On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Joshua A. Andler <scislac@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 13:09 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Joshua A. Andler <scislac@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >         I have a G1 and absolutely love it. The physical keyboard is a
> >         little
> >         smaller than I would like, but it's not nearly as bad as some
> >         I've used.
> >
> >         I did also root my phone so it can now do pretty much anything
> >         I throw
> >         at it. The primary benefits to rooting it are being able to do
> >         whatever
> >         you want with your hardware ;), a fun little project for a
> >         couple hours
> >         while rooting it, wireless tethering, and being able to use a
> >         bunch of
> >         the "for root users" apps on the marketplace (low level backup
> >         stuff for
> >         your phone, task manager, and other great utilities).
> >
> >         Even w/o rooting, the most useful apps I've found and use are:
> >         a
> >         terminal (pretty capable), a telnet client, irc client,
> >         ftp/sftp client,
> >         an IM client with support for all major IM protocols, VNC
> >         (definitely a
> >         bit slow, but still usable if you're patient), and every type
> >         of
> >         distraction imaginable... skymap, a metal detector app, a
> >         tuning app for
> >         instruments (incredibly accurate), games, etc.
> >
> >         So perhaps I actually just explained how it's really good at
> >         wasting
> >         time. :D
> >
> >         Either way, if you have any Qs about the G1 hardware,
> >         software, or
> >         experience let me know.
> >
> > Yes, the touch screen is really good.  On a G2 from Ebay (China)
> > unlocked (which works with TMobile dataplan sims) [$140.00) you don't
> > have all the added TMobile stuff and better screen art/design, and
> > there IS NO KEYBOARD.  I haven't seen the G2 from TMobile yet.
>
>
> Oh, another fun thing with the rooted G1, it does support multi-touch...
> (as long as the apps you use are set to utilize it). As for the T-mobile
> specific apps... I didn't really use them so it was a non-issue for me.
> As for the art-related stuff, it was fine by me... I didn't really
> notice anything significantly different there.
>
> As for G1 vs G2... I specifically wanted the physical KB, which is why I
> opted for a G1. Although, I will say, any extra CPU power you could get
> should actually be considered as potentially more important, especially
> if you plan on using SSH.
>

Yes, the thing HAS a screen based keyboard it moves back and forth with
to/from applications.

>
> Cheers,
> Josh
>
>
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