Google and T-Mobile unleash the G1 for $179 and a two-year contract

23 Sep, 2008
That's it folks, the HTC-made T-Mobile G1 is now official with pre-orders opened over at the dedicated T-Mobile website. The device will start shipping in US stores...

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  • Some1
  • mBY
  • 23 Sep 2008

"So thanks, but no thanks"?? Excuse me GSMArena, would you please let us, the _customers_, decide?

Personally I don't think this fone is that bad. It may not have the looks of the HTC Touch HD or the iPhone, but from what I've seen it's quite ok... I kind of like the keyboard and its round keys. And if it's as responsive as you'd expect from a Google product (judging by Chrome, Picasa and Google Earth), then I couldn't really care less about the lack of stereo BT or video recording!

    • g
    • gam28toronto
    • RXg
    • 23 Sep 2008

    Ugly. doesn't matter if it has a 250GB hardrive. I am not touching this thing.

      • D
      • David
      • M8T
      • 23 Sep 2008

      what the **** is this piece of **** .. anyway.. better then anything Motorola has put out the last 24 months..

        • S
        • SE + Nokia Fan
        • i}d
        • 23 Sep 2008

        The only nice thing: "Built in compass... allowing live 360-degree cityscape browsing just by turning the handset around."

        Other than that, sigh...

          • g
          • garGAURAV
          • vGg
          • 23 Sep 2008

          this device looks like a chinese duplicate mobile...not more than $ 100 that too unlocked.......nothanks..and no thanks...

            • N
            • NokiaDict
            • Lyj
            • 23 Sep 2008

            "So we waited a whole year now just to see a poor iPhone replica with a QWERTY keyboard that doesn't even look half as good. It seems HTC have not put any effort in the design - and even the functionality is flawed. So thanks, but no thanks! Let's see the next one, please!"

            It's sad but true... Lets wait the next contenders
            - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1
            - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
            - LG Renoir

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • 4W7
              • 23 Sep 2008

              My 6 month old daughter has a device similar to the G1, it's called Speak & Spell. You can find them at your local toy store.

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • w9L
                • 23 Sep 2008

                No prepaid...
                2 year contract...
                Costs same as iPhone...
                Looks like my nephews plastic toy phone...
                Android loaded with bugs.

                we're geeks, not dodos. Goodbye!

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • 4W7
                  • 23 Sep 2008

                  This phone is garbage as with all the phones T-Mobile has in its selections of handsets. Yet another junk phone!!!! Google should really stick to search engines.....I wonder if I can Google an expression that best describes their software....Googarbage. (trademark pending)

                    • h
                    • hashii
                    • 2Tt
                    • 23 Sep 2008

                    wel said areneans..
                    thanx but no thanks..

                      • m
                      • me
                      • phG
                      • 23 Sep 2008

                      an iphone-like gadget...no video recording, no bluetooth file transfers etc..what a pity.

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • 2@g
                        • 23 Sep 2008

                        200=great

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                          • Anonymous
                          • M@T
                          • 23 Sep 2008

                          Not a wise choice

                            • e
                            • er
                            • Ygy
                            • 23 Sep 2008

                            i dont like the look of it~~~

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • PjY
                              • 23 Sep 2008

                              Anonymous, 23 Sep 2008N0 file transfers and video recording?what a waste"The Bluetooth functionality will be enhanced later on."

                              maybe so as the camera...

                                • B
                                • BOang
                                • P@c
                                • 23 Sep 2008

                                Darn... I expected a big bang from Android OS smartphone but all I get is a tiny spark. WinMo still rocks!

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • P43
                                  • 23 Sep 2008

                                  I really had high hopes for this...

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • p$K
                                    • 23 Sep 2008

                                    N0 file transfers and video recording?what a waste

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                                      • the dog
                                      • A5t
                                      • 23 Sep 2008

                                      first!!!