The new G1 is a good phone. In six months, it will be a great phone. Even at this early stage I'm amazed at how much functionality is there. I love having a *real* keyboard. And I love being able to get to a terminal both locally on my phone and remotely. Is it an iPhone killer? For most people I'd say no. But it was a better fit for me and I'm happy with it. For the first day or two, I was worried. There weren't many quality apps and there were a few issues with the phones but the OTA updates keep rolling and I can't wait to see what nifty new features we get next. Plus, whenever I'm having a problem, I can always pull out cheap "Trouble with my droid" and "this one's got a bad motivator" references. I really like the Android Marketplace. It's well put together and I like that you get to try out everything for free. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:25 PM, blake gonterman wrote: > Yeah, it's not quite ready for mainstream. I'm an early tech adopter most of > the time though :) > > --Gnunixguy > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >> >> >> 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 >> 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 >>> 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 >>>> 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 >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss