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Google G-1 phone

djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
just ordered mine...$179.99 and it's billed to my next months bill. oh yes, I dig that.b,121b,121img src="http://androidcommunity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/final.png"1
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  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
    I thought they weren't doing hardware? I haven't really kept up, but last I heard it was just going to be software that integrates into any existing smart phone.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I thought they weren't doing hardware? I haven't really kept up, but last I heard it was just going to be software that integrates into any existing smart phone. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121They aren't doing hardware--this is just the first phone that will run Google's Android mobile OS. I'm actually editing a big-ass article about this phone right now.
  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
    So who's the manufacturerb,121b,121b/w how long before other manufacturers start releasing more phones?
  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    i think that manufacturer is HTCb,121this is the start of the android release so more stuff should be on its way
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121i think that manufacturer is HTCb,121this is the start of the android release so more stuff should be on its way b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah, it's manufactured by HTC, and it's locked to the T-Mobile network (sorta like how the iPhone is locked to AT&T).
  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121i think that manufacturer is HTCb,121this is the start of the android release so more stuff should be on its way b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I'm pretty sure that's the same manufacturer that did Tmobile's Dash, which is pretty solid (aside from the fragile lcd).
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts
    I have made it publicly known in the mobile industry at various conferences that if someone launched a phone running Android in 2008, I would eat my hat. What I didn't say is that I would make that hat out of fruit roll-ups so it's all good. Guess it might be time to hit up Safeway... it's not out yet, though!
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I have made it publicly known in the mobile industry at various conferences that if someone launched a phone running Android in 2008, I would eat my hat. What I didn't say is that I would make that hat out of fruit roll-ups so it's all good. Guess it might be time to hit up Safeway... it's not out yet, though! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121delivered to my door on 10/22
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Fruit Roll-up hats.b,121b,121right-on.
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121fo sheezy my koreezy
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I have made it publicly known in the mobile industry at various conferences that if someone launched a phone running Android in 2008, I would eat my hat. What I didn't say is that I would make that hat out of fruit roll-ups so it's all good. Guess it might be time to hit up Safeway... it's not out yet, though! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121So... Access? 2014? What are we looking at here?
  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121fo sheezy my koreezy b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121but i beezy japaneezy! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21
  • verb606verb606 2,518 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I am in the same situation. I'm looking to pull the trigger on an iphone, too. b,121b,121This looks dope as hell. I'd have to change carriers though. And won't it probably be bugtastic when it first comes out?
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121fo sheezy my koreezy b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121but i beezy japaneezy! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I know but you dreezy the sojeezy at my heezy so youse a honorary koreezy from now on.
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121I have made it publicly known in the mobile industry at various conferences that if someone launched a phone running Android in 2008, I would eat my hat. What I didn't say is that I would make that hat out of fruit roll-ups so it's all good. Guess it might be time to hit up Safeway... it's not out yet, though! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121So... Access? 2014? What are we looking at here? b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I can't comment on our ALP schedule. b,121b,121It's all about LiMo moving forward... that's my big push around these parts. Aligning software vendors, device manufacturers and carriers on a mobile Linux initiative will help solve the time to market issues for devices and fragmentation issues for application developers. It will take time, though, because there are of course still competitive agendas among all the foundation members and it's just a damn complex thing! Stay tuned img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    I didn't get an iPhone because I was waiting for this. Depending on pricing I'll cop when Verizon has it.
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts
    all u people in the states, is it true that u guys have unlimited web browsing and data plans for like fusking $20-30 a month? we pay upwards $70 here in canada and it isnt even unlimited, which is preventing me from getting a 3G phone at this time
  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
    Don't know about anyone else, but it's $50 per month on Tmobile.
  • chungtechchungtech 290 Posts
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121That was fuskin awesome
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    I tried this out today. Not impressed. The iPhone was intuitive enough that I was immediately able to view my email and do a number of tasks. I had to fumble around with the G1 for a few minutes to figure it out. The onscreen buttons are too small and I was frequently trying to figure how to escape certain apps. The Gmail app was particularly frustrating and the rotating streetview surprisingly useless.b,121b, 21It's a good first step but I still have a year on my Verizon plan.
  • chasechase 767 Posts
    I have been watching this phone for a while, and they just opened up the os for developers to develop apps, they also just admitted that there is a kill switch built in to take out unapproved apps. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/weaksauce.gif" alt="" 21
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121i was thinking of getting a iphone until i heard about this. the price is right and its not on cingular which sucks in LA. but tmobile...hmmm. havent heard good things about thems neither. hey poppa daze, let me know how it works out! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b, 21fo sheezy my koreezy b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21but i beezy japaneezy! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21I know but you dreezy the sojeezy at my heezy so youse a honorary koreezy from now on. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21b,121mmmmmmm.... jinroeezy img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lush.gif" alt="" 21
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I have been watching this phone for a while, and they just opened up the os for developers to develop apps, they also just admitted that there is a kill switch built in to take out unapproved apps. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/weaksauce.gif" alt="" 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b, 21For the sake of accuracy... and common sense.b,121b, 211.) Developers have been making apps in android since the SDK came out LAST YEAR. I had android built on my Nokia N800 like 4 or 5 months ago, and there were plenty of apps available for it even back then when it wasn't even commercially released on a single device.b,121b, 212.) The ABILITY to Remotely killing apps is a GOOD THING, especially since the Android marketplace is completely open, who knows what the F*ck people are gonna be writing. This should rightly be touted as a security feature. Hell, a huge enterprise selling point of Blackberries is that all data on the device can be wiped remotely. It's called security.
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,905 Posts
    Still no Exchange email support. That will hurt them in the corporate world until a 3rd party releases an app or Google licenses ActiveSync like Apple did.
  • chasechase 767 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b, 211.) Developers have been making apps in android since the SDK came out LAST YEAR. I had android built on my Nokia N800 like 4 or 5 months ago, and there were plenty of apps available for it even back then when it wasn't even commercially released on a single device.b,121b, 21 b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b, 21I think I got that confused with them opening the app store...
  • BsidesBsides 4,244 Posts
    android i think could be the hotness eventually. But this HTC 2009 era sidekick is a bad look. b,121b,121I like my iphone, but im not gonna tell you that it doesnt have any problems. b,121b,121However this is not the iphone killer yet. I mean, combination mini-usb/headphone jack alone is enough of a turn off for me. b,121b,121b,121Still, looks decent!
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,1212.) The ABILITY to Remotely killing apps is a GOOD THING, especially since the Android marketplace is completely open, who knows what the F*ck people are gonna be writing. This should rightly be touted as a security feature. Hell, a huge enterprise selling point of Blackberries is that all data on the device can be wiped remotely. It's called security. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b, 21I understand that Android is open source but how much control do the phone makers get to exert over the phone they build?
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,1212.) The ABILITY to Remotely killing apps is a GOOD THING, especially since the Android marketplace is completely open, who knows what the F*ck people are gonna be writing. This should rightly be touted as a security feature. Hell, a huge enterprise selling point of Blackberries is that all data on the device can be wiped remotely. It's called security. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b, 21I understand that Android is open source but how much control do the phone makers get to exert over the phone they build? b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21You can put android on anything you want to. The only limitation is the hardware's ability to run Android. b,121b,121I didn't like Android that much when I had it running and I predicted that it would be a let down, but the possibilities for Android overwhelmingly exceed that of mobile OSX. Just give it a while and let other handset makers adopt it and it's over.
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