CNET News Daily Podcast: Breaking down the T-Mobile G1

The endless rumors and speculation over the G1 ended Tuesday when the T-Mobile phone officially made its debut. How does the first mobile device to run on Google's Android operating system stack up to expectations? CNET News reporters Stephen Shankland and Tom Krazit parse it out.

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[dirty55409]

I like the utlititarian comment... Being the guy that runs Linux on 2 out of 4 PCs, my eye's glaze over when I think of open source concepts... It's unfair to compare it to an Iphone because not a single business person could use the Iphone for work, true they could and I know some who do carry a tactile blackberry and an Iphone, but the G1 could really overtake both. Imagine Songbird on your G1 that will happen I know it, Amazon Mp3 store will be a hit. Sexiness I admit is not my main concern, and since I haven't owned and will never own a zombie-consumer product that Apple creates, you can see that my opinion is slanted away from sexiness and looking "cool" using it. How is it a 1.0 phone when it uses a lot of web 2.0 apps ;) and since My hometown is in the middle of a large Dark Blue 3G Area, I'm sitting pretty with 3g speed.

[dirty55409]

I like the utlititarian comment... Being the guy that runs Linux on 2 out of 4 PCs, my eye's glaze over when I think of open source concepts... It's unfair to compare it to an Iphone because not a single business person could use the Iphone for work, true they could and I know some who do carry a tactile blackberry and an Iphone, but the G1 could really overtake both. Imagine Songbird on your G1 that will happen I know it, Amazon Mp3 store will be a hit. Sexiness I admit is not my main concern, and since I haven't owned and will never own a zombie-consumer product that Apple creates, you can see that my opinion is slanted away from sexiness and looking "cool" using it. How is it a 1.0 phone when it uses a lot of web 2.0 apps ;) and since My hometown is in the middle of a large Dark Blue 3G Area, I'm sitting pretty with 3g speed.

[dirty55409]

oops sorry for the double post

[saveddiligence]

I agree with the reviewers that it is not attractive; however, a phone like that I would probably have it in a big leather pouch/cover to protect it anyway so visual is not much of a downer. I think it is a great first step but I rather wait for the next version. Not having Microsoft Exchange is not an end all because soon, developers will be able tie anything into that platform. The platform is by far the biggest sell, not the hardware or the fact that it is with T-Mobile who are so behind the curve in terms of 3G access levels. I mean Sprint is about to be 4G!!! I want one but the main thing that deters me is the fact that T-Mobile caps your usage to 1Gb per month and the data plans are a bit excessive. Additionally, T-Mobile is still in 'beta' stage in terms of their 3G network. I do not live in an area that I can benefit from by getting the phone early. I am holding on to my Nokia E61i a little longer thanks.