyone know if the standard 2-week return policy still applies on the G1 pre-order? I figure why not get it in my hands and try it.

  • T1 Connect

    @editmix it has to apply were not getting the phone until next month or any charges generated until you return the phone the have to offer some kind of grace period for you to play with the phone and if you dont like the feel you can return it so the 14 day policy will probably apply.

  • orozco731

    Nevermind would have been smart to read all of the posts first lol. Who wants a brown phone? Why wouldnt the black and white be released first!

  • kdee

    Why am I getting the $299 price? I haven’t gotten a new T-mobile phone in years….

    I got 5 kids to feed T-Mobile!

  • shootingblue

    The hardware on this phone is stacked and can handle pretty much any feature of any phone today. The only thing holding it up is the OS. I’m convinced the reason why it is missing some of these features is because the OS was rushed to have the phone out for Christmas. I have no doubt most of these features will be added via OS updates and 3rd party apps very quickly.

  • Esizzle

    to the person who used the insurance analogy as related to th e customer commitment stuff… Allstate offers a customer policy that lowers your rates with “good behavior”. You’d think mobile phone services would do the same..

    As for the phone..im so confused. This phone looks and could possibly feel amazing the more I look at it..Of course im not sold on it and am really wanting the Tocca. Anyone out there have any views between the tocca and this marvel?

  • g willi

    Getting a G1 was a no-brainer for me. My current phone, an SDA is beat-up and out-dated. I was already paying $20/mo for the data plan for my SDA, so it’s only an increase of $5 and I get 400 text messages.

    Secondly, I’m a Java developer, so I’ve been holding out for an Android phone to try out some of the apps I’ve been writing. I refuse to own another Windoze Mobile phone or bow down to the almighty Jobs. All my apps are belong to Android. :-)

  • shootingblue

    Esizzle, the tocca looks cool but the difference is the Android OS. The tocca will have a locked OS and will be impossible to upgrade, while the upgrade possibilities of Android are infinite.

  • diordna

    I pre-ordered mine in brown (just to be different)

    …for all those who are being negative, get over it…I am excited to be an early adopter of new technology! For those of you unhappy folks, just wait around for a few months or years and you might find something else to complain about in the next generation phones.

    Until then, I will be enjoying my G1 with Google!

  • http://showboyz.net chicagos wildest

    i pre-order this yesterday with out know about some of the things ppl are complaining about like for 1 the 1gb cap ouch thats gonna hurt…. i wonder if thats what google wanted when they talked about on there blog free access to the cloud where all there apps sit… It looks as If we are going backwards sometime ;(

  • Manolo

    To those that think the UMA can be solved with a software update, that is not feasable unless the G1 already has the hardware chipset that is UMA capable, which I highly doubt it or else it would have been released on launch, this makes it a big blunder because T-mobile phone, Wifi, should mean UMA but they really messed up big, I agree the others can be fixed with firmware updates except the headphone jack, but I think UMA wont be possible, Hopefully the Touch Pro or Touch Diamond or Xperia will have UMA.

    I will stick to my Curve/Iphone combo till something actually good comes out, i had been salivating over this phone for months with the promise of finally having UMA on a cool Smartphone.

  • TechnologyXDA

    I love Supreme Superior Xperia X1, http://sonyericsson.com/x1/ ….! Hammer time G1, you cannot touch this……!{LOL}

  • g willi

    The X1 sux. It runs Windoze.

  • g willi

    @TechnologyXDA, have fun closing your apps all the time with Task Manager on your X1. Loser.

  • T1 Connect

    its obvious this guy just found out about this phone cause he is really feelin it too much. ITS A GREAT PHONE DUDE BUT SHUT THE HELL UP. windows mobile has a lot of apps but it has a lot of bugs take it from me ive been using windows mobile since the sda. android is smoother i know ive used it before i have the os in a touch. now stop with ya nonsense and stop killing the fun jerk.

  • WazzuKirk

    WinMo sucks period.

  • shootingblue

    I use WinMo, I hate having to always reboot my phone because of all the damn memory leaks

  • storm

    I’m waiting to find out more about how it handles multiple gmail accounts, I have two Google Apps accounts and one regular gmail account that I have to switch between regularly.

    I’m also a little irritated about the $299 pricing, penalizing me because I’ve been a good customer and given them money for a phone in the last two years.

  • T1 Connect

    no i dont think is sucks it has problems just like everything else its more customizable than you think, easy to cook a rom with it and many peoplea are used to windows but i think android will be better and windows mobile seven and android is going to mash up the jobsphone something sweet im tired of hearing iphone this iphone that man F)((_ the iphone. limited piece of s()**. sorry kind of lost my self there but dont knock windows mobile just think of it as a 2002 version of windows xp sp1.

  • TechnologyXDA

    You guys are paying $179.00 for a pacman game ……!{LOL} and a phone for dummies, A2-D2 a dumb DROID. Then you say, they are going fix it a upgrade, who are you fooling, yourself. Yeah, a old Jedi Knight iphone trick, the upgrade will coast you another $179.00………!{LOL} You cannot be in your right mind set to purchase this phone. T-Mobile and Google saw all of you coming. This morning T-Mobile and Google are Laughing all the way to the bank….!{LOL}

  • T1 Connect

    ok now i know youre just being a jackoff windows is good i support microsoft all the way but its not like lunix is a piece of crap bro even dell and hp is making pcs with it ask your self why did it take so long to come out. because they were having a lot of problems with it. the g1 and the x1 were announced around the same time now the x1 is using a os that was already around and the g1′s os was just invented and still growing. who was released first. who has a more stable backbone ask yourself that much buddy. oh and ask yourself this who designed the x1 HTC the same people who desingned and put together the g1(with a dual core processor) and the treo pro. man you gotta be really misinformed and arrougant the g1 cost 179 because tmo is looking out for thier customers unlike at&t who doesn’t. let them walk to the bank homie im giving them the money if i can help tmobile and google’s revenue grow im with it. come to think of it are you even a tmobile customer, cause if your not dude you need to SHUT THE HELL UP.

  • Janstheman

    Looks a lot like a Sidekick on steroids. Touch screen is a nice feature. Slide open qwerty board is ok. No headphone jack? What were they thinking? Do I want one? I have to see it in the flesh and play with it, sts. My Blackberry still works fine, I can hear out of the thing and there is no mandatory data charge. Iphone is something, just a computer with a phone in it. Samsung Instinct is pretty cool with Live TV and all. Contract is up in December, I like TMo’s service which is much better than AT&T or VZW. What will I do? Ask for the best price for four lines, and the most minutes with and without texting.

  • Will

    I think this phone is going to set some seriour standards. I just wish people would stop comparing it to the iphone!!! Everywhere I go to read something about the G1, pleople bring up the stupid iphone. A lot of articles talk about how the iphoen sold over a million in 3 days, and that the G1 will only do around 400000. How cares, T-Mobile has good prices, loyal customers like US, and we will continue to do so…GO G1, AND FOREVER T-MOBILE.

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  • g willi

    Why do people say the G1 has no headphone jack? It has a mini-usb headphone jack. Which, in my experience, is more reliable. I have to put tape over the stupid 3.5mm headphone jack in my SDA or pocket lint will fool WinMo into thinking the headset is plugged in. If you really HAVE to use a 3.5mm headset, buy the adapter for $15. Geez.

  • T1 Connect

    plus u can use the headphones from the dash and the wing on it

  • 123

    This thing looks like crap and there’s so many things it lacks. T-Mobile can’t get anything right.

  • g willi

    @T1Connect, thanks for the link. I can’t wait until Oct 22!

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