Comments on: G1 unlocked…free to roam about the cabin http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/ Unofficial T-Mobile Blog, News, Videos, Articles and more Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:11:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: L.Krishna http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11801 L.Krishna Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:02:51 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11801 @ scott great phone, the iPhone. it does what it does. it is what it is. the g1 is already on the market and I can't say that about it. all the conjecture, speculation, rumors amd hope are just that until the bugs are fixed and the phone becomes a functional and reliable device...like the iPhone. why don't they just fix the phone instead of hyping it for what we hope it might become. geez, it's bad enough we're expected to elect a president in that manner. where will it end? @ scott
great phone, the iPhone. it does what it does. it is what it is. the g1 is already on the market and I can’t say that about it. all the conjecture, speculation, rumors amd hope are just that until the bugs are fixed and the phone becomes a functional and reliable device…like the iPhone. why don’t they just fix the phone instead of hyping it for what we hope it might become.
geez, it’s bad enough we’re expected to elect a president in that manner. where will it end?

]]> By: Scott http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11800 Scott Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:12:37 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11800 @T-mo Rep: Lets not get too cocky now. Lets not say the G1 or even Android is "biggest thing to hit the industry in the last 5 years." Because, as much as I'm sure you'd hate to admit it, the iPhone really pushed this market. I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't have seen an Android phone this year if it wasn't for Apple pushing the norms. So lets give some credit, where credit is due. Thank you! - A very happy iPhone 3G user @T-mo Rep:

Lets not get too cocky now. Lets not say the G1 or even Android is “biggest thing to hit the industry in the last 5 years.” Because, as much as I’m sure you’d hate to admit it, the iPhone really pushed this market. I’d be willing to bet you wouldn’t have seen an Android phone this year if it wasn’t for Apple pushing the norms. So lets give some credit, where credit is due. Thank you!

- A very happy iPhone 3G user

]]> By: L.Krishna http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11799 L.Krishna Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:15:25 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11799 @ t-mo rep man, just as I started thinking I'd got an adult response from someone who appeared to be somewhat erudite you had to demonstrate your puerility in the manner typical of the various t-mo reps who are using this site to convince consumers that the deeply flawed g1 is the most amazing technological development since god took adam's rib and made it into something we can't live without. well, some of us guys, real guys, anyway. I never quit on t-mobile/voicestream/omnipoint for the more than ten years i've been a customer. acquired and gave up at&t and sprint accounts along the way. where's the evidence that i'm a hater? I have and love XP. hate vista. hate that the whole DRM thing is causing vista to prevail. i'm not afraid to tell microsoft how I feel; like i'm not afraid to tell t-mobile how I feel about them abusing my love and loyalty. I even talk back to my girlfriend...standing at a safe distance, of course, outside of her dish-throwing range. why can't y'all respond without using profanity to try to denigrate someone with whom you misguidedly disagree? it's so unprofessional. so ghetto. freedom of speech. it's enshrined in the constitution. are you people part of the democratic presidential campaign? finally, do some research into the disease known as sex addiction. I was not boasting. I look back at what I was, and still have the urge to be, and i'm disgusted. there' nothing to brag about. wasted lives, misusing time and energy to fill an emotional need. hurting people you love and ensuring that you wind up alone right when you need their support. as for the number that you obviously can't relate to; I know. it sounds astronomical but it's easy to achieve when that's what you do every available moment. you don't have to hunt for your prey either. after a while you develop a reputation and people want to experience what the hype is all about. your wives girlfriends, your sisters girlfriends. the girlfriends of their girlfriends. become a photographer. work for the newspapers and all the people who aren't exactly celebrities but need or want the media exposure line up to offer you anything you want if you'll give them what they want. stop being so clueless and don't jump to conclusions about things of which you know naught. from now on let's stick to the g1, please. please? and remember, it's my right to be critical. i'll most likely wind up buying a couple of them... after the fixes have been insralled or maybe...the G2? hmmmm. @ t-mo rep
man, just as I started thinking I’d got an adult response from someone who appeared to be somewhat erudite you had to demonstrate your puerility in the manner typical of the various t-mo reps who are using this site to convince consumers that the deeply flawed g1 is the most amazing technological development since god took adam’s rib and made it into something we can’t live without. well, some of us guys, real guys, anyway.
I never quit on t-mobile/voicestream/omnipoint for the more than ten years i’ve been a customer. acquired and gave up at&t and sprint accounts along the way. where’s the evidence that i’m a hater?
I have and love XP. hate vista. hate that the whole DRM thing is causing vista to prevail. i’m not afraid to tell microsoft how I feel; like i’m not afraid to tell t-mobile how I feel about them abusing my love and loyalty. I even talk back to my girlfriend…standing at a safe distance, of course, outside of her dish-throwing range.
why can’t y’all respond without using profanity to try to denigrate someone with whom you misguidedly disagree? it’s so unprofessional. so ghetto.
freedom of speech. it’s enshrined in the constitution. are you people part of the democratic presidential campaign? finally, do some research into the disease known as sex addiction. I was not boasting. I look back at what I was, and still have the urge to be, and i’m disgusted. there’ nothing to brag about. wasted lives, misusing time and energy to fill an emotional need. hurting people you love and ensuring that you wind up alone right when you need their support. as for the number that you obviously can’t relate to; I know. it sounds astronomical but it’s easy to achieve when that’s what you do every available moment. you don’t have to hunt for your prey either. after a while you develop a reputation and people want to experience what the hype is all about. your wives girlfriends, your sisters girlfriends. the girlfriends of their girlfriends. become a photographer. work for the newspapers and all the people who aren’t exactly celebrities but need or want the media exposure line up to offer you anything you want if you’ll give them what they want.
stop being so clueless and don’t jump to conclusions about things of which you know naught. from now on let’s stick to the g1, please. please? and remember, it’s my right to be critical. i’ll most likely wind up buying a couple of them… after the fixes have been insralled or maybe…the G2? hmmmm.

