Slightly OT: T-Mobile G1 - Debian install

[Joshua Zeidner]

  Ill wait for next round after all the phone pioneers do free beta testing
for T-Mobile.   ;)

  -jmz


On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:07 PM, blake gonterman <gnunixguy at gmail.com>wrote:

> Personally, I love the phone. All the firmware is still RC status (public
> beta i guess?).   So there are a few quirks. The email notifications don't
> work well at all. Most of the time it won't fetch my POP email from google
> (second account). There's more wrong with it, but like i said, the firmware
> is still in RC status...
>
> The phone itself is very user friendly. I've had an absolute blast playing
> with it, seeing what it can do, and trying not to break the software too
> much. The sound is pretty decent quality and the display is very clear.
>
> The Android market has a good selection of programs and games. it also
> grows day by day with new apps. For example, I found an app that lets me SSH
> into my main linux box and do maintenance.
> That's just a quick run down from what i've seen so far. The phone isnt
> 100% yet, but it's getting there.
>
> Just my 2 cents :)
>
> --gnunixguy
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>   Im more interested in a general view of that phone...  how is it?   -jmz
>>
>>   On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:54 PM, blake gonterman <gnunixguy at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>   Hey All,
>>>
>>> I saw that you can install Debian ARM on the t-mobile G1 and have it work
>>> side by side with the Android OS on the phone. I wanted to check this out,
>>> but i can't because of the firmware level on my phone. Does anyone else on
>>> the list have a t-mobile G1 that's not on the RC30 firmware and if so, would
>>> you be willing to trade for a G1 that's less than 2 weeks old?
>>>
>>> Drop me a line off list if you're interested :)
>>>
>>> --Gnunixguy
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