http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Retail T-Mobile G1s showing up in loving customers' hands http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 12:16PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 12:31PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 4:17PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 1:05PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
you wand a real phone, get a real phone. not a sidekick with a sooped up OS.

just wait until xda or someone ports it over.]]>Oct 20th 2008 3:15PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 5:36PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
In the time I spent with it, I've characterized it as a grown folks Sidekick. I really don't consider that a bad thing....all the WinMo HTC sets are basically that anyway.

The system seemed to be choppy compared to the iPhone at first. The more I used it, the smoother it seemed though. 'Droid is, to me, what the iOS could have been. It reminds me of a mobile Gnome (in fact, based on kernel 2.6.something.something). Not perfect, but on it's way.

I nitpicked the hardware at first. Now, I just really wish they'd made the screen and trackball end all one piece, CENTERED and stretched the keypad out, put spacebar buttons on both sides of it (so you're not searching for it in the middle), and made them sumbitches reach further out toward one's digits - there's some space for it under the screen. And frankly, the olay-swoop-action of the screen could've been left to the Sidekicks...oh, and the buttons could be bigger. So, I'd say all the reviews are pretty much on.

All that said, I think it's a good device, at $299 for the upgrade, though - I don't quite agree. I'm going to call and chat with cust serv to see if I can get the $120 difference back. At $149 or under (which is where I'm suspicious this will appear 'round the 12th month holidays), I'd say jump all over it. Android itself is a really nice experience - as long as it stays open.

Oh, in reference to the AIM question, I'd say it runs just fine. Better if you've got a Wi-Fi connection o'course. There doesn't seem to be a 3G connection out here in the suburban boro. I'll comment once I play with it in Manhattan tomorrow.]]>Oct 21st 2008 2:03AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 1:07PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 1:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Nov 28th 2008 2:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 1:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 6:20PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
If your phone has shipped then you can track it using your phone# as a "reference" code on UPS's website.

1. Goto http://www.ups.com/WebTracking/reference?loc=en_US&WT.svl=SubNav
2. Enter your phone number w/ dashes (ex. XXX-XXX-XXXX) in the Shipment Reference box
3. Click the Track button at the bottom of the page and cross your fingers]]>Oct 20th 2008 6:42PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 6:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 2:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 2:26PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 2:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 4:55PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
i just want an andriod device. i wonder what VZW is gonna approve for android.]]>Oct 20th 2008 3:42PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 3:02PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 5:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 3:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 5:29PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
Anybody know how ]]>Oct 22nd 2008 12:13AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/First of all not ALL T-Mobile users use the Sidekick. Ive been with TMo now for a few years and never once thought of getting the Sidekick. Its a child's toy (albeit a very powerful toy, but still a toy). Ive had the Curve for a while now and before that a Nokia 6280 (not even available in the US).
The G1 is a powerhouse, from processor to graphics accelerator to operating system. Now I respect that you have an opinion, but opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. If youre going to make a statement, and a strong one such as that, you better have some facts to back it up.
And then.... best of all.... you say get the XDA? Why? So I can reboot my phone 10 times a day? Dude, Ive had 4 WinMo phones and while tis nice to be able to move from office to phone with all my files/apps, WinMo is noooooo where near being able to support any cpu less than 600-1Gz. Again, unless you don't ind rebooting a few times a day.
The G1 will pave the way for many new devices that will cause us to wonder out loud how we got along before we had them. And Im not knocking MicroSoft or touting google, heck Im a .net software developer (thats microsoft) and I still love them, but a fact is a fact. The Android OS will trounce any WinMo device on the market today.]]>Oct 20th 2008 3:50PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/
Moving on though, I just got mine and so far I love it. About the only annoying thing I've found so far is that when you're using the Gmail app, contacts don't appear in the same order when you're typing directly in the TO field. For the few people I constantly email, I'm used to typing in two or three letters and their name being right at the top. Strangely, the order is slightly different.

Another weird thing is that by default, the GPS is basically disabled and Maps doesn't tell you this. When you go into Settings, there are two options "use wireless networks" which is on, and then "enable GPS satellites" which is off. I read that the GPS wasn't great but I was freaking out, thinking it didn't work at all until I turned this on.

Can't wait to play around some more!]]>Oct 20th 2008 4:54PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 20th 2008 5:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 21st 2008 3:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 21st 2008 7:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/10/20/retail-t-mobile-g1s-showing-up-in-loving-customers-hands/Oct 21st 2008 8:25PM