T-Mobile G1 - Where to get it
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With all the mentions of T-Mobile so far, I hope you could guess this is available through T-Mobile at this time. It was released October 22 in the US, and will make it to other markets early next year. It comes in just under the iPhone's $200 price point at $179 with a two-year contract. Without a contract, it will run you $399.
What about all other cell phone providers? No one has stepped up and released much detail on any Android-based phones for their networks. I think 2009 will bring a few different Android phones to the market, however. Sprint has said Android is still too immature, but they have really stepped up with their releases of Windows Mobile recently. I think Sprint has enough issues without a 1.0 release of an OS. Cell phone maker Motorola has expressed interest recently and is rumored to be working on a phone as you read this.
Conclusion
T-Mobile was the first out of the gate to pick up a phone with Google’s Android on it. The phone itself is powerful and sports all the features one could put into a phone. It has it all: full touch screen, keyboard, 3G, 802.11G, Bluetooth, lots of RAM and more.
Powering the phone is Google’s Android. It’s the first generation phone to have this OS on it, so there will surely be bugs. It is open source, so it should quickly get lots of applications that can run on it. As the OS matures, it will pick up steam and we will see it on more devices. It may even get modded to work on nearly any device.
T-Mobiles G1 will go for just under $200 with a two-year contract. As a first generation device, it is pretty well-rounded, with not a lot of flaws. I am excited to see what is in Android's future. It looks very promising, and has already leaped ahead of Apple’s iPhone and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.
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