]]> By: T-Mo Rep http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11796 T-Mo Rep Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:45:33 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11796 The only good unlocking the device will do is allow you to make calls or use the edge network. In the US, Tmo is using both the 1700 and 2100 spectrums, for upload and download respectfully. To the best of my knowledge, Always Trashing The airwaves, or AT&T, is using the 1900 spectrum. Perhaps in another country, where you have either a 1700 or 2100 network available you could use it. From what I understand, the G1 can be set to upload and download on a single spectrum. Hope that helps. Oh, and to Krishna, don't hate Tmo for being the 1st to step to the plate with the biggest thing to hit the industry in the last 5 years. Tmo knew Android would have problems, just as At&t knew the iblowme would. The fact that Moto is waiting with bated breath to get their hands on this os proves my point. And as for your comment about build quality from a manufactuering standpoint, Moto has, by FAR, the largest failure rate of ANY manufactuer that Tmo deals with. It wasn't until the v8 came out that we saw an exchange rate lower than 50% on a Moto product for hardware AND software. Moto's MO of late is put out cheap crap that looks good, and pay to advertise it, much like your beloved Microsoft does with Vista. Oh, and more than The Stilt, now we ALL know you're full of $hit! The only good unlocking the device will do is allow you to make calls or use the edge network. In the US, Tmo is using both the 1700 and 2100 spectrums, for upload and download respectfully. To the best of my knowledge, Always Trashing The airwaves, or AT&T, is using the 1900 spectrum. Perhaps in another country, where you have either a 1700 or 2100 network available you could use it. From what I understand, the G1 can be set to upload and download on a single spectrum. Hope that helps.

Oh, and to Krishna, don’t hate Tmo for being the 1st to step to the plate with the biggest thing to hit the industry in the last 5 years. Tmo knew Android would have problems, just as At&t knew the iblowme would. The fact that Moto is waiting with bated breath to get their hands on this os proves my point. And as for your comment about build quality from a manufactuering standpoint, Moto has, by FAR, the largest failure rate of ANY manufactuer that Tmo deals with. It wasn’t until the v8 came out that we saw an exchange rate lower than 50% on a Moto product for hardware AND software. Moto’s MO of late is put out cheap crap that looks good, and pay to advertise it, much like your beloved Microsoft does with Vista. Oh, and more than The Stilt, now we ALL know you’re full of $hit!

]]> By: rNdy http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11797 rNdy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:44:04 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11797 To clarify the 90 day rule. The line you're requesting the unlock code for must be active for at least 90 consecutive days (no full suspensions) and you can only request 1 unlock code per line every 90 days. To clarify the 90 day rule. The line you’re requesting the unlock code for must be active for at least 90 consecutive days (no full suspensions) and you can only request 1 unlock code per line every 90 days.

]]> By: Jake Lake http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11798 Jake Lake Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:19:57 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11798 Soooo...what's the word on the data plan being an absolute requirement on this phone? The rep i spoke with said I needed to have it when I got the phone, but can I just try it out and then if I don't really find myself using it like I thought remove it, or have it removed? Soooo…what’s the word on the data plan being an absolute requirement on this phone? The rep i spoke with said I needed to have it when I got the phone, but can I just try it out and then if I don’t really find myself using it like I thought remove it, or have it removed?

