Comments on: T-Mobile G1 details, price, and launch date revealed

The T-Mobile G1 is the first-ever Google Android phone and features a touch-screen, a QWERTY keyboard, and a trackball.

[kittles3069]

Yeeaaahhh Budddyyy!!

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Order Summary

Thanks for ordering the T-Mobile G1TM!

Your T-Mobile G1 will be delivered to your door on October 22. When it arrives, follow the instructions in the quick start guide, and you'll be surfing, messaging, and talking in minutes. Get ready...your G1TM is coming!

[samnerita]

Same here!!! Ordered mines yesterday at 7:25. :]

[trey2trey]

Does this device have a hard drive? or am i forced to use sd memory

[dirty55409]

most phones don't come with much memory, besides the N95 that has an 8gb drive. From the site it says it comes with a 1gb sd card, but I'm guessing it's a microSD card.

[dirty55409]

It's a promising phone!! I will wait for it to come out before ordering it. First Gen is never perfect.

[rrdharan]

"the T-Mobile G1 won't have Microsoft Exchange support right off the bat, though its open-source infrastructure means that can be easily remedied with a third-party application"

Given that *paid* developers at Ximian/Novell have been working on this for years without producing anything usable, I find this claim to be highly dubious.

[rhattan503]

There is no mention if it will support 5 Faves and Wifi Hotspot Calling....

[acoats1]

It does Support my Faves!!! yay!!
as far as the Hotspot calling I've heard that it doesn't support the UMA/ VOIP...
but it does have Wi-Fi Capability!

[b2tharizzo]

There are screenshots of it at the t-mobile event with a "Faves" icon on the main screen. :)

[trey2trey]

Am i the only one curious about the memory of this phone? No details about memory are given.

[trey2trey]

To me, the iphone still looks like a better product if we can't even get specific details as far as memory.

[amwayorlando]

Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201A?, 528 MHz
Operating System Android
Memory
ROM: 256 MB
RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT) 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm
(4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
Weight 158 grams (5.57 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
Network HSDPA/WCDMA:
Europe: 2100 MHz
US:1700/2100 MHz
Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)

Device Control Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS GPS navigation capability with built-in GPS receiver and map software
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
HTC ExtUSB? (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera
3.2 megapixel color camera with fixed focus

Audio Built-in microphone and speaker
Ring tone formats:
AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV
40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1150 mAh

Talk time:
Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 406 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 402 hours for WCDMA
Up to 319 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD? memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features Digital Compass, Motion Sensor

[heartattackman]

For about the same price I get 8gb's from the iPhone...what does the G1 give you?

[wtrhzrd]

T-mobile

[arrowdragon]

it gives you tmobile instead of that call-dropping at&t with millions of dead spots?

[bassmansuperdude]

It gives you sd slot expandable memory, which means i can get 16 gb for G1 @ the same price as the 8gb iphone!!! how much can the iphone expand o wait you dont get one you have to buy your sh*t from apple,I hate how some iphone users are so defensive. sooner or later they will be a better product, in any industry!

[szandor420]

freedom

[trey2trey]

thanks for the info. but i'm curious about storage memory. is there any internal storage memory and how much or do i need to put what i need on a flash memory then load onto the device. if it atleast comes with 4gb storage i will be pleased.

[bassmansuperdude]

yeah you can get 16gb.

[kwhsy82]

ATT, T-Mobile..... Verizon, help? The biggest company with the oldest cell phones. But it does have the best cell coverage where I happen to live. It's too bad the worst cell phone networks have the largest incentive to put on better phones.....

[dslproductions1]

I'm unable to order a G1 on T-Mobile's site this morning.

I keep getting a message that their upgrade site is not working. I'm a T-mobile customer and have been waiting several months to upgrade for this phone.

Others with similar experience?

[sting7k]

Too bad its on quite possibly the worst network in the USA.

[Zaunto]

You are wrong my friend. AT&T is the worst network in the USA. Less bars in more places. "THE NEW AT&T".

[kdnsd]

I travel a lot and get great coverage on T-Mobile...

[KChristensen03]

Sprint Nextel gets the award of 'worst network in USA'

[svk1069]

Re: the contextual search article author Nicole is so excited about-

Does not the Google App for iPhone do the same thing?

[AppleSuxLeo]

Amazon MP3 store app right from the start ;)....did I hear Jobs just had a myocardial infarction ?

[AppleSuxLeo]

Amazon MP3 store app right from the start ;)....did I hear Jobs just had a myocardial infarction ?

[tchristoff]

No Stereo Bluetooth? That's disappointing. Seems like that would be a no-brainer as a music player.

[justusderdv]

Cell phones are at the cutting edge of technology right now, it seems. I can imagine the perfect handheld device and it will include all of the features of a good PDA with Phone Service, Wi-Fi that provides the speed and graphics to rival the notebook experience, and a GPS device to keep me from getting lost. Now if we could also have one that functions as a tazer for self-defense, Q will be smiling from beyond.

[myislanduniverse]

Dude! I know! I've been saying that for YEARS! ("I'm switching my G1 from 'stun' to 'kill'...")

[passandr]

So, how do you think the fact that Google is giving away Android free of charge is going to effect the future of the technology industry?

Take a look at a lot more questions about the Android: http://pass-ed.blogspot.com/

[motorush]

potentially, the ugliest phone to date. will hurt apple's bottom line. good for amazon.