The T-Mobile G1 (Google/Android) Phone.

Moonliner · 09-16-2008, 07:19 AM

Word on the street is that Pre-orders for the first Android phone starts tomorrow (9/17/08).

Any early adopters out there? I'm on the fence about this one. I want the features that the Android phone promises but I'm afraid of how T-Mobile will corrupt it. I sure as heck don't want to have to deal with all that jailbreak nonsense the iPhone power users have to put up with.

BarTopDancer · 09-16-2008, 08:20 AM

Nah. I like my BB and I'm waiting for my contract to run out so I can go to Verizon.

swanie · 09-16-2008, 08:23 AM

Raises hand!

I've been waiting to upgrade and I'm seriously thinking of going with the Dream. The big issue will be price. Our T-Mobile store is highly skeptical of the $149 price point. One of the managers told me on Sunday that he'd believe it when he sees it. He figures it'll go for $199-$299. I'm a bit nervous going with a new O/S, but considering T-Mobile's very limited (and unimaginative) phone selection...I will probably give it a try.

The Kickstart doesn't do much for me and I'd be curious to see the Javelin when it is released (their version of the Blackberry Bold), but it isn't due out until the end of the year. I'm not sure that I will be able to wait that long, and I'm guessing it will go for the $299 range.

On the other hand, Mr. Swanie got the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic this weekend. What a cool little phone.

Kevy Baby · 09-16-2008, 09:22 AM

Nope: still got my eyes on the iPhone

Moonliner · 09-16-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Nope: still got my eyes on the iPhone

Really? While I understand they have ironed out some of the connection issues it is still a locked up platform that fights it's users as much as it helps them. Why choose that over an open platform like android?

innerSpaceman · 09-16-2008, 09:57 AM

Ubiquitousness.

Back in the days when I bought my iPod, there were several technically better options available. Put there's a distinct benefit in owning something also owned by nearly everyone else. Problems are more easily ironed out from the vast knowledge base consisting of everyone you know. Operability questions also more easiy answered because, ahem, everyone you know has this device. So I joined the masses and bought an iPod.

The iPhone has penetrated the market more thoroughly than any competitor is likely to. I know 20 people with iPhones. If I have a question or a problem, I can ask any or all of them.

Who would I go do with my Android problem?

BarTopDancer · 09-16-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Who would I go do with my Android problem?

Data.

Moonliner · 09-16-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Data.

Google.

Moonliner · 09-16-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ubiquitousness.

Back in the days when I bought my iPod, there were several technically better options available. Put there's a distinct benefit in owning something also owned by nearly everyone else. Problems are more easily ironed out from the vast knowledge base consisting of everyone you know. Operability questions also more easiy answered because, ahem, everyone you know has this device. So I joined the masses and bought an iPod.

The iPhone has penetrated the market more thoroughly than any competitor is likely to. I know 20 people with iPhones. If I have a question or a problem, I can ask any or all of them.

Who would I go do with my Android problem?

By that logic a Motoroal Razr would be the phone for you. It's the number one selling phone in the US. The iPhone is only the fourth or fifth best selling phone in the US depeding on which sounce you credit. So you would get better support from the masses if you had a Razr.

But yet you want the iPhone. Why? I assume it's because you want the value added features, in short: Data. Internet access, email, maps, and all that jazz. Which is where the Android should (in time) trounce the iphone.

Why does the PC which is arguably technically inferior to the Mac still dominate the market? Why do over 90% of business run Windows and not OS X despite the incredible number of flaws in windows (no matter which version you are talking about) ?

It's the applications. Hordes of them. Millions of them. Every bloody thing you would ever want to use a computer for has a Windows application. Office tasks, manufacturing, shipping, medical, etc.. It's all there. That is why PC's are ubiquitous and that is why the Android will (in time) roll over the iPhone. Apple tries to control development. You have to be approved to sell your application at the apple store. Apple chooses for you. Google on the other hand, is offering $10,000,000 in prizes for anyone that comes up with cool Android applications.

innerSpaceman · 09-16-2008, 10:28 AM

Hahaha, I have a Razr and have been completely happy with it for many, many years. Yes, one of the reasons I got one was because everyone else had one and I could expect support from everyone I knew.

I don't intend to upgrade to a smart phone anytime real soon, but I will eventually. I'd like to access the net, and a bigger screen would be better for that ... but I'm loathe to give up the tiny size of the Razr - which is a major factor for me in a portable device that I must carry around in a pocket.

But nearly everyone I know has switched from the Razr to the iPhone, so the flow of friendly information is moving in that direction.

As for a platform that allows for tons of applications ... I respond that those I will actually need on the go are extremely limited. I'll want a phone, a music player, internet access and that's it. I'm not going to be doing any major computing with my portable device while I'm out in the world ... i.e., having a good time.

Frankly, the only reason I want the internet is so I can tweet, and maybe check the LoT once in a while.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Nah. I like my BB and I'm waiting for my contract to run out so I can go to Verizon. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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09-16-2008, 08:23 AM	#3
swanie Wiiiiiiiiiiiiid Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 321	Raises hand! I've been waiting to upgrade and I'm seriously thinking of going with the Dream. The big issue will be price. Our T-Mobile store is highly skeptical of the $149 price point. One of the managers told me on Sunday that he'd believe it when he sees it. He figures it'll go for $199-$299. I'm a bit nervous going with a new O/S, but considering T-Mobile's very limited (and unimaginative) phone selection...I will probably give it a try. The Kickstart doesn't do much for me and I'd be curious to see the Javelin when it is released (their version of the Blackberry Bold), but it isn't due out until the end of the year. I'm not sure that I will be able to wait that long, and I'm guessing it will go for the $299 range. On the other hand, Mr. Swanie got the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic this weekend. What a cool little phone. __________________ "The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John J. Bingham
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09-16-2008, 09:22 AM	#4
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Nope: still got my eyes on the iPhone
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09-16-2008, 09:57 AM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ubiquitousness. Back in the days when I bought my iPod, there were several technically better options available. Put there's a distinct benefit in owning something also owned by nearly everyone else. Problems are more easily ironed out from the vast knowledge base consisting of everyone you know. Operability questions also more easiy answered because, ahem, everyone you know has this device. So I joined the masses and bought an iPod. The iPhone has penetrated the market more thoroughly than any competitor is likely to. I know 20 people with iPhones. If I have a question or a problem, I can ask any or all of them. Who would I go do with my Android problem?
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09-16-2008, 10:28 AM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hahaha, I have a Razr and have been completely happy with it for many, many years. Yes, one of the reasons I got one was because everyone else had one and I could expect support from everyone I knew. I don't intend to upgrade to a smart phone anytime real soon, but I will eventually. I'd like to access the net, and a bigger screen would be better for that ... but I'm loathe to give up the tiny size of the Razr - which is a major factor for me in a portable device that I must carry around in a pocket. But nearly everyone I know has switched from the Razr to the iPhone, so the flow of friendly information is moving in that direction. As for a platform that allows for tons of applications ... I respond that those I will actually need on the go are extremely limited. I'll want a phone, a music player, internet access and that's it. I'm not going to be doing any major computing with my portable device while I'm out in the world ... i.e., having a good time. Frankly, the only reason I want the internet is so I can tweet, and maybe check the LoT once in a while.
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