Comments on: HTC G1 Hits T-Mobile in October, Android Phone for Sprint This Year

By: Obaid Ullah Muhammad

Obaid Ullah Muhammad — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:37:03 +0000

So what’s the conclusion, should I go for a Palm device for my pda or something else? I use mogul 6800 right now and and besides gps (that I was just able to turn on after 8 months) I don’t like anything else.

By: Aydin

Aydin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:59:27 +0000

I’ve had 8 different windows mobile phones and have support more than 4 dozen of them at my org. The winmo OS (even the new 6.1) is so bad that we are willing to pay our users to switch and currently don’t even support any new WinMO phones (personal or purchased by our org).

Microsoft failed with winmo and unless the company changes they (in my opinion) will continue to produce worthless software.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:42:06 +0000

I cant wait…HTC Touch Pro now this….Sprint might be jumping on the android band wagon….wow…this i gotta see

By: Jdslim

Jdslim — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:55:47 +0000

To John Homes.

Beta or not Beta isn’t important as long as its works. Gmail one of the best free pop/imap email accounts IMO is still in Beta.

By: jimmykicks

jimmykicks — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:55:14 +0000

“Not sure this will stop any data being sent to google, have you read any of their EULA’s lately?”

EULA’s don’t determine what data gets sent to Google. The software does.

By: sat1410

sat1410 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:28:05 +0000

The phone on the screen is the demo phone used in the Android SDK.

By: John Holmes

John Holmes — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:35:32 +0000

Chrome is a beta…not a ‘release’.

By: FahQ

FahQ — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:59:24 +0000

Er… though I’m interested/excited about HTC Dream/G1… the pic in this photo actually looks BETTER than previous showings. Is that a G1??

By: Pythagoras

Pythagoras — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:51:18 +0000

Let’s pray that’s not what it looks like. I personally couldn’t live with that.

I’ll wait for the Omnia or Xperia if that’s the HTC G1 in the photo.

By: boogalooboy

boogalooboy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:48:03 +0000

I work in IT security so I know how corporations routinely overlook security or dont see any problems with leaving holes to be patched “later” which in most cases never comes.

Look at Chrome. Released with 2 known security issues, who knows what else is buried under the gglitz. And for all the cries about WM being ugly I am not sure how that is relevant to its functionality which is what should be the foremost concern but all I see are people getting hyped for something that is unproven.

“Android is an open source operating system. Any data being sent to google servers is made plain as day simply by examining the source.”

Not sure this will stop any data being sent to google, have you read any of their EULA’s lately? They require you to agree that they can use the data obtained by using their services anyway they want, I doubt this will be different when they are in control of the OS.

But hey, let me know in a year’s time how it all works out, maybe i’m wrong and goodle is really the benevolent entity people seem to think they are.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:14:22 +0000

Pish Posh boog, why are you so ParaNoid?!!!

Maybe you should get some Meds to Help with that>>>>>>>

*nods*

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:09:54 +0000

Oh, my birthday is Oct. 17th. Too bad it’s on T-Mobile.

By: jimmykicks

jimmykicks — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:36:06 +0000

“all the data Google will be secretly mining from G1 users”

Android is an open source operating system. Any data being sent to google servers is made plain as day simply by examining the source.

By: Maciek

Maciek — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:34:52 +0000

Another comment regarding eye-candy and the interface… Come on people…look at Windows Mobile – it’s just plain OOGGLEEE without some kind of overlay. Look at the default Symbian themes that come with the device…another ugliness (and I do love S60.. N95 owner here). Look at Palm..simply no comment. From iPhone hater’s point of view – Apple is the only one with an eye candy interface. One thing about mobile os’s is the fact that they can be easily customized (unless it’s Verizon handset crippled with their own interface or Motorola which no matter what changes you do still remains ugly) so therefore what you see is just the base interface. I would not be surprised if G1 came preloaded with some magenta wallpapers but it will be the end user that will pimp out, encrust in faux gems and skins their beloved device beyond recognition. Don’t forget about screen protectors etc etc. I think it’s about time that the industry renames these devices and no longer calls them “Mobile phones” and instead starts calling them PCD’s – Personal Communication Devices. These are no longer phones…and the key letter here is P – for Personal; your own – make it look the way you want to. As far as the other doubt about eye-candy… I thin Google / HTC and God only know who else already proved that G1 is a POWERFUL hardware….dedicated graphics chip which handles Street view, Rubic’s cube animation, kinetic scrolling, acceleration and everything else without a hiccup. So let’s not bitch – let’s wait for the release because I think it will be one kick ass device. And Personally I’m ashamed to say that I will be abandoning my N95 to jump to Android – the main reason is that I feel raped by Nokia for not releasing their latest devices with T-Mobile’s 3G support. A lot of people would get N85 or N79 if it had AWS IV support even if 3G is not fully up and running just to have a device ready for their beloved Magenta network. Instead nokia flipped a finger and said “Screw You”. Well – time for me to say the same. I’ll miss the 5MP camera though. But the time will show if I’ll fall in love with my Andy G1 (doesn’t it sound Sweet… Is that an Andy G1 in your pocket or are you just horny for me? )

By: smoorez

smoorez — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:25:32 +0000

this could get interesting… I would be pleased with a palm device running android, or an HTC device like the touch pro running android as well. I cannot wait for specs/leaks/etc!!

By: Lazaro C

Lazaro C — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:12:45 +0000

and by there i meant their

By: Lazaro C

Lazaro C — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:12:27 +0000

“primarily focused on eye-candy rather than productivity.”

serious? if anything there UI has some work left but does that whole developer money giveaway challenge not mean anything?

By: Zach Epstein

Zach Epstein — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:56:49 +0000

“A lot of hype for an untested, unknown product…”

Quite the contrary. Can you think of any mobile OS in history that was this widely accessible to developers pre-release?

By: Gauntlet Down

Gauntlet Down — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:55:32 +0000

Maybe Palm actually dropped Nova and went with Android…

Which means another HTC device with Google Android stamped with a Palm logo sold by Sprint!

By: boogalooboy

boogalooboy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:52:30 +0000

A lot of hype for an untested, unknown product which seems primarily focused on eye-candy rather than productivity. And not forgetting all the data Google will be secretly mining from G1 users. Giving this one a wide berth, thank you.

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:39:27 +0000

If I was any one of y’all that posted above me I would definently wait to see if a family member or friend gets it so you can give it a test run before wasting your money…that and htc rocks so I would still keep my options open if I were y’all

By: Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:35:09 +0000

Mind is made up – Got to give this a test run!

By: Young Veyron

Young Veyron — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:30:49 +0000

I can’t wait for a Sprint Android device I need that Immediately! Hopefully we get some leaked specs real soon and to think I was just about to jump on the HTC bandwagon this definitely change my mind.

By: Victor A

Victor A — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:24:18 +0000

Glad I saw this now the Touch Diamond is going back. Thanks for the heads up.

By: Mankato

Mankato — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:23:22 +0000

@Zach Epstein. The article mentions nothing about Sprint releasing a Android device by the end of the year. It does say by the end of 2009?

By: Stanovoy

Stanovoy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:18:45 +0000

Finally BGR decided to report on the Android!! Lately, I had to go to other sites just so I can keep abreast with all the Android news Come on, BGR! From now on, more Android postings please!

p.s. Oh yeah, 1st!!