If you missed the end of this week’s video featuring the G1 firmware updating over the air — and then our very own Dan Lane taking the battery out mid-update — here’s the full vid. The end of it corrupted rather horribly during the upload on Monday. Over The Air (“OTA”) update of the T-Mobile […]
Research firm iSuppli has it the G1 costs just $144 to build, where it’s selling for $179 in the states. All the materials and components used just add up to a meagre amount, a lot lower than we would expect in terms of the profitability normally associated with handsets. The HTC manufactured device, minus the […]
I’ve had my G1 for a week now. (You can see me walking through the setup here Whilst I was quick to document the little things I liked about the G1, finding the stupidly annoying things has taken a bit longer. Here we go. 1. Build quality. It’s a bit plastic. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Here we are trying to get James Whatley, one of the most influential Nokia-fans on the planet, to play with and understand the new T-Mobile G1. I was tickled pink on Friday to be able to give him the test one we were sent over by T-Mobile. This is the first ever handset we’ve received […]
I’m thoroughly enjoying reading the perspectives of the executives we’ve contacted to give us their viewpoints on the new T-Mobile G1. Andrew Henning is CEO of Redweb (a leading digital agency). Redweb has a team of over 45 people turning over 2.5 million a year working with the likes of Norwich Union, Sky and the […]
Play.com are already showing the ‘HTC G1’ (that’s the T-Mobile G1 to the rest of us) available SIM-free, available from mid-November. The details and pictures look right, with a prominent HTC logo on the side in lieu of the T-Mobile one, but this seems a bit soon after the launch to be officially sanctioned… At […]
This is by no means exhaustive – the information had to be extracted from reluctant shop staff over the phone today, but for those looking for cheaper or shorter tariffs with the G1 than the £40 per month option advertised here’s the best bits of what you need to know as promised: Combi 25 (150 […]
What’s the industry thinking about the G1 launch? Let’s hear from one of the top chaps at Amdocs. If you haven’t come across them, they’re a $3 billion 17,000 employee behemoth, serving the back-offices of many huge providers in the telecommunications industry. (Think China mobile, Japan Telecom, Vodafone, BT, Cable & Wireless…). Eitan Gelbaum, VP […]
If you look at T-Mobile’s website or their marketing material you’d think the G1 was only available as a free phone on a choice of two £40 per month (over 18 months) contracts. However, it’s not… and if you ask in-store there’s a range of tariffs available including a number of 12 month ones. For […]
We’re at the T-Mobile UK launch of the G1 Android device. We’ve interviews with some of the operator’s executives at the launch — and, guest host, Ed Hodges, tackles James Whatley. T-Mobile were kind enough to send us a G1 to review and, since I’d already purchased one (and spent the weekend playing), we were […]
Remember when the iPhone 3G launched during the summer, we asked Patni Telecoms Consulting to give us a viewpoint? Well here’s some perspective from Hugh Roberts, Senior Strategies chap at Patni. Hugh most certainly knows his stuff and will not be buying a G1 just yet… Have a read: – – – – – What […]
I’ve had my G1 for a few days now and here the things I’m really enjoying: 1. It all just works. If you’re a regular user of Google — Gmail or Google Apps — this is a dream operating system. The handset requires a Google account to get setup. After verifying your account, your contacts, […]