I expect the marketplace for 3rd party apps to be much richer for Android-based phones... jmz On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Micah DesJardins wrote: > 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 >