]]> By: L.Krishna http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11795 L.Krishna Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:40:32 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11795 @daniel: did I understand you to say that t-mobile has the exclusive rights to [1] the android os [2] the htc g1 or[3] both os and phones using that os? from what i've read in businessweek, motorola is all set to manufacture a lineup of android powered devices which is probably why t-mobile rushed release of the g1 in such a deplorably incomplete state. of course, motorola will have a finished product available for consumers after having had time to review the debacle that is the htc g1 project. personally, I can't remember the last time a company marketed an unfinished product and asked their customers to pay for the 'privilege' of waiting to see if the numerous glitches displayed by the device will be something that is repairable by a software upgrade or something that is a mechanical defect which will require the phone to be returned to t-mobile for replacement. how long should anyone be reasonably expected to wait, if at all? honestly, i've used ms-powered devices and never had a problem downloading apps that I needed except where they were restricted by, guess who...t-mobile and htc. I queried several issues with msn and was informed, in every instance and in no uncertain terms, that they were not in the business of preventing anyone from downloading programs which they felt they needed for personal enjoyment or business purposes and that I should redirect my queries to t-mobile and htc. also, I was always able to store the apps I downloaded on a memory card, with the singular exception of google maps mobile, which took up residence in the phone memory and refused to function if I attempted to transfer it to my memory card, a harbinger, obviously, of bad and inflexible things to come from the big G. L.Krishna [My real name, not a pseudonym or nom de plume. yes, my mother named me after the hindu deity and I can refer anyone who wants to make it their business to more women than wilt chamberlain ever met, just to clear that up]. @daniel: did I understand you to say that t-mobile has the exclusive rights to [1] the android os [2] the htc g1 or[3] both os and phones using that os? from what i’ve read in businessweek, motorola is all set to manufacture a lineup of android powered devices which is probably why t-mobile rushed release of the g1 in such a deplorably incomplete state. of course, motorola will have a finished product available for consumers after having had time to review the debacle that is the htc g1 project. personally, I can’t remember the last time a company marketed an unfinished product and asked their customers to pay for the ‘privilege’ of waiting to see if the numerous glitches displayed by the device will be something that is repairable by a software upgrade or something that is a mechanical defect which will require the phone to be returned to t-mobile for replacement. how long should anyone be reasonably expected to wait, if at all?
honestly, i’ve used ms-powered devices and never had a problem downloading apps that I needed except where they were restricted by, guess who…t-mobile and htc. I queried several issues with msn and was informed, in every instance and in no uncertain terms, that they were not in the business of preventing anyone from downloading programs which they felt they needed for personal enjoyment or business purposes and that I should redirect my queries to t-mobile and htc. also, I was always able to store the apps I downloaded on a memory card, with the singular exception of google maps mobile, which took up residence in the phone memory and refused to function if I attempted to transfer it to my memory card, a harbinger, obviously, of bad and inflexible things to come from the big G.
L.Krishna [My real name, not a pseudonym or nom de plume. yes, my mother named me after the hindu deity and I can refer anyone who wants to make it their business to more women than wilt chamberlain ever met, just to clear that up].

]]> By: @david http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11793 @david Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:06:26 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11793 You can unlock it standard 90 day rules apply and there is no such thing as a 3g sim card that was mis information. You can unlock it standard 90 day rules apply

and there is no such thing as a 3g sim card that was mis information.

]]> By: sandy http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11792 sandy Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:50:27 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11792 @mingkee Can you give more details into what you mentioned. Or if you have a website, that talks some more in detail about using the g1 with "foreign" carriers. I understand the frequency difference for the 3g. That's why I only plan to use just EDGE. But I didn't realize the G1 won't automatically sense and pickup those 2/2.5 G settings @mingkee Can you give more details into what you mentioned. Or if you have a website, that talks some more in detail about using the g1 with “foreign” carriers. I understand the frequency difference for the 3g. That’s why I only plan to use just EDGE. But I didn’t realize the G1 won’t automatically sense and pickup those 2/2.5 G settings

]]> By: ftblstr http://www.tmonews.com/2008/10/g1-unlockedfree-to-roam-about-the-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-11791 ftblstr Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:38:29 +0000 http://tmonews.com/?p=900#comment-11791 I had the g1 on launch, ordered the unlock code from TMO the next ...sold it to a guy with Att the day after. Bought an E71 battery life on the G1 was horrible I put my sim in, let him input his gmail info...took out the sim and off he went. I think you have to manually enter ATT apn info.. I had the g1 on launch, ordered the unlock code from TMO the next …sold it to a guy with Att the day after. Bought an E71 battery life on the G1 was horrible

I put my sim in, let him input his gmail info…took out the sim and off he went. I think you have to manually enter ATT apn info..

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