Google G1

[shanetheclassic]

Looks pretty amazing, and only $179?!?!?!


http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__9/patterson-987185887-1222194196.jpg?ymVgsDAD.xeOnqzy

http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__9/patterson-141352327-1222194197.jpg?ymWgsDADkrYt4CV9

http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__9/patterson-507737825-1222194200.jpg?ymZgsDADKO3TSUwY

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/27298;_ylt=Am1m4pHiBkXUdzYAf.KCrXoazJV4

I plan on getting one..anyone else??

[joel2009]

i was excited originally but i don't think so now that i've done a little bit of research..... its turning into an iphone and google is taking complete control of it

[galaxys]

Not Interested, don't need keyboard among other things. Ordering the Touch HD...

[kron2]

have mine on order can't wait oct,22 I would like the hd to but for the money you can't bet the g1 with the new os

[swaney]

will there be a thread for it

[shanetheclassic]

will there be a thread for it

I guess this is the thread lol

My Girls contract is up Oct. 1st and she has T-Mobile so I'm going to make her get the G1 for me...hopefully someone will be able to unlock it so I can use my AT&T account on it

[hockeyizlife94]

from the pictures, it looks like the couldnt have made a cheaper quality phone if they tried

[ultraprimeomega]

from the pictures, it looks like the couldnt have made a cheaper quality phone if they tried

lets just wait for the next version, its always better;)

[Thundarr The Barbarian]

i was excited originally but i don't think so now that i've done a little bit of research..... its turning into an iphone and google is taking complete control of it

Yes, taking complete control of an open source operating system with a free software development kit. JUST like Apple, in fact, it's practically the same.
:rolleyes:

[Thundarr The Barbarian]

I plan on getting one..anyone else??

If my AT&T contract didn't go on for another 18 months, I'd so buy it. Instead I might wait around on the Android phone for AT&T, if there ever is one.

[swaney]

i tink by the end of this year

[shanetheclassic]

Yes, taking complete control of an open source operating system with a free software development kit. JUST like Apple, in fact, it's practically the same.
:rolleyes:

HAHA i was just about to post the same thing

The potential for the software that will work with the phone is endless. i can't wait to see what programs people come up with once its out

[TheCopacabanaMan]

I think ill give it a try, as soon as GooglePhone will arrive here in Italy

[lsutigerindallas]

The phone will not work on at&t 3G.

According to the specs listed on HTC's web site (http://www.htc.com/us/product/g1/specification.html), HS/WCDMA is available on 2100 MHz in Europe and 1700 / 2100 MHz in the US. T-Mobile uses 1700 / 2100 MHz while at&t uses 850 and 1900 MHz.

If you try to take this phone over to at&t (apart from the hassle of trying to get it unlocked), the best that it will operate at is GSM/EDGE, i.e. 2G.

[burgertime]

Is it true there is a 1gb cap limit? If it is, it's freaking ridiculous for a phone they are trying to push as a secondary computer. Some awesome features, but hopefully they will increase the cap on it.

[MFx]

If I look at the pictures it looks like a piece of plastic crap ....sorry to say but expected much more out of it...They should have done a stunning phone design with there android os....Hope android itself is preforming...the phone can be replaced :D

[orb3000]

If I look at the pictures it looks like a piece of plastic crap ....sorry to say but expected much more out of it...They should have done a stunning phone design with there android os....Hope android itself is preforming...the phone can be replaced :D

Agree mate!
The phone is quite ugly, let´s hope Android can be installed on other HTC devices soon.
I think I´ll wait for the HD

[bworls]

$179 is with 2 year contract.
$399 is w/o contract.
After 90 days T-mobile will unlock it for you.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/t-mobiles-cto-on-g1-unlocking-and-tethering-plus-a-few-detai/

[swaney]

touch hd is good but thats jus a screen waiting to be cracked

[Thundarr The Barbarian]

Is it true there is a 1gb cap limit? If it is, it's freaking ridiculous for a phone they are trying to push as a secondary computer. Some awesome features, but hopefully they will increase the cap on it.

After 1GB in a month they limit your speeds "to 50kb/s or less". Like how AT&T's "unlimited" data is really only 5GB, and they start charging after that? T-Mobile decided to just cut the data transfer speed after 1GB. Technically, it's not a cap, your phone can still use data for things you NEED to get done... but at 50 kb/s, forget about downloading files.

