T-Mobile G1 Phone with Google, White
Posted by adminJan 30
- Google Android OS-powered smartphone in white with slide-out keyboard–compatible with T-Mobile’s 3G network (available in select markets)
- Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth for handsfree calls and stereo music; 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; MicroSD expansion; push email from Google Gmail plus instant messaging services
- T-Mobile’s MyFaves service provides unlimited calling to your five most called contacts; access to Android Market for downloading applications; Android 1.5 Cupcake OS
- Up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 130 hours (5.4 days) of standby time
- Includes: handset, battery, charger, 1 GB MicroSD card, USB cable, wired stereo handsfree headset, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
The long-awaited T-Mobile G1 smartphone combines full touchscreen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes many Google tools you’ve come to rely on with your PC, including Google Maps Street View Gmail, and one-touch Google search. It’s also the first phone to be powered by Google’s new open-source Android operating system, which offers an intuitive interface easily customizable home screen. You can also purchase opti… More >>
T-Mobile G1 Phone with Google, White
T-Mobile and HTC released this phone way too early! There are many bugs that people should know about. The bugs are related to e-mail and internet. Downloaded software updates only made the problem worse. Spent many hours on the phone with T-Mobile and T-Mobile basically told me that I have to deal with the phone not working properly. What a joke!
Rating: 1 / 5
I was very excited to get this phone at first. Here are some problems:
-The phone requires a data plan to activate. It needs to connect to gmail to sync. If the phone is unlocked, you still need a data plan, no matter where in the world you are and it stilled need to connect to gmail to sync. You can’t sync or activation via wifi. The wifi menu is not available until it’s activated.
-The Camera is 3MP but very poor in quality when compared to the current Ericsson, Blackberry and Nokia models. No flash of any kind. Poor quality low-light pictures. Takes alright ones in the sunlight.
-It’s thicker than a iphone. You can’t carry it in your pocket.
-No headphone jack, just a small usb one. Requires expensive headphones.
-Doesn’t feel solid. Feels really fragile, one drop or spill and your expensive phone is gone forever.
Rating: 3 / 5
I hope everyone reads my review with an open mind.
I am a former iPhone user, turned Blackberry, and now the G1. I have been drooling over the G1 for quite sometime. I think its internet, menu system, and qwerty keyboard make it a worthwhile investment. It’s definitely for any cell phone crowd that’s heavy into texting and emailing. I held off on buying a G1 because of the physical design. I found the bottom chin of the phone to be a massive turn off. Plus, everyone that I knew who had the G1 kept telling me how horrid the battery life was. From that comment, I figured out why they were always carrying their charger with them.
Here we are, almost a year later and the G2 has been released. Known as the HTC Magic in Europe and the MyTouch 3G here in the US on T-Mobile. I was so excited to get this phone & as soon as I got home & fiddled around with it – I immediately lost interest after 10 mins. I thought the integration with the Gmail address was great. I sent my Gmail address an email from my AOL account to see how long it would be before I received the email & needless to say, it took over 30 mins. Even when I went into the account and clicked REFRESH, it still wouldn’t come through. I added in my AOL account & it was the same. You can set the phone to check for emails every five mins, ten mins, fifteen mins, and so forth. Certain emails took a whole day before I even received it. This was not a good sign.
So i exchanged it for the G1 so in order to have a real keyboard.
The camera is only 3.2 megapixel and it’s not the best, but it does the trick. The camcorder is really lacking features. It’s simple & there are no options or settings changes allowed. The battery leaves little to be desired.
Pros:
Keyboard
3G
Threaded Text Message
Responsive Touch Screen
Cons:
This phone had massive potential, but a lot of it was not met!
No 3.5 MM headphone jack
E-Mail is not the best
Not the sexiest cell phone out there
Rating: 4 / 5
I was stuck between the G1 and the iPhone and the G1 won in the end for a couple of reasons: full keyboard, more sturdy; software, hardware, and applications are not proprietary, costs less; T-Mobile has better service, better plans, and better connectivity than AT&T, and the OS is so easy to use (never had to open a manual bc everything works the way you think it will). The full browser is amazing, nothing like all the Blackberries and the connection is pretty fast. I use the email notifications hourly as it helps me keep in touch with my business and WikiTap is an indispensable tool if you do any kind of research (pulls up articles VERY fast). Only complaints are that the speakerphone quality is not the greatest, the camera could be a tad better, and the battery life is pretty crappy (though you have to consider that the phone is basically a mini-laptop).
Rating: 4 / 5
ok so if i order this phone right now will it be new or used?
Rating: 3 / 5