Comments on: The T-Mobile G1 coming shortly

By: jamesbody

jamesbody — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:37:32 +0000

We rushed out and bought a couple of US T-Mobile G1s.

Hood news is that UK T-Mobile SIMs work in them without unlocking!

By: jamesbody

jamesbody — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:37:32 +0000

We rushed out and bought a couple of US T-Mobile G1s.

Hood news is that UK T-Mobile SIMs work in them without unlocking!

By: jamesbody

jamesbody — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:37:32 +0000

We rushed out and bought a couple of US T-Mobile G1s.

Hood news is that UK T-Mobile SIMs work in them without unlocking!

By: Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:08:59 +0000

Me
(credit check permitting..bloody things.) -

Surprised its not unlocked yet!

By: jdbradford

jdbradford — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:24:09 +0000

Am interested but the prospect of Â£40 for 18mths (Â£720) is a little steep for someone who has a desk job and uses less than 200 mins a month.

I mean, it is starting to make the iPhone look cheap!! don't tell Steve, he'll be really pissed

By: Kirk "Grumpy" Bateman

Kirk "Grumpy" Bateman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:17:59 +0000

Hmmm might have to get one then gotta admit I'm quite pleased with the iphone dev tools (obviously apart from the openness thing).. Ahh well just another platform to include.

By: DanLane

DanLane — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:03:32 +0000

I intend to buy an unlocked one as soon as possible!

By: DanLane

DanLane — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:03:02 +0000

My friend Brad has been having loads of fun with his Android handset (presumably a G1):

Part One: http://brad.livejournal.com/2394220.html
Part Two: http://brad.livejournal.com/2394707.html

He also says:

“Yeah, it's wonderful not needing anybody's permission.

I can just put apps online and set my webserver's mimetype mappings appropriately and install applications directly from the phone's browser. No certifications or applications required.

And the SDK is lovely. Great command-line tools & great Eclipse tools. And near-perfect emulator. (“near” because I still need to use the real phone to test things like Wifi scanning, but installing to the app vs. the emulator is a trivial change, and they're both the same speed to deploy to…. couple seconds)”

I remain quietly jealous

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:02:12 +0000

I'd really love an Android handset, but knowing they'll be available in all shapes sizes and networks means I'm not as inclined to rush out and sign a contract for 18 months as I was with the iPhone.