[graey]

HAHA i was just about to post the same thing

The potential for the software that will work with the phone is endless. i can't wait to see what programs people come up with once its out
Actually I don't see how google is taking control. Yes, they've created it, but the official Google Dev Roadmap shows they're releasing source Q4 2008 (probably somewhere back in December I guess, to make sure that T-Mob G1 sales are not gonna take a dive because of home cooked Android ROMs directly).
Yes they've got the Android Market, but unlike Apple's App Store, they actually leave it open to anyone.
Further more each part of Android on your G1/other Android-running phone is able to be replaced, including dialers, home screens, sms applications, toilet paper ordering programs and whatever comes standard.
I don't see how Google is 'taking control' of it ^^

[Thundarr The Barbarian]

Exactly, that's what he and I were agreeing on, the original poster feels it's like Apple SOMEHOW. Instead of $99 for the SDK it's free, instead of checking and approving every program you can just make whatever you want, and EVERYTHING is open source. It seems to be pretty much the opposite of Apple, who restricts what program you can use to connect to the computer and what software version you have to have on your phone.

[shanetheclassic]

Exactly, that's what he and I were agreeing on, the original poster feels it's like Apple SOMEHOW. Instead of $99 for the SDK it's free, instead of checking and approving every program you can just make whatever you want, and EVERYTHING is open source. It seems to be pretty much the opposite of Apple, who restricts what program you can use to connect to the computer and what software version you have to have on your phone.

I guess he quoted the wron guy lol

anyway, heres some new screenshots, looks pretty good in white -

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/keyboard23sep2008.jpg

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/681/tmobile-g1.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080923/tec-google-phone/images/c95e6f61-fcd9-4cbc-ae5e-49d270ed2c85.jpg

[hockeyizlife94]

lets just wait for the next version, its always better;)

yea, the white actually looks alot better though..still i dunno i dont like the physical phone im sure everything else will be great though.

[speoples20]

After 1GB in a month they limit your speeds "to 50kb/s or less". Like how AT&T's "unlimited" data is really only 5GB, and they start charging after that? T-Mobile decided to just cut the data transfer speed after 1GB. Technically, it's not a cap, your phone can still use data for things you NEED to get done... but at 50 kb/s, forget about downloading files.

No need to worry now tmobile removed the cap and will deal with people who use it excessively on a case by case basis.

[kewlmanbsa]

i was never too happy with windows mobile. xda-dev made it possible for me to live with it, but nothing more than that. iphone wasnt the answer either. THIS, on the other hand, is what im talking about (especially with the $179 pricetag). u HAVE to love the OS tho. i cant wait!

[TheChampJT]

Maybe just me, but this is too much Google for any one person. The idea of Google no longer makes sense to me. They have no general industry to be categorized under. I use Google to search and for email, I don't want a device jam-packed with Google everywhere!

[Thundarr The Barbarian]

Maybe just me, but this is too much Google for any one person. The idea of Google no longer makes sense to me. They have no general industry to be categorized under. I use Google to search and for email, I don't want a device jam-packed with Google everywhere!

So you'd rather have Apple everywhere? Or Microsoft everywhere? Microsoft is a powerhouse, and they charge a ton for everything. Apple has become a powerhouse, and they charge for everything. Google is a powerhouse, and everything but the phone itself is free. Where can you go wrong?

[JimmyMcGee]

So you'd rather have Apple everywhere? Or Microsoft everywhere? Microsoft is a powerhouse, and they charge a ton for everything. Apple has become a powerhouse, and they charge for everything. Google is a powerhouse, and everything but the phone itself is free. Where can you go wrong?

Well It could be that Google tracks your Usage more then (some witty comparison.)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9808/bigbrothersm0.jpghttp://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4044/tinfoilhatxu9.jpg

[bworls]

This link is to a PDF of the Quick Start Guide.

http://support.t-mobile.com/knowbase/root/public/tm30235.pdf

Enjoy

[joel2009]

$179 is with 2 year contract.
$399 is w/o contract.
After 90 days T-mobile will unlock it for you.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/t-mobiles-cto-on-g1-unlocking-and-tethering-plus-a-few-detai/
it does no good for them to unlock it if you can only use it on edge with att :(
I will probably have to cry if we don't successfully fully port the operating system :)

[Black93300ZX]

it does no good for them to unlock it if you can only use it on edge with att :(
I will probably have to cry if we don't successfully fully port the operating system :)

There will be other Android phones in the future I'm sure. There's also another section specifically for the Dream, so try to keep these threads over there from now on. :)

[orb3000]

Please all

Move to this dedicated thread about G1

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=446