We really haven’t talked much about the T-Mobile G1, the first mobile device to run Android, Google’s mobile operating system, however seeing how inexpensive it is at Wal-Mart, maybe we should talk about it a bit more.
Starting tomorrow, October 29th, the G1 goes on sale at the worlds largest retailer for $148.88 with a 2-year contract. That is $31.11 less than the $179.99 the G1 currently runs through T-Mobile.
Because of the price and the fact that Google created the OS, the T-Mobile G1 might compete with lower end BlackBerrys and possibly even the iPhone for users that are tied to T-Mobile. I am half way tempted to buy one myself just so that I can talk about it.
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Dooo eeeeeet!!1
I honestly think I’d get an iPhone before I got this device because of price, network, and what it offers. I haven’t been impressed by it, but when it comes to Google, it has plenty of potential to catch up and perhaps pass the others. It’ll be interesting to see how it sells and what corections are made on the next release.
This thing looks like a piece of crap. Wouldnt get it if it were free.
Google Phone?
What happened to Chrome? Oh… I don’t see a bright future for this G1.
I would get a G1 if it supported UMA, but until then, nope!
@ Richard Ward-
Chrome is the browser by Google, and the G1 is a phone. What are you trying to compare the two for? They have nothing to do with each other. And why is the future not bright for the G1? The G1 can push updates right from Google to the phone to fix any initial shortcomings as they already have, so if anything the future is brighter then the current time.
@ thumper-
Stop trolling.
@ Steve Miller –
No UMA is a valid concern and seems to be a limitation of the hardware, not the android OS, so stay tunes for more Android devices.